My darlings, it is almost that wonderful time of year again!
In the comments section of this post, I have posted your midterm study guide. You can also get a hard copy of it from me tomorrow. 9A, you will not have me tomorrow, so make sure that you come to my office and get what you need.
Good luck! I will pray that God will give you focus, energy, discipline, grace, peace and wisdom in this busy and stressful time. I LOVE YOU!
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9th Grade Mid-Term Study Guide
MIDTERM TIME: Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Your midterm will cover As Ye Sow, So Shall Ye Reap, A Just Judge, The Stub Book, The Death Disk, True Heroism, The Black Arrow, Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment, and How Much Land Does A Man Need?
Section I. Literary Terms (20 points total)
You must be able to define, identify, and give an example of these literary terms:
Theme, dialogue, dialect, foreshadowing, point of view, first person perspective, third person omniscient perspective, third person limited perspective, irony, poetic justice
Example:
Define first person perspective
What point of view is The Stub Book written in?
Give an example of the first person perspective in one of the stories we read this semester:
Section II. Short Answer, Comprehension Questions (20 points total)
You must be able to answer comprehension questions related to these stories and poems, taken from the textbook, the quizzes you had, or the comprehension sheets that you received. These questions can cover the plot, characters, theme, or literary terms within the work.
Example: Who is Sir Oliver Oates? What is his job?
Section III: Passage Identification (there will be two of these, each of these are worth 20 points)
In this section, you will be given an excerpt from the material that we have read. You must identify the name of the work, the author, and then you must talk about the meaning and importance of the excerpt.
You must spell the name of the work and author correctly.
Here are the things you should write about in your analysis of the passage:
First, relate the passage to the rest of the story or poem
Then, you must discuss any significant parts of the passage
1. Is this passage a key moment within the story?
2. Does it contain any of the literary elements that you were taught about, such as a symbol, repetition, refrain, etc.?
3. What effect does this passage have on you as a reader? How does it make you respond, for example, does it make you feel more excited? Does it make you feel more nervous?
Example of Passage Identification:
“Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.”
Name: ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’
Author: Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Significance: This is the first stanza of ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade.’ In this section of the poem, the poet is telling the reader about the cavalry that is getting ready to attack their enemy. However, this attack is very dangerous, so they expect to die. This is why the poet says “Into the valley of death”, this makes the poem very intense. This intensity is increased by repetition—because the more something is said, the more it is emphasized in the reader’s mind. An example of this repetition is “Half a league, half a league, half a league”, this emphasizes the distance between the soldier and his enemy, and what he thinks, will be his death.
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