English 1 Final Exam Review Study Guide Handout Packet
Index Card:
You may bring one index card (3”x5”) with information from this study guide to class on the day of the exam.
Criteria:
1. Handwritten, not typed
2. 3”x5” only
3. Handed in at end of exam
Test Sections:
I. Shakespearean sonnet (1-10)
II. Shakespeare biographical information (11-16)
III. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (17-26)
IV. Reading Comprehension (27-36)
V. Lord of the Flies (37-49)
VI. The Catcher in the Rye (50-60)
VII. Essay
The Catcher in the Rye
Setting:
Author:
Tone:
Characters:
 Holden
 Phoebe
 D.B.
 Allie
Symbols:
 Ducks
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Other:
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Lord of the Flies
Setting:
Author:
Tone:
Characters:
 Jack
 Ralph
 Piggy
 Maurice
 Roger
 Simon
 The Naval Officer
Shakespearean Sonnet
 quatrain
 couplet
 verse
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
Setting:
Author:
Type of Play:
Characters:
 Romeo
 Juliet
 Tybalt
 Mercutio
 Benvolio
 Friar Lawrence
 Capulet
Little Shirley Beans
Hunting hat
Phony
Yellow
The Film Industry (Hollywood)
Grand
Children and innocence
Mental illness
Symbols:
 the conch
 the parachutist
 Piggy’s glasses
 the island
 the Lord of the Flies
 the signal fire
Other:
 anarchy
 savagery
 allegory
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stanza
iambic pentameter
rhyme scheme
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Terms:
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Lady Capulet
Montague
Lady Montague
Paris
Nurse
Irony
Aside
Monologue
Soliloquy
Pun
meter
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English 1 Final Exam Review Study Guide Handout Packet
Foreshadow
Reading Comprehension
 Autobiographical selection
 Reading comprehension questions
 Read questions before reading text
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Personification
Allusion
Metaphor
Simile
Main idea
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Theme
Narrator
Tone
Mood
Setting
Essay Topics
1.
Using two literary examples and one real-world example, demonstrate and discuss the way important experiences in
childhood and adolescence influence individuals’ development in ways they cannot escape, no matter how they resist.
2.
Using two literary examples and one real-world example, discuss and explain the impact environment and communication
have on emotional and mental health.
3.
Using two literary examples and one real-world example, discuss and explain how an individual’s pursuit of power may
dictate his actions and result in negative consequences.
You must address a prompt using two literary examples and one real-world example.
 The Catcher in the Rye
 Lord of the Flies
 The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
 King Oedipus
Things to remember:
 Intro paragraph
o Introduce topic
o Explain topic
o Provide thesis
 Thesis statement:
o TWO literary works
o ONE real-world example
o author, title, genre listed for each work
o an arguable claim
 THREE body paragraphs with intro, proof, and summary statement
 Conclusion:
o restate your claim
o summarize body paragraphs
o end with a final thought
 Write in third person
 Use present tense
 Use action verbs