English 9
English 9
End of the Semester Exam
Study Guide
DIRECTIONS: Completion of this study guide can be done in multiple ways.
2.0- On a lined sheet of paper, copy each part and provide the answer, definition, etc.
3.0- On , place all parts of the guide into flashcard form. You HAVE TO create a Quizlet account for this level.
4.0- Create a Weebly, complete with all aspects of this SG, which a student could use to study for this exam. Your web address needs to include your first name, last initial, and English 9.
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Short Story Unit
* Be able to define the following terms:
|Setting |Plot |Plot Diagram |
|Exposition |Rising Action |Climax |
|Falling Action |Resolution |Character |
|Theme |Foreshadowing |Irony |
|Symbol |Conflict (know all types) |Author’s Purpose |
|Direct Characterization |Indirect Characterization | |
|* You will read stories and be asked specific questions related to the above terms, so know how to relate them to stories. |
To Kill a Mockingbird
Provide significant traits of each character.
|Atticus Finch |Jean Louise Finch |Jeremy Atticus Finch |
|Charles Baker Harris |Calpurnia |Arthur Radley |
|Miss Maude Atkins |Robert Ewell |Mayella Ewell |
|Tom Robinson |Alexandra Underwood |Heck Tate |
|Dolphus Raymond |Mrs. Duboise |Mr. Walter Cunningham (Sr.) |
* Be sure to revisit the following aspects of the text:
✓ Setting
✓ Characterization (What is the difference between direct and indirect characterization?)
o If you were given examples of each, would you be able to categorize each as direct or indirect?
✓ Theme
* Pick out details from the text that support each theme.
|The battle between good and | |
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|Inequality | |
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✓ Plot Development (How do certain events shape the story’s plot?)
o Look at the major events, and consider how they each add to the story’s plot.
o How would taking these events out change the story?
Romeo and Juliet
* Be sure that you know where/when R and J was set.
Provide significant traits of each character.
|Romeo |Juliet |Lord Montague |
|Lady Montague |Lord Capulet |Lady Capulet |
|Mercutio |Tybalt |Benvolio |
|Balthasar |Friar Laurence |Nurse |
|Prince Escalus |Apothecary |Paris |
|* Review how each person died. |
|* Be sure that you know how each important character affects the play’s events. |
* Review the following terms:
|Sonnet |Personification |Metaphor |
|Simile |Alliteration |Oxymoron |
|Imagery |Rhyme |Iambic Pentameter |
|Couplet |Quatrain | |
* What do you know about Shakespeare’s life?
Non-Fiction
|Alliteration |Metaphor |Onomatopeia |
|Hyperbole |Imagery |Personification |
|Anaphora |Euphemism |Oxymoron |
|Paradox |Allusion |Simile |
* You will be given a non-fiction text and asked to pick out examples of literary devices. Make sure that you are comfortable doing this.
MLA
* If you are given source information, are you comfortable creating a citation? If you are not, please practice this skill.
Create an in-text and works cited citation for the following text:
Abraham Lincoln’s “Emancipation Proclomation”
* You will also be asked to correctly format a sample essay.
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