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English I – Morgan -- Midterm Review Sheet
1. Vocabulary Units 1-6. Completing the Sentence, Synonyms and Antonyms
Multiple Choice 30 Questions. 30 Points. You will find these words in your
vocabulary book. Since you just had a test on units 4-6, the majority of the questions
will be about words from units 1-3.
2. Literary Terms, Devices, and Elements
Use the space below to fill in a definition and an example of each:
Simile
Metaphor
Figure of speech
Connotation
Denotation
Foreshadowing
Flashback
Theme
Symbol
Allusion
Imagery
Setting
Narrator
Protagonist
Antagonist
Characterization – STEAL
Suspense
Conflict
The Four Types
The Shape of a Story
Exposition
Rising action
Climax
Falling action
Resolution
Epigraph
The Hero’s Journey
Know all 12 Steps and the Major Features of Each (See handout)
The Elements/Characteristics of Personal Narrative
The Elements of an Expository Essay
Use the space below to fill in the goals of each section of an essay.
Introduction
Thesis statement
Body paragraph
Claim
Context for evidence
Smoothly integrated and properly cited evidence
Explanation of connection between claim and evidence
Conclusion
3. Annotating Text – I will give you a section of text and will ask you to make 5
annotations to that text. I will also ask you to provide your rationale – reason – for
annotating that particular piece of text. Use your ANNOTATING TEXT handout as a
source for these rationales.
4. Grammar/Usage/Punctuation/Technical Elements – Find your notes/handouts on these
topics and attach to this study guide for your review.
Title casing and formatting
Punctuation of dialogue
In-text citations
MLA formatting
5. Novels – Know the major characters, plot points, settings, conflicts and themes of
the following novels:
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
List:
MAJOR CHARACTERS:
SETTING:
6-10 BULLET-POINT PLOT SUMMARY:
3-5 MAJOR CONFLICTS (TYPES AND SPECIFICS)
ARTICULATE AT LEAST THREE THEMES:
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
List:
MAJOR CHARACTERS:
SETTING:
6-10 BULLET-POINT PLOT SUMMARY:
3-5 MAJOR CONFLICTS (TYPES AND SPECIFICS)
ARTICULATE AT LEAST THREE THEMES:
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
List:
MAJOR CHARACTERS:
SETTING:
6-10 BULLET-POINT PLOT SUMMARY:
3-5 MAJOR CONFLICTS (TYPES AND SPECIFICS)
ARTICULATE AT LEAST THREE THEMES:
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card (through chapter 6)
List:
MAJOR CHARACTERS:
SETTING:
6-10 BULLET-POINT PLOT SUMMARY:
3-5 MAJOR CONFLICTS (TYPES AND SPECIFICS)
ARTICULATE AT LEAST THREE THEMES:
6. Close, Critical Reading – I will give you a passage to read and you will be asked to
answer a series of multiple choice comprehension questions.
7. Expository Essay – You will be given a choice of three essay questions. Use the
spaces below to fill in some ideas and examples you might discuss in your essay.
Topics:
1. Explore the idea of the American Dream (using TWO texts)
Ideas to consider:
--Be able to articulate what the American Dream is, according to these
novels.
--Be able to discuss two characters’ particular experiences related to the
American Dream – access, achievement, belief, restrictions?
2. Explore internal conflict (using TWO texts)
Ideas to consider:
--What are the conflicts you are examining?
--How do they develop over the course of the novel?
--How are they related to a theme in the texts?
3. Explore a personal journey (using ONE text)
Ideas to consider:
--Which character will you work with?
--What is his/her state of mind or internal condition at the start of the
novel? Does he or she want or need something in particular?
--What events precipitate the character’s changes?
--What is his/her state of mind or internal condition at the end of the
novel (or section of novel)? Has his/her attitude changed? Does he/she
have different wants or needs or ideas now?