Download Ms. Lockrow

ENGLISH I MIDYEAR REVIEW
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
When is the midyear?
Either Wednesday, January 21st or Thursday, January 22nd
How much does it count?
 Your midyear is a cumulative exam; in other words, it is a test of everything we have done since SEPTEMBER 2014.
 Your midterm exam will be factored in as 20% of your semester 1 grade. Your semester 1 grade will also include term 1(40%) and term
2(40%).
 Your semester 1 grade will be the basis for your course recommendation for next year. (You need a 90% semester 1 average to move up
to Honors).
What do I need to know?
 VOCABULARY, LITERARY TERMS, PARTS OF SENTENCE, CLAUSES, SENTENCE TYPES, and the TEXTS:
o Short Stories (“Initiation,” “On the Sidewalk, Bleeding,” “Marigolds,” “Powder,” “Shooting Hoops,” “Harrison Bergeron”), The
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, and The Catcher in the Rye
Potential Weight of Sections (subject to change)
Multiple Choice (Vocab, Grammar, Literary Terms, Reading Comprehension Questions): 50%
Essay (New story analysis/CTA) 50%
What LITERARY TERMS do I need to know?
PLOT
POINT OF VIEW
SETTING
Narrator
PARTS OF THE STORY
First person
Exposition
Third person
Rising actions
(Limited & Omniscient)
Climax
Stream of Consciousness
Falling actions
Resolution
CHARACTERS
Protagonist
Antagonist
CONFLICT
Internal conflict
External conflict (& types)
CHARACTERIZATION
Action
Description
Dialogue
Thought
IRONY
Dramatic irony
Verbal irony
Situational irony
OTHERS
Theme
Symbol
Foreshadowing
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Alliteration
Hyperbole
ENGLISH I MIDYEAR REVIEW
What are the PARTS OF SENTENCE terms that I need to know?
SUBJECT
VERBSPREDICATE
Simple & complete
Linking, Action, & Helping Simple & complete
What do I need to know about CLAUSES?
FANBOYS
 Independent clauses
 Dependent clauses
SUBJECT complements
Predicate Adjective
Predicate Nominative
OBJECT Complements
Direct Object
Indirect Object
Subordinate conjunctions
What do I need to know about SENTENCE TYPES?
Number & Type of Clauses (in
 Simple, Compound,
each)
Complex, CompoundComplex
THE MULTIPLE CHOICE SECTION: ~150 Multiple choice questions
What I am
testing…
Vocabulary,
Book E
Units 1- ____ (to
be announced)
# of
Format
questions
~75
Multiple choice, answers
bubbled in Scantron (bring a
No. 2 pencil)
You will have synonyms,
definitions, and sentence
completion questions.
Example
How to study
1. temerity
a. timidity
b. boldness
c. fatigue
d. hatred
Study the definition of each word.
2. I wanted to __________ the
memory of falling down the stairs
in front of seniors.
a) expunge
b) obsolete
c) brazen
d) alienate
Go through your book, highlight words you
don’t know, and check off words you do
know. Only study the words that you do
not know--- don’t waste time studying
words you already know.
Review vocabulary quizzes.
Make flash cards/write sentences.
Make 4-square flash cards.
ENGLISH I MIDYEAR REVIEW
Literary terms
~15
Multiple choice, answers
bubbled in Scantron
Definitions and application
to our texts
Grammar:
Parts of
Sentence,
Clauses,
Sentence Types
~20
Multiple choice, answers
bubbled in Scantron
1. ______ is the turning point in a
literary work.
a. exposition
b. rising actions
c. climax
d. resolution
Review short story literary terms sheet
and your short story test.
1. The bell sounded 12 times and Review handouts & quizzes; browse online
Cinderella left the ball.
for even more grammar practice on any
a. Action verb
concept
b. Liking verb
c. Helping verb
d. not a verb
2. Joey knit me a hat for
Christmas.
a. Direct object
b. Indirect object
c. Predicate Adjective
d. Predicate Nominative
ENGLISH I MIDYEAR REVIEW
Literature
Questions from
Short Stories,
Curious Incident
of the Dog in the
Nighttime, and
The Catcher in
the Rye
~40
Multiple choice, answers
bubbled in Scantron
Identify the speaker of the
following quotation:
Review your notes and character charts for
important quotations.
Questions related to the
following:
character, conflict, plot,
setting, significance of
quotation, speaker of
quotation, symbols, &
theme,
“Then a funny thing happened,
when I got to the museum, I
wouldn’t have gone inside for a
million bucks.”
Think about what the quotations reveal
about the characters, conflicts, themes and
relationships in the text.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Holden
Ackley
Sunny
Stradlater
Look over notes for major plot points,
characters and symbols.
Make flashcards for each character and
his/her significance.
ENGLISH I MIDYEAR REVIEW
THE ESSAY SECTION: 1 Essay
CTA
Perform a close and active reading of a new short story
and respond to the characters, conflicts and/or themes
in the story.
You will be required to integrate QUOTATIONS from the
story into your essay.
As you read the story, you should do the following:
1. Actively read: Make connections, formulate
evaluations, and ask questions.
2. Notes/Mark up: If it will help you, underline or
circle important information about characterization
and conflicts. Pay attention to the narrator, his
perspective and the influence of point of view on the
story.
3. Think about the characters and how they change
throughout the story: Remember the elements of
characterization (Descriptions, Dialogue, Actions,
Thoughts)
4. Think about potential theme(s) of the story.
Overall, what seems to be the message and purpose of
this story?
THE BOTTOM LINE: ~150 multiple choice questions
Review literary terms and how they applied to the
different stories we read.
If you have honestly completed all of your
homework and class work to the best of your
ability and with full effort, then you have
prepared for this section.
This section of the exam will assess your reading
comprehension and your ability to write about
literature—particularly new literature— in a
thoughtful and accurate manner.
1 Essay (primarily based on a new story)