Name:______________________________
Class Period:_________
English I: Midterm* Information
Date of Midterm: ______________________________
*Your midterm will be composed of 65 questions and writing components.
The following sections will be included:
o Elements of a Story
o Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution, Mood, Tone, Point of
View, Antagonist, Protagonist, and etc…
o Figurative Language
o Grammar
o All 8 Parts of Speech
o Of Mice and Men
o Everything that was on the unit test
o Night
o Everything that was on the unit test
o STAAR Format Short Answer Question
o TPCASTT of a Poem
You should study the following items:
1. Elements of a Story (in Resource Packet)
2. Figurative Language (in Resource Packet)
3. All Grammar notes (and grammar info. in Resource Packet)
4. Of Mice and Men Chapter Annotations, Packet, and notes
5. Of Mice and Men Review Sheet
6. Night Chapter Annotations, Packet, and notes
7. Night Review Sheet
8. STAAR Short Answer Format (in Resource Packet) – Regular and Crossover
9. TPCASTT format
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English I Midterm Exam Review
Elements of a Story
Define the following terms:
Characters
Antagonist-
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Protagonist-
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Dynamic Character-
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Static Character-
Irony (all 3 types):
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Verbal Irony-
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Situational Irony-
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Dramatic Irony-
MoodPlotPoint of view
First Person point of view-
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Third Person Limited point of view-
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Third Person Omniscient point of view-
SettingThemeToneExpositionRising ActionClimaxFalling ActionResolution2
Plot Diagram:
Label the plot diagram below with the correct term for each part of a plot.
c.
b.
a.
d.
e.
Figurative Language
Define the following figurative language terms. Be able to identify examples of each type from a quote.
Terms:
AlliterationAllusionAnadiplosisAnaphoraApostropheAsyndetonForeshadowingMetaphorMotifOxymoronPersonificationPolysyndetonPunSimile3
Grammar
8 Parts of Speech:
Define the following terms and give examples:
1. Noun:
o Ex.
 Proper Noun:
o Ex.
 Common Noun:
o Ex.
 Collective Noun:
o Ex.
 Possessive Noun:
o Ex.
2. Pronoun:
o Ex.
 Antecedent:
o Ex.
3. Verb:
 (Action) Verb:
o Ex.
 Linking Verb:
o Ex:
 Helping Verb:
o Ex.
4. Adverb:
o Ex.
o Write a sentence in which you use “well” correctly (as an ADVERB):
5. Adjective:
o Ex.
o Write a sentence in which you use “good” correctly (as an ADJECTIVE):
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Article:
o Ex.
6. Direct Object
o Ex.
7. Conjunction
o Define FANBOYS
8. Interjection
o Ex.
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Of Mice and Men
*Give a description of each of the following characters from the novel.
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Lennie
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George
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Candy
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Candy’s dog
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Crooks
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Slim
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Carlson
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Curley
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Curley’s Wife
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Aunt Clara
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The Boss
*Explain how each of the following themes functioned in this novel:
 The predatory existence of human nature
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Fraternity/Companionship
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Tough Love
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The impossibility of the American Dream
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Imbalance of social power structures
*Explain each of the following motifs from the novel and what they symbolize.
 The color red
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Water
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Light/Dark
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Boxes
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Animals (Rabbits, mice, the old dog, a snake, etc.)
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Night
*Give a description of each of the following characters from the novel.
 Eliezar Wiesel
 Chlomo Wiesel
 Moshe the Beadle
 Tzipora
 Madame Schaechter
 Dr. Mengele
 Stein of Antwerp
 Juliek
 Franek
 Idek
 Akiba Drumer
 Zalman
 Rabbi Eliahou
*Explain how each of the following themes functioned in this novel:
 Having and losing faith in God
 Inhumanity and cruelty
 Father and son relationships
 Guilt and inaction
 Compassion for those in need
*Explain each of the following motifs from the novel and what they symbolize.
 Fire
 Night/darkness
 Star of David
 Corpses
 Barbed Wire
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TPCASTT (Study this page)
T-title: Make predictions about the meaning of the title without reference to the poem. Do this BEFORE
reading the poem.
P-paraphrase: Put the poem in your own words. DO NOT READ INTO THE POEM. Only read on surface
level. (Do this on the next page, stanza by stanza.)
C-connotation: Look for deeper meaning. What is the connotation of the poem? (List positive & negative
connotative words in poem.) What is the denotation (dictionary definition) of the poem? (List
the words you do not know and look up their definitions in the dictionary.)
o Positive Connotation:
o Negative Connotation:
o Denotation:
A-attitude: Look for the poet’s tone. What is the poet’s tone towards the topic & his/her situation?
S-shifts: Looking for shifts in tone, action, and rhythm. Discuss how the shift(s) affects the poem. Where is
the shift?
T-title revisited: Reevaluate the title as it pertains to the poem. (Look at the title again.) Is there any more
about the poem revealed in the title, now that you have analyzed the poem? Why did the poet
give the poem that name?
T-theme: What is the overall message of the poem? What is it saying? How does it relate to life? What point
do you think the poet was trying to make?
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