Download English 2 Ms. Layana English 2 Final Exam Study Guide Semester 1

English 2
Ms. Layana
English 2 Final Exam Study Guide Semester 1
SCANTRON PORTION = 140 Points
Part 1: Vocabulary
Study the words below. You will be required to either put them into sentences or identify
the definitions.
Adversity
Aversion
Elucidate
Equivocate
Extort
Inadvertent
Inanimate
Lucid
Luster
Magnanimous
Perturb
Prodigious
Profligate
Prolific
Propensity
Pusillanimous
Retort
Torture
Turbid
Turmoil
Unequivocal
Vociferous
Study the root words below. You will be required to define them.
Tort
Vert
Pro
Voc
Tur
Lus
Anim
Sphere
Part 2: Literary Terms
Study the words below.
● Archetype
● Conflict
● Diction
Part 2: Literary Terms (Cont.)
Study the words below.
● Direct Characterization
● Ethos
● Indirect Characterization
● Imagery
● Irony
● Logos
● Mood
● Pathos
● Personification
● Perspective
● Propaganda
● Theme
● Tone
● Satire
● Style
● Symbol
● Syntax
Part 3: Writing & MLA Format
Study the following information in regards to Writing and MLA Format.
The elements of an introduction paragraph:
A thesis statement in a well-written intro paragraph must:
The purpose of a claim in a CDW paragraph:
The correct example of a parenthetical citation:
Warrants in a CDW Essay should do all of the following:
Requirements of MLA format when writing a formal essay:
A well-written CDW body paragraph contains:
Elements of a concluding paragraph:
The MLA heading contains:
A works cited page:
The purpose of a Works Cited list is to:
Formal writing rules when writing about literature:
Part 4: ​
The Book Thief
Character Quotations
Know the following characters and match the name to the quote (Hint: Knowing the basics
about each character will help)
Death
Liesel
Hans
Max
Rosa
Cultural and Contextual Terminology
Be able to match each term with its definition.
Führer
heil
herr
Juden
Mein Kampf
Literary Terms
Identify based on a quote from the book. (Hint: Just like your​
Book Thief ​
Exam)
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Internal Conflict
Irony
Metaphor
Simile
Theme
Part 5: Theme and Characterization
Match the character with the quote or description of that character.
● Miss Strangeworth
● Monsieur Sauvage
● Harrison Bergeron
● Ulrich von Gradwitz
Short Stories
Know: plot, setting, conflicts, characters, author’s style, themes
● “Harrison Bergeron”
● “Two Friends"
● “The Possibility of Evil"
● "The Interlopers"
● “The Pit and the Pendulum”
Part 6: Author’s Purpose and Style
Literary Terms
Identify the definition of each word.
● Diction
● Imagery
● Style
● Syntax
● Tone
Part 7: Argument, Persuasion, and Research
A strong argument typically includes:
How can you find out whether a source’s information is current?
Which places are appropriate sources of credible information?
Bandwagon means:
Attack Ad Hominem means:
Snob Appeal means:
What is an annotated bibliography?