English 8 Mid-year Assessment Review Sheet 2015 Exam Date: January 29 Name ______________________________________________________ Period _______________ The mid-year assessment is a cumulative assessment of content we have studied so far this year and the skills that we have practiced throughout our study of the literature we have read together in class. Please read all of the information below and develop a plan for your own preparation. How should you spend each day between now and the assessment so that you are amply prepared? To prepare, you should review the following pieces of literature: “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros “The Dinner Party” by Mona Gardner “Path Through the Cemetery” by Leonard Q. Ross “Mother in Mannville” by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara “You Can’t Take it With You” by Eva-Lis Wuorio The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson You should also review your resources for: Short Response Writing Paragraph Writing Literary Essay Writing The midterm assessment will consist of multiple choice questions that assess your knowledge of the vocabulary words and literary terms that are listed on the back of this review sheet. The literary terms will be interspersed in the questions you will be asked about the literature you have read. To be best prepared, you must have an understanding of each term’s definition and function in literature. You can find resources to prepare for this midterm in your binder, especially in the Current Unit section and the General Information section. You should also review all prep questions, skills checks, quizzes, and unit assessments that are stored in the graded work section of your binder. The quizlet links for each vocabulary word are still available on the website. The final portion of this assessment will assess your ability to read something that you have never read before and answer multiple choice questions about it. Your ability to address a short response prompt, a paragraph prompt, and an extended response prompt will also be assessed with the same rubrics we have been using all year. Vocabulary Words acquaintance adverse anticlimactic articulate aversion behest blunt chide commotion conspicuous contract dour emerge empower foibles gallivant gesture impel impervious implacable impulse inadequate inept influx inquire intangible integrity intent kindling liable meddlesome mockery obscure ogle pending prodigy repast slosh startle subliminal subterfuge taint tedious temporal transgenic transpire ventriloquist vital Literary Terms 1st person narrator 3rd person narrator allusion climax denouement direct characterization dynamic character exposition falling action flat character foreshadowing hyperbole inciting incident indirect characterization irony metaphor narrator omniscient narrator personification plot repetition resolution rising action round character simile static character symbolism theme voice