English 9 Academic



Vocabulary Chapters 1-6

Write a synonym for each word.

Chapter 1

challenge

dependent

fertile

peculiar

preference

principal

solitary

suitable

surplus

transform

Chapter 3

accompany

desperate

determine

dispose

evident

improper

preserve

pursue

rejection

restore

Chapter 5

aggravate

cease

coincide

considerable

humane

intentional

interference

obnoxious

unstable

utilize

Parts of Speech

1. Place each vocabulary word in the column that corresponds with its part of speech. Each column will have three words.

dependent fertile peculiar advise aggravate frustration restore preference rejection

Noun Adjective Verb

(Person, place, idea or thing) (Describes a noun) (Action)

2. Add three more words to each column above. These do not need to be vocabulary words.

Essay Parts

Read the excerpt from a student essay on “The Necklace,” and label its parts using terms from the word bank. One term will be repeated.

Thesis (central idea/argument) Topic Sentence Hook (interesting opener) Transition Sentence

Anyone who hasn’t experienced a challenge at some point in her life probably isn’t human. Whether it’s pulling yourself out of bed in the dark hours of the morning to get ready for school, or coping with the loss of a friend, family member, or job, confronting challenges makes us the living, breathing, complex people that we are. In “The Necklace,” a short story by Guy de Maupassant, the main character Madame Loisel copes with a challenge that results from her own self-centeredness. After borrowing a beautiful necklace to wear and show off at a dance, she loses the jewelry and works for many years to pay for a replacement. The experience humbles her, changing her selfish attitude to one of focus and determination. Like Madame Loisel, every person must undergo a challenge of some kind in order to mature, because this teaches us how to cope with similar difficulties in the future.

Pushing through a challenge can bring out the best in someone’s personality. After losing the necklace, Madame Loisel “played her part heroically. She was determined to pay off this debt” (p. 4). Before this experience, Madame Loisel cared only about her looks and reputation. Her effort to pay for the lost necklace, however, reveals her self-disciple and diligence—a willingness to work hard and maintain a routine. Challenges change people not only in fiction, but in real life, too.

Many respected leaders have achieved success after working through difficult experiences. Sonia Sotomayor, a United States Supreme Court justice—a judge on the highest court in the country—claims that losing her father when she was a child deepened her resolve to survive, and strengthened her work ethic. Her persistence saw her though her childhood in a poor New York neighborhood to college, law school, and ultimately, her country’s most powerful court of law.

|Essential Information |Answer |

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Story Parts

1. Provide the story structure, plot, and main characters for each work of fiction.

|“Teeth” |Answer |

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2. Identify the main characters and conflicts in Books 9 and 12 of The Odyssey.

|The Odyssey Book 9 |

|Protagonist: |

|Antagonists (two): 1.) |

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|Main conflict: |

|The Odyssey Book 12 |

|Protagonist: |

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|Main conflicts (two): 1.) |

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Literary Terms

1. Match the correct literary terms to the examples.

A. Dramatic Irony E. 3rd Person POV I. Direct Characterization

B. Situational Irony F. Indirect Characterization J. Dialogue

C. Verbal Irony G. 1st Person POV K. Metaphor

D. Theme H . Symbol L. Simile

M. Onomatopoeia N. Alliteration

1_________________The American Flag stands for freedom.

2_________________The author TELLING us that a character is quiet and shy.

3_________________Two or more people speaking to each other.

4_________________The main idea in a poem about Valentine’s Day is most likely love.

5_________________A teacher forgets to do his/her homework.

6_________________ Learning about a character through his actions is an example of this term.

7_________________ “I LOVE sledding in the snow. My friends and I stay outside all day long!” In

which point of view is this written?

8_________________ Marie said, rolling her eyes, “I just love it when it’s 0 degrees outside.

It feels like spring!”

9_________________ A story told using his, her, their, and she is told in this point of view.

10_________________ In Superman, the audience knows that Superman is about to catch the antagonist, but the antagonist does not yet know this.

11 _________________ The three thin third-graders thirsted in their throats.

12 _________________ The wind is a loud train whistle.

13_________________ Pow! Bop! Bang! Squish! Hiss!

14_________________ He has a temper like a landmine: I never know when I might set it off.

2. Identify the devices each Odyssey excerpt uses.

Epic simile Imagery Epithet Onomatopoeia Alliteration Metaphor

1. From Book 9:

So with our brand we bored that great eye socket…

Device:__________________________________

2. From Book 9:

The pierced ball hissed broiling, and the roots popped.

Device:__________________________________

3. From Book 21:

Gray-eyed Athena cast sleep on Penelope’s eyes.

And Odysseus, skilled in all ways of contending, took the bow.

Device:__________________________________

4. From Book 12:

Then Scylla made her strike,

whisking six of my best men from the ship.

I caught sight of their arms and legs, dangling

high overhead.

A man fishing on a point of rock

will hook a fish and rip it from the surface

to dangle wriggling through the air:

so these men were borne aloft in spasms toward the cliff.

Device:__________________________________

5. From Book 23:

Her heart is iron in her chest.

Device:__________________________________

6. From Book 9:

This isle has lush, well-watered meadows,

with flowers and green vines in profusion.

Water flows from a cavern through dusky poplar trees.

Device:__________________________________

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Chapter 2

analyze

attitude

category

contrast

critical

deliberate

excessive

fragile

frustration

indicate

Chapter 4

aggravate

cease

coincide

considerable

humane

intentional

interference

obnoxious

unstable

utilize

Chapter 6

advise

current

deprive

hesitate

maintain

minimum

objection

originate

penalize

reliable

1._Hook___

2._Thesis_____

3._Topic Sentence____

4.Transition____

5. Topic Sentence_____

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