English 9 – Midterm Review (Schleupner – January 2012)
TOPICS TO REVIEW:
(all papers should be in the English binder):
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Literary Terms/Writing Terms:
o Parts of a Letter
o Elements of a Story (ppt. notes)
o Characterization Chart
o Theme/Conflict/Setting/Mood notes
o Plot chart
o Irony chart
o Point of View chart
o Thesis Statements/Outlines (ppt. notes)
o Using quotes properly and citations (MLA Format)
o Various Literary Terms:
Flashback
Onomatopoeia
Foreshadowing Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Symbolism
Tone
Hyperbole
Imagery
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Elements of Writing/Grammar:
o All 8 Parts of Speech
 Definitions
 Application
o Sentences vs. Fragments; parts
o Comma Usage
o Homonyms (worksheet)
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Short Story Unit:
o “The Osage Orange Tree” by William Stafford
o “The Possibility of Evil” by Shirley Jackson
o “The Pin” by Chris Crutcher
 For ALL know:
 The story (plot)
 Associated Vocabulary
 Reading Quizzes
 Discussion Questions
 Test Review puzzles
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Breathing Underwater by Alex Flinn
o Reading Log (chapter summaries)
o Reading Quizzes
 Pgs. 1-56, 57-86, 138-165
o Journal sheets
 Reactions, Predictions, Analysis
o Know the Characters
o Vocabulary (definitions – see back of this sheet)
o Review Packet
o Final Exam
Vocabulary for Literature – To Review:
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“The Osage Orange Tree”
conspicuous, dwindle, timid, tranquil, acquainted, sensational, sauntered,
stolidly, gaunt, skulked
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“The Possibility of Evil”
degraded, indulgently, infatuated, negotiable, unduly, banish, chipper,
reprehensible, rapt, translucent
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“The Pin”
tenacity, frivolous, deprivation, aghast, humility, protocol, etiquette,
shenanigans, undermine, covet, belittling, desperation
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Breathing Underwater
Jan 5/10 – scowling, humiliating, respondent, writhing, privileged,
cherubic, cliché, deity, contrition
Jan 17/21 – carcass, begrudging, psychoanalyze, vermin, throng, unbidden,
deflecting, shards, obliterate
Feb 7/12 – candor, coursing, ingrate, rein, absurdity, paternally, exile,
infuriated
Feb 14/23 – grievous, dissected, slur, blue-collar, bouquet, resignation,
outcropping, debris
Feb 28/Mar 1/7 – trudged, qualms, symbiotic, enhanced, martyr, truant,
spewed, reminiscent, speculation
Mar 18/30 – compulsion, initiation, stench, aroma, sympathized,
symbolism, clenching, contorted, fidgeting, extinguished, propriety,
recoiled, courtesy, ambushed, detached