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S. Thomas
9th Grade CP English
Midterm Review
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
from Journal of the First Voyage to America by Christopher Columbus
 The main reason Columbus kept the journal
 How did Columbus gain confidence of natives?
 What did he do with the plants, animals he came across?
The Earth on Turtle’s Back (Onondaga), When Grizzlies Walked Upright
(Modoc), from The Navajo Origin Legend (Navajo)
 Know phenomenon each myth explains.
A LIGHT IN THE FOREST
 Know characters
 Know ending
 Know about the Paxton Boys
PURITAN LITERATURE
THE CRUCIBLE
 Know details about the Puritans – Story of the Times
 Know characters in The Crucible
 Know about the poppet
 Know why Proctor is jailed
 Know protagonist and antagonist
 Know the author
“To My Dear and Loving Husband” and “Before the Birth of One of Her Children” by
Anne Bradstreet
 Know who “To My Dear and Loving Husband” addresses
 Know main idea of each poem
 Look at packet
from “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edwards
 Know main idea
 Know how tone changes
 Know importance of imagery in sermon
EDGAR ALLAN POE
Review movie worksheet
“The Raven”
 Know main idea
 Review comprehension questions
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“The Fall of the House of Usher”
 Review worksheet on single effect
VOCABULARY
Un its 1-7
GRAMMAR
Parts of Speech
Types of Sentences
Functions of words in a sentence
READING COMPREHENSION
Reading Selection with Questions
ESSAY
4 Essays – you choose 2