Final Exam Review Guide

Study vocabulary words from Units 4, 5, 6, and 7: 

The vocabulary words from Units 4, 5, 6, and 7 section of the exam will be given on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 during your regular English class.  Please bring your orange vocabulary book to class on that day.  I will be collecting them.

Study the definitions to the following terms:

Vignette

Imagery

Metaphor

Simile

Synesthesia

Oxymoron

Malapropism

Soliloquy

Aside

Concealment

Syntax

Diction

Round Character

Stock Character

Flat Character

Dynamic Character

Static Character

Foil

Blank Verse

Magical Realism

Allegory

Sonnet 

Couplet               

Prose

Allusion

Hyperbole

Refresh your memory on the following works:

The House on Mango Street

The Alchemist

The Whale Rider

A Doll’s House

Romeo and Juliet

Oedipus

The Minority Report

Rabbit Proof Fence

Use your tests, notes, powerpoints, webquests, library scavenger hunts, etc. from the second semester to study for this exam.  It will consist of the following types of questions:

Vocabulary (Study units 4, 5, 6, and 7!)  
                                                                             

Literary Terms (Study the terms listed!)  
                                                                                          

Open-ended Response  (know your characters!)     
                                                                      

Quote Analysis (know your characters, plot, and themes of the works!)  
                          

Essay (know your characters, plot, and themes of the works!)     
                 

Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare and Elizabethan Theater Quiz -- Thursday,  May 30 (You must study for this quiz!  Study PowerPoint notes, webquest notes, How William Became Shakespeare (CD) notes*, and Globe Theater notes and handouts.)

*If you missed the How William Became Shakespeare CD, I will be happy to stay after school on Tuesday, May 28 for you to listen to the CD.  It is about 40 minutes in length.  If that doesn't work for you, please see me during your lunch period between now and May 28.  I will let you borrow the CD for the period.  You may go to the library and listen to it on a computer.  You will need your headphones.

Romeo and Juliet End Test --Monday, June 3 *note change of end test from Friday, May 31 to Monday, June 3! (This will include an objective section and an essay section. Please have the handout on the philosophy of life for Romeo, Benvolio, and Mercutio completed prior to the end test...it can be used for one part of the essay section.) 

Romeo and Juliet Skit:   "Save Romeo and Juliet..." -- TBD

Online text of Romeo and Juliet: 
http://shakespeare.mit.edu/romeo_juliet/

Study guide for Romeo and Juliet: 
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/romeoscenes.html

Romeo and Juliet

Upcoming activities and test dates are listed below.

Vocabulary Quiz:  Unit 7 -- Thursday, May 23 (study spelling, definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and parts of speech)

Shakespeare and Elizabethan Theater Quiz -- Thursday,  May 30 (You must study for this quiz!  Study PowerPoint notes, webquest notes, How William Became Shakespeare (CD) notes*, and Globe Theater notes and handouts.)

*If you missed the How William Became Shakespeare CD, I will be happy to stay after school on Tuesday, May 28 for you to listen to the CD.  It is about 40 minutes in length.  If that doesn't work for you, please see me during your lunch period between now and May 28.  I will let you borrow the CD for the period.  You may go to the library and listen to it on a computer.  You will need your headphones.

Romeo and Juliet End Test -- TBD (This will include an objective section and an essay section. Please have the handout on the philosophy of life for Romeo, Benvolio, and Mercutio completed prior to the end test...it can be used for one part of the essay section. 

Romeo and Juliet Skit:   "Save Romeo and Juliet..." -- TBD

Online text of Romeo and Juliet: 
http://shakespeare.mit.edu/romeo_juliet/

Study guide for Romeo and Juliet: 
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/romeoscenes.html

Romeo and Juliet

We will be viewing, reading, and listening to Romeo and Juliet over the next couple of weeks.  I will be giving you a log entry assignment this week to think about as we are starting Romeo and Juliet.   The due date will be determined once we have finished the play. 

May is the month of many trips for some 9th grade students.  Please remember you are responsible for any work you miss in class.  If you miss a day of the film, you will need to borrow the play and read the scenes you have missed.  I would appreciate you reminding me a day in advance when you will be out of class due to a trip. 

Finish out your 9th grade year on a positive note...work hard...stay focused...and enjoy.  It has been a great year! 

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

End Test on A Doll's House will take place on Monday, May 6.

The following websites will be used for the webquest you will be completing in class on Monday and Tuesday for our Shakespeare Unit:  

http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/

http://www.renfaire.com/   

http://elizabethan.org 

http://www.william-shakespeare.info/elizabethan-theatre-facts.htm

http://www.william-shakespeare.info/site-map.htm

A Doll's House

Students are currently reading and completing questions for A Doll's House.  Most work will be completed in class.  Our class goal is to complete the reading of the play by Thursday, May 2.  Once completed, a test for the play will take place on Monday, May 6. Please review the background PowerPoint on Ibsen prior to the test. 

The House on Mango Street

Vignette Project:  Your completed project is due Monday, April 22.  Please review the directions given to you in class.  You will be penalized a letter grade lower for each day it is late.  Below is the rubric I will be using to grade these projects:

Cover Page
Title/Name/Date/Period/Appearance/Creativity -- 5 Points

Vignettes
Creativity/Appearance/Titles -- 10 points
Content:  Details/Development/Format -- 15 Points
Understanding Author's Style:  Syntax/Diction/Figurative --  15 Points


Overall Content 
Typing Errors/Spelling issues/Other -- 10 Points


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 The women on Mango Street vignettes and chart need to be completed by Wednesday, April 17.