English 9
Semester 1, Final Exam -- REVIEW GUIDE
NAME __________________
THE CONTENT
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Vocabulary to know and be able to use!
 Ancient Greek Tragedy & Antigone
Tragedy
Tragic Hero
Hamartia
Hubris
Catharsis
Anagnorisis
Ancient Greek Chorus
Amphitheater
Dramatic Irony
Annotation (to annotate)
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Characterization
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Theme
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Points-of-view & Reliable vs. Unreliable narrator
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Conflict (4 main types) **We’ll do on Tuesday/Wednesday
Reading Comprehension: Antigone
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Plot
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Characters
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Themes
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Conflicts
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Author – Sophocles
Reading Comprehension: The Greek myths we read
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Icarus, Persephone, Orpheus, Sisyphus, Tantalus, Prometheus & Pandora, Midas, Narcissus,
Perseus
English 9
III.
Semester 1, Final Exam -- REVIEW GUIDE
NAME __________________
Elements of Writing
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Combining sentences (, ; : .), common commas, apostrophes, capitalization
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TE/EA structure
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Writing Process & feedback
Figurative Language/literary devices
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Alliteration, simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, hyperbole, allusion
Applying the Big Ideas – Written Responses
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based on Antigone - make and support claims around theme, characterization, and tragedy
USING TE/EA structure
TYPES OF QUESTIONS
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Vocabulary:
Fill in the blank
1-2 sentence explanation of a term
Giving examples of how the term is used in a text
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Reading Comprehension:
Put key events in the order they happened
Complete a family tree for Oedipus/Antigone
Character/quotation identification
Multiple choice questions
Matching characters and their stories/what they are they mythically known for
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Elements of Writing:
Multiple Choice questions
Editing
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Figurative Language:
Short answer definitions/identification
Write your own examples
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Written Responses:
TE/EA paragraphs
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