English12
SemesterExamStudyGuide
ExamDescription
Thisexamincludesavocabularysection,excerptsfromPygmalion,andliteratureandstudentwriting
excerpts(thatyouhaven'tseenbefore)towhichyouwillapplythereading,writing,andrevisionskills
we'vediscussedallsemester.Ratherthanhavingyoumemorizeandregurgitateevents,character,and
conflictsfromPygmalion,Iwanttoseethatyou'reabletotransfertheskillswe'veworkedontoother
contexts;Ihavezerointerestintrickingyouormakingtheexamimpossible.Instead,Iwantthistobe
anopportunityforyoutoshowwhatyou'velearned.
Format
• MultipleChoice(25questions)
• Matching(25questions)
• Writing(pick2of3prompts)
ReadingConcepts:LiteraryTexts(DramaandPoetry)
Overview:Beabletoinferandanalyzepassagesfortheseelements/concepts.
• Characterization
• Inference
• Theme
• Symbolism
• Sensoryimagery
CriticalLenses
Overview:Knowthegeneralprinciplesofeachandhowtoapplythemtoanexcerpt.
• ReaderResponse
• Marxist
• CulturalCriticismandtheStrangerinthe
• Feminist
Village
• Archetypal
Writing:RevisionofStudentSamplesandPhotos
Overview:Understandthefollowingconceptsandknowhowtoanalyzeacompositionforthemand
howtoapplytheminyourownwriting.
• Visualliteracyterms
• Narrative
o Longshot
o EffectiveIntroductions
o Mediumshot
o Showdon'ttell
o Frame
o Diction:strongverbsandnouns
o Highangle
• Analytical
o Lowangle
o Argumentativetopicsentences
o Textualevidence
• PhotoEssay
o Structure/components
o Commentary/explanationof
o Purpose
evidence
• Comparison
o Organizebytopic,notcharacter
o Textualevidence
o Commentary/explanationof
evidence
Writing:ComposingaParagraph
• ApplyMarxistCriticismtoanexcerptfromPygmalion
• ApplyArchetypalcriticismtoanexcerptfromPygmalion(understandhowHigginsandElizaare
botharchetypesofcharactersfromthemythaboutPygmalionandtheStatueweread)
• Writeasensoryparagraphthatshowsanddoesn'tjusttellandthatusesvividnounsandverbs
Vocabulary
Overview:Thissectionwillbematching.Iwillbreakupthelistintosetsoffive.
1. avid
11. frenetic
21. neophyte
2. banal
12. grouse
22. pecuniary
3. delineate
13. histrionic
23. pejorative
4. depraved
14. inane
24. recumbent
5. disarray
15. incarcerated
25. sacrilege
6. distraught
16. incendiary
26. sylvan
7. eulogy
17. ludicrous
27. undulate
8. exhume
18. mordant
28. utopian
9. feckless
19. motif
29. verbiage
10. figment
20. nefarious
30. viscous