English 9



HONORS Unit 1 TestPlease complete the test questions below by typing your response on this document and submit to dropbox in Unit 1 Lesson 8.Short Answer Questions- (20 points)Choose 5 of the 6 questions to answer. Your answers need to be at least 3 complete sentences. Make sure to fully answer the question(s) or you may lose points. (4 points each)How does Penelope illustrate her intellectual capabilities and cunning in The Odyssey?Your Answer: Epic similes are detailed comparisons over many lines of text. What is the comparison being made in this epic simile from The Odyssey “…its crackling roots blazed and hissed – as a blacksmith plunges a glowing ax or adze in an ice-cold bath and the metal screeches steam and its temper hardens – that’s the iron’s strength – so the eye of Cyclops sizzled round that stake.”Your Answer: What is one theme you interpret from the Odyssey? Why do you see this as a theme in the story? Explain with one specific example from the text.Your Answer: What is a possible moral or lesson of the Greek myth Orpheus and Eurydice?Your Answer: Use this formula for writing a summary of a story. Fill in the chart to summarize Orpheus & Eurydice or one of the other U1 texts. Use at least one complete sentence for each box.Use SWBST Chart below for Your Answer:SOMEONEWho is the main character(s)? (Background on character) WANTEDWhat did the character(s) want? BUTWhat was the problem? How did the character not get what he or she wanted? SoHow did the character try to solve the problem? THENWhat was the resolution to the problem? Explain how changing the point of view (POV) of the narrator changes a story. Use an example from The Penelopiad and The Odyssey to support your ideas. Your Answer: Short Essay (25 points)Short Essay Question: Epic Heroes are known for being noble, brave, and strong, but are also humans and make mistakes. In what ways is Odysseus heroic and in what ways is Odysseus an "everyday guy"? Give 2 examples that show Odysseus’ heroic qualities and 2 examples that show how Odysseus is still human and can make mistakes. Please only provide examples from the 3 passages we read. Start your essay with a thesis statement and end your essay with a concluding statement or parting plete your RACES Essay Map here: (10 points)Restate the question:Answer the question:Cite evidence by identifying a heroic trait (1):Explain & elaborate how this trait is shown (1):Cite evidence by identifying another heroic trait (2):Explain and elaborate (2):Cite evidence that shows Odysseus is human capable of mistakes (1):Explain and elaborate (1):Cite additional evidence that shows Odysseus is human capable of mistakes (2):Explain and elaborate (2):Sum it up & so what?? Write your (one paragraph) essay below: (15 points)STOP! 5 MORE POINTS LEFT!Please submit your test to CheckMyWork and put the link below. Directions for CMW on English website at this link.CMW link:CONGRATULATIONS! You have completed the test! Please submit to dropbox in Unit 1 Lesson 8. ................
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