English 9
Semester 1 ~ Final Exam Study Guide
Content:
“The Pedestrian,” Fahrenheit
451, and “The Scarlet Ibis”
Elements of Literature
Latin and Greek Roots
Vocabulary
What you need to know/be
able to do:
 Identify the Characters,
Plot, Setting, and Theme of
each story
 Analyze important
passages of the text for
meaning
Define and analyze how authors
utilize:
 Characterization
 Internal and external
conflict
 Setting that reinforces
character
 Setting that creates mood
 Dialogue that Moves the
Story Forward, Shows
Character Relationships, or
Creates Tension
 Sensory Details and
Figurative Language
Resources:
Identify, define, and correctly
use:
 Vocab Unit 1 Words:
Circumspect
Elucidate
Improvise
Invidious
Lucid
Phosphorescent
Photogenic
Phototropic
Prospect
Providential
Specter
Translucent
 Vocab Unit 2 Words:
Enunciate
renounce
pronouncement
invoke
provocative
revoke
ineffable
infantile
affable
edict
indict
dictum
Vocabulary Unit I and II
Packets, Quizzes
Old reading quizzes, study
guides/class notes, SparkNotes
(to review plot summary),
writing assignments, and exam
NaNoWriMo handouts and class
notes, NaNoWriMo Assessment,
Short Stories and notes