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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)