STUDY GUIDE: 1st Six Weeks Exam
English IV AP / Mrs. Ramos
EXAM DATE:
You should be able to demonstrate mastery over the following topics and skills:
Beowulf
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Skills
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characters’ names, relationships and main actions
o diagram in text
o pronunciation list
o quiz (9/9/09)
plot—significance of major events
Anglo-Saxon poetry & language background information
o notes on in media res, kenning, caesura, alliterative verse (9/7/09)
o info. sheet handout “Anglo Saxon / Old English” (9/9/09)
o notes from video “Beowulf and the Roots of Anglo Saxon Poetry” (9/11/09)
Critical issues in Beowulf (9/15/09)
o “The Role of the Narrator” by John D. Niles
o “The Battle with Grendel’s Mother” by Fidel Fahardo-Acosta
Anglo-Saxon heroic code
o notes from video “Beowulf and the Roots of Anglo Saxon Poetry” (9/11/09)
o homework (9/18/09)
o class discussion (9/18 & 9/21/09)
digressions and their relationships to the main plot (9/21/09)
the Beowulf manuscript
o notes (9/21/09)
themes
o homework / notes (9/23/09)
genres for Beowulf: myth, folktale, elegy, genealogical verse, allegory, epic
o “Beowulf and Genre” assignment (9/23/09)
Literary analysis
o Write an original, clear, concise thesis statement
o Organize a composition around a central thesis statement
o Use textual evidence to support a thesis
o Characterize
Compare / contrast elements of Beowulf such as:
o Beowulf / Hrothgar
o Battle with Grendel’s mother / battle with the dragon
o Main story / digressions
Analyze poetry
o Distinguish between lyric and narrative poetry
o Identify the poetic idea
o Explain how the use of poetic devices (comparison, sound elements such as rhyme
and alliteration, imagery, etc.) connect to meaning