Monday, November 9, 2015

SEMESTER 1 EXAM STUDY GUIDE

This is a Start - FINAL REVISIONS will be made no later than Thanksgiving - you can start studying/preparing from this outline:

Multiple Choice: Exam Day 12-15-15
Vocabulary Lessons 7-8-9 (emphasis) with some from 1-6 as well.
WC Units 12, 15, and 20
Read an Upfront article and answer questions based on your active reading of the article.

Essay - on Monday 12-14 
Concepts Addressed:
  • Essay Format
  • Thesis Statement
  • Proving a point with Thorough Concrete Textual Evidence 
Essay topics may include but are not limited to:
  • Conflicts
  • Characterization
  • Literary Devices: Foreshadowing, Setting, Didacticism, Figurative Language, Symbolism, Theme, Meiosis, Flashback, Narrative, Non Sequitur, Catharsis, Understatement, Tone, Mood, and Ethos/Pathos/Logos (The Rhetorical Triangle)
Covers: Tuesdays With Morrie, "The Lottery", "Letter from a Birmingham Jail", The Diary of Petr Ginz, Maus, and Brave New World.

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