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Name____________________
Eng. IV
Chak
Study Guide for
Midterm
Unit I From Legend to History
●Snapshot of the Period -#2-3
●Historical Background-#4-5
●The Old English and Medieval Periods- #6-8
● How Does Literature Shape or Reflect Society? - #9-16
The Literature:
The Seafarer / The Wanderer / The Wife’s Lament
● The Exeter Book-Telling the Story / An Early Anthology / Guests Who Came to Stay /
A Growing Culture /
● Genre: Laments-What is a Lament?
● Vocabulary on #18
● Assonance / Alliteration
Beowulf
●Defining the Epic- Elements of the Epic: Epic Hero / Quest / Valorous Deeds / Divine
Intervention / Great Events
● Folk Epics / Literary Epics / Epic Conventions
● Legendary Tale, Larger than Life / A Grand Beginning / The Passage of Time / The
Spirit of Beowulf / Legendary Hero / Forging an Epic / A Guide to Life / Beowulf and
Popular Culture / Pagan to Christian
● Vocabulary and Word Study on #38
The Canterbury Tales…
●Author- Chaucer-Bio-The Poet’s Beginning/ The Poet Matures / The Canterbury Tales /
The Father of English Poetry / Chaucer’s Sharp Eye for Dress /
● The Journey Begins / Snapshots of an Era / Literary Tour / The Endless Road
● Direct Characterization / Indirect Characterization / Social Commentary / Allegories /
Archetypal Narrative Elements / Frame Stories / Setting / Context Clues
●Vocabulary and word study on #95 and #123 and #137
● Author’s Purpose
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The Decameron
● Author-Giovanni Boccacio-Bio –A Wider World View / Scholarship and Authorship
● Author-Maya Angelou
● Vocabulary and Word Study on #156
● Author’s Perspective
● Making Predictions
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight / Morte d’Arthur
● Author of Morte d’Arthur-Sir Thomas Malory-Bio- Malory the Prisoner / A Book
Behind Bars / A Legend Reborn /
● Medieval Romances / Legends / Knights of Legend / A Society of Promises / The Code
of Chivalry / King Arthur and his Knights / Sir Gawain and the Green Knight / Interior
Monologue
● Vocabulary and word study on #168
TWA Corbies / Lord Randall / Get Up and Bar the Door / Barbara Allan
● Genre: Ballads / Purpose / Modern Day Ballads / Distinguishing Elements of a Ballad
Unit II Celebrating Humanity
●Snapshot of the Period -#236-237
● Historical Background #238-239
● The English Renaissance Period-#240-241
● How Does Literature Shape or Reflect society – 250
The Literature:
Spenser / Sidney / Shakespeare /
● Petrarchan Sonnet / Spenserian Sonnet / Sonnet Sequence / Sonnet Structure /
Shakespearean Sonnet Structure
● Authors- Spenser / Sidney and Shakespeare-Bios
● Vocabulary #252 and #272
● Courtly Love / Main Idea, Central Message
The Passionate Shepherd to His Love / The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd
● Author- Christopher Marlowe –Bio
●Sir Walter Raleigh
● Vocabulary-#264
● Universal Themes / Poetic Conventions
The Story Behind the Documents / Speech Before Her Troops /
● Rhetorical Techniques regarding Persuasion / Written Analysis
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The King James Bible / Psalm 23 / Psalm 137 / Sermon on the Mount / Parable of the
Prodigal Son
● Psalms / Sermons / Parables / Metaphors / Analogies / Narratives /
Literary Definitions
●You should be familiar with literary definitions in the back of your book. We will go
over these in class.
●You should be familiar with literary definitions from previous years.
●You should be familiar with literary definitions referred to throughout the required
reading.
Writing Genres:
● Autobiographical Essay
Writing for the Exam
● Use Complete Sentences
● You must be able to demonstrate your knowledge in written responses, of proper use of
grammar and syntax.
● Demonstrate the ability to construct a close analysis of the text.
● Demonstrate Reading and Comprehension Skills.
● Demonstrate the ability to synthesis information.
Tutoring Hours:
Mon-Fri 3:30-4:00 PM