EXAM REVIEW SHEET

TEST REMINDER!  Do not forget you will have an end test for The Adventures of Ulysses and O Brother, Where Art Thou?  & Unit 3 Vocabulary Test (spelling and definitions) on Monday,  January 14.  

EXAM REVIEW.  Below you will see a review sheet for mid-terms.  You will receive a hard copy of this in class, too. Exams start on Tuesday, January 22.

9 CP-A Review Sheet for Mid-term Exam

There will be five sections to your exam (pending exam approval).  The sections are as follows:

• ·         Vocabulary Terms (Units 1, 2, and 3)

• ·         Quotes from the films and works we have studied

• ·         Literary Terms and Poetic Devices

• ·         Open-ended Writing Prompt (1) – The open-ended question will have you focus on All Quiet on the Western Front

• ·         Formal Essay (1) –The formal essay will have you focus on Real Time, The Adventures of Ulysses, and All Quiet on the Western Front

Prepare for the exam by:

•   Reviewing the vocabulary terms found in Units 1, 2, and 3 of your vocabulary book. This means you should know the definition of each word and the synonyms.

• ·        Revisit the works we have studied the first half of the year – “Marriage is a Private Affair,” Real Time, All Quiet on the Western Front, and The Adventures of Ulysses. This means refresh your memory on the plot, characters, and themes of each work.

• ·         Revisit the films we have viewed the first half of the year – Osama, War Horse, and   O Brother, Where Art Thou? This means refresh your memory on the plot, characters, and the connection to the work studied prior to the film being viewed.

• ·         Review PowerPoints, handouts, and notes which have literary terms and poetic devices on them.

• ·         Review the sheets I gave you prior to writing your first formal thesis paper and the sheets I gave you for your research paper in order to remember the rules of writing formal essays and how to do in-text citations.

Below is a list of literary terms you should study and where you can find the definitions:  

• The Adventures of Ulysses PowerPoint - Folk Epic, Epithet, Epic Simile

• Remarque’s Poetic Language PowerPoint and notes - Imagery, Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance, Repetition, Personification, Apostrophe, End Rhyme, Internal Rhyme, Metaphor, Simile

• “Marriage is a Private Affair” Notes - Literary Style, Characterization, Direct and Indirect Characterization, Antagonist, Confidante, Dynamic Character, Flat Character, Foil, Narrator, Conflict, Interpersonal Conflict, Internal Conflict, Contrast, Foreshadowing, Setting, Theme, Tone, Point of View, First Person POV, Second Person POV, Third Person POV, Types of Third Person POV (Omniscient, Limited, Objective)