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English 8R/Final exam review sheet
Day 1: Essay- Use TWO of the full-length works from this year to write an organized essay.
Sample essay structure:
I. Introduction
Grabber (1-2 general, interesting sentences about the topic)
Sentence introducing the first title, author and character that connect to the topic
(“Anne Frank from The Diary of Anne Frank by Goodrich and Hackett shows …”)
Sentence introducing the second title, author and character that connect to the topic
(“In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the character of Friar Lawrence …”)
Statement comparing/contrasting the two works (“Both stories show…”)
II. Body paragraphs
Here’s where you use SPECIFIC examples from the texts and details from your brain to
explain the assertions you made in your introduction.
Make sure your fulfill all the promises you laid out in the introduction.
Check off the bullet points at the end to make sure you haven’t missed anything.
III. Conclusion
Reword your thesis (the point you were making)
Sentence summarizing what the first work of literature taught about the topic
Sentence summarizing what the second work of literature taught about the topic
GO BEYOND/LESSON (think “reverse grabber”/what can ALL readers learn about this
topic from reading these two works of literature?)
Review of Works of Literature:
A. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Genre: Play
Setting: Verona, Italy – 14th century
Plot overview: A boy (Romeo Montague) and a girl (Juliet Capulet) from feuding families fall in
love; they are married by the Friar in secret; Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin kills Mercutio, Romeo’s
friend; Romeo kills Tybalt; Romeo is banished; Juliet takes a sleeping potion; Romeo believes
that Juliet is dead and he commits suicide; Juliet wakes to find Romeo dead and she kills herself
with Romeo’s dagger; the two families, the Montagues and the Capulets erect statues in their
children’s honor
Main Characters:
Romeo – son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague; impulsive and immature
Juliet – daughter of Capulet and Lady Capulet; grows up quickly upon falling in love with Romeo
Friar Lawrence – a Franciscan friar; friend to both Romeo and Juliet
Mercutio – kinsmen to the prince; friend of Romeo
The Nurse – cared for Juliet her entire life; Juliet’s faithful confidante
Tybalt – Juliet’s cousin; vain, aggressive and violent
Capulet – Juliet’s father
Lady Capulet – Juliet’s mother
Montague – Romeo’s father
Lady Montague – Romeo’s mother
Paris – kinsmen of the prince; suitor of Juliet most preferred by Capulet
Benvolio – Montague’s nephew; Romeo’s cousin and thoughtful friend
Prince Escalus– the Prince of Verona
Symbols:
poison – natural substance made lethal by human hands; human society’s tendency to poison
good things and make them fatal
thumb-biting – the foolishness of the entire Capulet/Montague feud and the stupidity of
violence in general
Themes will be about the following topics:
the forcefulness of love
love as a cause of violence
the individual v. society
the inevitability of fate
B. Title: Flesh and Blood So Cheap
Author: Albert Marrin
Genre: non-fiction
Description of main characters:
CharacterDescription (physical, behavioral and personality descriptors)
The workers in the factory  most of them were young women
Clara Lemlich  a leader of the uprising of 20,000. With jobs moving to factories, suddenly it
was easier to form unions, and the same year the Triangle Waist Company opened, so did the
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. In 1909, the "uprising of the 20,000" united
garment workers in the largest strike by women ever seen until then, finally forcing the public
to take notice. The women's reform movement, led by the wealthy women of the Mink Coat
Brigade, provided important support for the strikers.
Francis Perkins – she was wealthy woman and wanted liberty. A social worker and the leader of
an organization devoted to improving working conditions in factories, she personally witnessed
the fire and was so shaken by what she had seen that she devoted the rest of her life to making
sure such a horror could never happen again. In the 1930s, she became the first woman to hold
a cabinet position, serving as Secretary of Labor under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Plot summary: In the late 1800s and early 1900s, over twenty million immigrants arrived in the
United States from Europe. Driven from their homelands by a variety of conditions, including
natural disasters, poverty, war, and persecution, they were drawn to the new land in hopes of a
better life. Life for most Americans during this time was a harsh struggle for existence. People,
native born and immigrant alike, toiled long hours for little pay, often in dangerous and squalid
conditions. It was often commonplace for workers to be injured or even killed on the job, and
there were no laws or safety nets to protect them. The fire in the Triangle Shirtwaist company
happened on Saturday, March 25, 1911. The area of New York's Washington Square was broken
by the screaming sirens of fire engines, and witnesses looked on in horror as the top three
floors of a nearby ten-story building were engulfed in flames. The building housed the Triangle
Waist Company, a manufacturer of women's blouses. With no other way of escaping the
conflagration, scores of employees leaped from the windows, their clothes and hair ablaze. No
one knows exactly how the fire started--probably from a cigarette butt tossed into a scrap bin-but within seconds the fire was out of control. The details are well-known; those who were able
to take the stairs from the 8th floor got out alive, yet the 9th floor stairway was locked,
trapping those inside. Workers on the 10th floor, or those who reached it from below, were
able to survive by getting to the roof and then over to the next building, but in the meantime
those trapped leaped to their deaths, many of them ablaze. Of 500 employees who report that
day, 146 perished, mostly young girls.
Setting: Asch Building, where the Triangle Factory was housed, was modern and fire-proof, built
of steel and concrete, equipped with fire alarms and fire hoses. The New York fire department
was highly trained and nearby. But safety precautions weren't cost effective for factory owners-sprinklers cost money, fire drills were a waste of time, and workers were considered
expendable. Although the building was fireproof, the contents were not--including the highly
flammable fabric, and of course the people inside.
Themes:
Sweatshops and illegal working conditions must be combatted. They still exist today!
For example, Marrin discusses the "new" sweatshops of New York, where the workers are
largely Asian immigrants and Hispanics, and the abysmal conditions of garment factories in the
developing world, where conditions much like those at the Triangle Factory continue to exist,
leading to disasters such as the 2010 fire at the Garib and Garib Sweater Factory in Bangladesh,
which killed 21 workers.
C. The Diary of Anne Frank by Goodrich and Hackett
Genre: Play
Setting: Attic (Secret Annex) at top floor of a warehouse in Amsterdam, Holland, 1942-1945
Characters:
 Anne Frank: 14-16 year old girl. Gets a diary from her father, Pim, the first day she
enters the attic. Mercurial. Curious. Chatterbox. Interested in everything. Very sociable
and caring—makes presents for everyone for Hanukkah and befriends Peter.
 Margot Frank-Anne’s older sister. Very ladylike and quiet.
 Otto Frank—Anne and Margot’s father. German businessman who moved his family to
Holland when the Nazis were coming to power in his home country. Worked in the
Opekta building with Mr. Kraler and Miep before going into hiding. Got help from the
VanDaans when he first moved to the country. He repays the favor by inviting the
VanDaans to stay in the attic. Also does not hesitate to invite Mr. Dussel to stay. Calm
peacemaker when the other characters have arguments. Keeps order, explains the rules
of the attic on the first day, and watches the entrance and exit of the workemen every
week day.
 Edith Frank—Anne and Margot’s mother. German-born. Ladylike. Keeps quiet when
other characters argue and does not start trouble. Anger bubbles over in the second act
when she catches Mr. VanDaan stealing and yells that the adults of the family must
leave.
 Peter VanDaan—shy teenage son of the VanDaans. Brings his cat Mouschi, who
disappears in the second act, much to the boy’s dismay. At first annoyed by Anne’s
antics, begins dating her in the second act.
 Mrs. Van Daan—flirty young wife. Talkative. At first an ally of Anne when she attempted
to draw Peter out of his shell. Later unhappy that her son starts spending so much time
alone with Anne. Always cut extra large portions of food for her husband. Asks Miep to
sell his wife’s precious fur coat to get some money for cigarettes.
 Mr. VanDaan—impatient, rocky relationship with his son. They frequently fight over the
boy’s study habits and his cat. Steals food during the night. Unhappy about sharing food
and space with a new attic member.
 Miep-young Dutch girl who helps the families buy bringing them food that she buys on
the black market with illegal ration books, friendly, cheerful. Pregnant in 1945 when the
play begins but not in the flashbacks.
 Dussel-dentist who enters the attic and shares a room with Anne. Does not appreciate
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having to share time in the room, Anne’s loud nightmares, or when she puts a wet mop
in his bed.
Mr. Kraler-kind businessman who helps keep the families safe in the attic. He works
downstairs in the building. His office contains the bookshelf that hides the entrance to
the Secret Annex.
Themes:
“There are no walls, no bolts, no locks that anyone can put on your mind.”-Mr. Frank
“In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.”—Anne Frank
Conflicts:
 External conflicts: The attic members struggle to outlast the Nazi regime’s rule. The
characters bicker, especially Anne and her roommate Dussel, cranky Mr. VanDaan,
gossipy Mrs. VanDaan, and her reserved mother.
 Internal conflicts: Anne must learn to deal with the stress of living in hiding. She turns to
religion, her imagination, her beloved father, a new relationship with Peter, and her
diary.
Day 2: Multiple choice and short answer
Literary terms to know:
1. Diction: ________________________________________________________
Example: __________________________________________________________________
2. Characterization ________________________________________________________
Example: __________________________________________________________________
3. Hyphens________________________________________________________
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4. Irony________________________________________________________
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5. Imagery________________________________________________________
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6. Personification ________________________________________________________
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7. Foreshadowing________________________________________________________
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8. Repetition ________________________________________________________
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9. Metaphor________________________________________________________
Example: __________________________________________________________________
10. Symbolism________________________________________________________
Example: __________________________________________________________________
11. Setting________________________________________________________
Example: __________________________________________________________________
12. Simile ________________________________________________________
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13. Theme________________________________________________________
Example: __________________________________________________________________
14. Rhetorical Question________________________________________________________
Example: __________________________________________________________________