tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967663043832569167.post9145748127452667055..comments2023-12-17T09:34:15.363-08:00Comments on The Wonderful World of English Literature: 10th Grade Midterm Study GuidesMiss Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010957873530396920noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967663043832569167.post-4739524792851900632008-10-02T01:28:00.000-07:002008-10-02T01:28:00.000-07:0010B English Literature Midterm Exam Study GuideFal...10B English Literature Midterm Exam Study Guide<BR/>Fall 2008<BR/><BR/>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<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Your midterm exam will have two sections.<BR/><BR/>Section I: Literary Terms (20 points total)<BR/>You must be able to define, identify, or give examples of these literary terms. <BR/>tone<BR/>setting<BR/>mood<BR/>theme<BR/>stanza<BR/>dialogue<BR/>allegory<BR/>foot<BR/>apostrophe<BR/>iamb<BR/>trochee<BR/>anapest<BR/>dactyl<BR/>spondee<BR/>repetition<BR/>refrain suspense<BR/>conflict<BR/>imagery<BR/>onomatopoeia<BR/>end rhyme<BR/>internal rhyme<BR/>approximate rhyme<BR/>masculine rhyme<BR/>feminine rhyme<BR/>monosyllabic foot<BR/>monometer<BR/>dimeter<BR/>trimeter<BR/>tetrameter<BR/>pentameter<BR/> simile<BR/>metaphor<BR/>personification<BR/>symbol/symbolism<BR/>alliteration<BR/>consonance<BR/>assonance<BR/>cacophony<BR/>euphony<BR/>meter<BR/>hexameter<BR/>heptameter<BR/>octameter<BR/>blank verse<BR/>eye rhyme<BR/><BR/><BR/>Section I: Passage Identifications (2 total, 40 points total)<BR/>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:<BR/>• The name of the poem, the name of the author, SPELLED CORRECTLY<BR/>• 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? <BR/>• 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?<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Tips for Answering Passage Identification:<BR/><BR/>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!<BR/>2) Thoroughly study your notes! <BR/>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. <BR/><BR/>Here is further explanation of what you must write about in your paragraph:<BR/><BR/>• 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? <BR/><BR/>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.<BR/><BR/>• 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.)<BR/><BR/>In this section, you would point out the literary elements, define them, and explain how they are used in the story or poem.<BR/><BR/><BR/>• What is the purpose of this passage? <BR/><BR/>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.<BR/>Passage Identification Rubric:<BR/>Name______/1<BR/>Author ______/1<BR/>Plot: _________/6<BR/>Element: _________/6<BR/>Purpose: ________/6<BR/><BR/>Total: ________/20 1. How does this passage relate to the rest of the story or poem’s plot?<BR/><BR/>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.<BR/><BR/>3. What is the purpose of this passage?Miss Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14010957873530396920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967663043832569167.post-3810149789380659552008-10-02T01:27:00.000-07:002008-10-02T01:27:00.000-07:0010A English Literature Midterm Exam Study GuideFal...10A English Literature Midterm Exam Study Guide<BR/>Fall 2008<BR/><BR/>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<BR/><BR/>Section I: Passage Identifications (3 total, 60 points total)<BR/>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:<BR/>• The name of the poem, the name of the author, SPELLED CORRECTLY<BR/>• 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? <BR/>• 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?<BR/>Tips for Answering Passage Identification:<BR/><BR/>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!<BR/>2) Thoroughly study your notes! <BR/>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. <BR/><BR/>Here is further explanation of what you must write about in your paragraph:<BR/><BR/>• 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? <BR/><BR/>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.<BR/><BR/>• 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.)<BR/><BR/>In this section, you would point out the literary elements, define them, and explain how they are used in the story or poem.<BR/><BR/><BR/>• What is the purpose of this passage? <BR/><BR/>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.<BR/>Passage Identification Rubric:<BR/>Name______/1<BR/>Author ______/1<BR/>Plot: _________/6<BR/>Element: _________/6<BR/>Purpose: ________/6<BR/><BR/>Total: ________/20 1. How does this passage relate to the rest of the story or poem’s plot?<BR/><BR/>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.<BR/><BR/>3. What is the purpose of this passage?<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>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.<BR/><BR/>tone<BR/>setting<BR/>mood<BR/>theme<BR/>stanza<BR/>dialogue<BR/>allegory<BR/>foot<BR/>apostrophe<BR/>iamb<BR/>trochee<BR/>anapest<BR/>dactyl<BR/>spondee<BR/>repetition<BR/>refrain suspense<BR/>conflict<BR/>imagery<BR/>onomatopoeia<BR/>end rhyme<BR/>internal rhyme<BR/>approximate rhyme<BR/>masculine rhyme<BR/>feminine rhyme<BR/>monosyllabic foot<BR/>monometer<BR/>dimeter<BR/>trimeter<BR/>tetrameter<BR/>pentameter<BR/> simile<BR/>metaphor<BR/>personification<BR/>symbol/symbolism<BR/>alliteration<BR/>consonance<BR/>assonance<BR/>cacophony<BR/>euphony<BR/>meter<BR/>hexameter<BR/>heptameter<BR/>octameter<BR/>blank verse<BR/>eye rhymeMiss Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14010957873530396920noreply@blogger.com