Wonderful 10th Grade!
It's that time of year again! Seasons are changing, leaves are turning color, and the weather is becoming cooler..... all, of course, foreshadowing one important event at Handong International School........ Miss Jones's English Literature Midterm Exam! Isn't it just like Christmas? Doesn't it just make you want to sing and shout for joy?
Your midterm will be on Friday, October 10th-- 12 days before the second most important day of all time.
I have posted your Midterm Study Guides below in the comments section of this post. I also have hard copies of the guides in my room-- you can get them from me on Monday.
10A-- your exam will consist of three passage analyses.
10B-- your exam will consist of a literary terms section-- don't be lazy on this part-- it will be harder than you expect-- and two passage analyses.
I love you and hope you use your free Friday in a way that benefits you the most.
Also, call me if you have any questions.
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10A English Literature Midterm Exam Study Guide
Fall 2008
Your midterm exam will cover these works: Excelsior, Hinds Feet on High Places, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Winter Ocean, The Bells, The Destruction of Sennacherib, and To Build a Fire
Section I: Passage Identifications (3 total, 60 points total)
In this section, you will be given an excerpt from the material that we read. You must identify the name of the work, the author, and then you must talk about the meaning and importance of the excerpt. When you write your analysis, you must include these things:
• The name of the poem, the name of the author, SPELLED CORRECTLY
• You must relate the passage to the rest of the story or poem—You must talk about any significant parts of the passage—is it a key moment in the story? Does it have any literary elements that you learned about?
• You must reveal the purpose of the passage—what does it teach you? What kind of response does it create in you? Why does it create this response?
Tips for Answering Passage Identification:
1) Don’t forget to study the names of the poems/stories and the poets/authors! These are two easy points, nobody should lose points for this!
2) Thoroughly study your notes!
3) When you study the poems, keep in mind which literary terms are present within each poem. Also make sure that you truly understand the meaning of each poem and that you can summarize the poem easily.
Here is further explanation of what you must write about in your paragraph:
• You must relate the passage to the rest of the story or poem—You must talk about any significant parts of the passage—is it a key moment in the story?
In this section, you would provide a brief summary of the poem or story and say how this part of the poem/story relates to the plot of the poem or story.
• Does it have any literary elements or poetic terms that you learned about? (HINT: Your passage will have at least one literary element/poetic term. Your analysis should point out MORE THAN ONE of these literary elements/poetic terms.)
In this section, you would point out the literary elements, define them, and explain how they are used in the story or poem.
• What is the purpose of this passage?
In this section, you must write about what this passage or poem teaches you. You must write about what response it is creating within you.
Passage Identification Rubric:
Name______/1
Author ______/1
Plot: _________/6
Element: _________/6
Purpose: ________/6
Total: ________/20 1. How does this passage relate to the rest of the story or poem’s plot?
2. Does it contain any literary or poetic terms that you learned about? Define the elements and then explain what they are in the passage.
3. What is the purpose of this passage?
Although your final exam will have one section, you need to be able to identify and define these literary terms in order to excel in this one section.
tone
setting
mood
theme
stanza
dialogue
allegory
foot
apostrophe
iamb
trochee
anapest
dactyl
spondee
repetition
refrain suspense
conflict
imagery
onomatopoeia
end rhyme
internal rhyme
approximate rhyme
masculine rhyme
feminine rhyme
monosyllabic foot
monometer
dimeter
trimeter
tetrameter
pentameter
simile
metaphor
personification
symbol/symbolism
alliteration
consonance
assonance
cacophony
euphony
meter
hexameter
heptameter
octameter
blank verse
eye rhyme
10B English Literature Midterm Exam Study Guide
Fall 2008
Your midterm exam will cover these works: Excelsior, Hinds Feet on High Places, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Winter Ocean, The Bells, The Destruction of Sennacherib, and To Build a Fire
Your midterm exam will have two sections.
Section I: Literary Terms (20 points total)
You must be able to define, identify, or give examples of these literary terms.
tone
setting
mood
theme
stanza
dialogue
allegory
foot
apostrophe
iamb
trochee
anapest
dactyl
spondee
repetition
refrain suspense
conflict
imagery
onomatopoeia
end rhyme
internal rhyme
approximate rhyme
masculine rhyme
feminine rhyme
monosyllabic foot
monometer
dimeter
trimeter
tetrameter
pentameter
simile
metaphor
personification
symbol/symbolism
alliteration
consonance
assonance
cacophony
euphony
meter
hexameter
heptameter
octameter
blank verse
eye rhyme
Section I: Passage Identifications (2 total, 40 points total)
In this section, you will be given an excerpt from the material that we read. You must identify the name of the work, the author, and then you must talk about the meaning and importance of the excerpt. When you write your analysis, you must include these things:
• The name of the poem, the name of the author, SPELLED CORRECTLY
• You must relate the passage to the rest of the story or poem—You must talk about any significant parts of the passage—is it a key moment in the story? Does it have any literary elements that you learned about?
• You must reveal the purpose of the passage—what does it teach you? What kind of response does it create in you? Why does it create this response?
Tips for Answering Passage Identification:
1) Don’t forget to study the names of the poems/stories and the poets/authors! These are two easy points, nobody should lose points for this!
2) Thoroughly study your notes!
3) When you study the poems, keep in mind which literary terms are present within each poem. Also make sure that you truly understand the meaning of each poem and that you can summarize the poem easily.
Here is further explanation of what you must write about in your paragraph:
• You must relate the passage to the rest of the story or poem—You must talk about any significant parts of the passage—is it a key moment in the story?
In this section, you would provide a brief summary of the poem or story and say how this part of the poem/story relates to the plot of the poem or story.
• Does it have any literary elements or poetic terms that you learned about? (HINT: Your passage will have at least one literary element/poetic term. Your analysis should point out MORE THAN ONE of these literary elements/poetic terms.)
In this section, you would point out the literary elements, define them, and explain how they are used in the story or poem.
• What is the purpose of this passage?
In this section, you must write about what this passage or poem teaches you. You must write about what response it is creating within you.
Passage Identification Rubric:
Name______/1
Author ______/1
Plot: _________/6
Element: _________/6
Purpose: ________/6
Total: ________/20 1. How does this passage relate to the rest of the story or poem’s plot?
2. Does it contain any literary or poetic terms that you learned about? Define the elements and then explain what they are in the passage.
3. What is the purpose of this passage?
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