Midterm Review 2014 (2).notebook
January 21, 2014
Midterm Review
Format:
Short­Answer Criteria
> 55 Multiple Choice from Curriculum.
> 1 Reading Selection with 10 Multiple Choice questions.
(Either grade yourself or switch with a partner)
Consider a 1­5 scale for each of the following categories.
> Choose five of seven short answer questions.
> One big bad essay
Today, let's start with a sample short answer question, take 5
minutes.
DO NOW:
In The Crucible, dramatic irony plays a big role in the
audience appeal. Define dramatic irony and describe a
situation in the play where this device is used.
Hey, remember The Namesake?
Let's go through the major themes extemporaneously
(someone please define?).
1.
2.
3.
4.
Does the response address the question fully?
Does the student use specific evidence from the text?
Is the answer written using the correct and appropriate
conventions of English?
Does the student EXPAND on the issue? That is, do
they go beyond simply addressing the question to
connection with a larger purpose.
The next two slides will preview my method for covering
information at today's block 9 review session. Seriously
consider attending.
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry
God
Is a _____________ or impassioned religious speech,
ABCD
delivered by ______________ to an audience full of
Cultural Relativism vs. Ethnocentrism
(not sinners...) ____________. The speech is effective
because Edwards never __________________ leaving each
individual to imagine _________________. This speech is
Transit/Escape
part of a movement called ______________ and its purpose
was ______________________.
Bildungsroman
MAJOR MOVEMENTS
The Crucible
This _______ centers on the small New England community
of _________ populated by the ____________, a strict
Take 10 minutes and in groups of 2­3, find me the following
information from your notes. I will record the relevant
information on the board and steer you in the right direction if
need be.
What is Transcendentalism?
religious sect. __________ a girl whose influence over others
is spellbinding(!) is motivated by _____________________
What is American Romanticism?
with _____________ a prominent local farmer. He believes
Abby's main goal is _______________________. The piece
features logical fallacy or, _________________. An example
What is Gothic Literature?
of this is when ___________ claims he is a good judge because
____________________. The play ends tragically when
Proctor decides to die because ________________________.
What is Realism?
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Midterm Review 2014 (2).notebook
January 21, 2014
Midterm Review
Format:
> 55 Multiple Choice from Curriculum.
> 1 Reading Selection with 10 Multiple Choice questions.
MAJOR SYMBOLS
Take 10 minutes and in groups of 2­3, find me the following
information from your notes. I will record the relevant
information on the board and steer you in the right direction if
need be.
> Choose five of seven short answer questions.
Moby­Dick
> One big bad essay
Today, let's start with a sample short answer question, take 5
minutes.
The Raven
DO NOW:
Randolph Carter's Wire
Define and describe the major aspects of American
Romanticism and the way in which they apply to any of the
stories read in that genre.
Edgar Allan Poe
A strategy for decoding symbols...
Moby­Dick
Poe's poem, "The Raven" is an example of _____________
Herman Melville likely based his novel on the actual sinking
because it shows ___________________________________.
of a whaler called ____________ by a sperm whale. The
This is symbolized by the raven _______________________,
story features _____________ who is obsessed with catching
who represents ___________________. The narrator of the
a white whale. That whale, by the way, is one gigantic symbol;
poem tortures himself by ____________________________
possible interpretations include: _______________________
_______________________.
_________________________________________________
___________. Ahab's first mate, _______________ boldy
shows ________________ towards his captain. Ultimately,
Ahab is killed by __________________________________
showing that ______________________________________.
Young Goodman Brown
Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Occurrence strongly employs the concept of varied
Young Goodman Brown is a story set in _____________
narration as it goes back and forth between
and details the protagonist's trip into the forest with
_________________ POV and ____________ POV. The
___________. The story is an allegory as it
affect of the first type is to ___________________________
___________________________. The story is an example of
while the affect of the second is to ______________________.
___________ literature as it employs a dark and mysterious
The story also uses foreshadowing in the form of
setting, the protagonist is a man ____________ as he is alone
________________ and suspence when Farquhar
in the woods, and the Brown's experience in the woods allow
_________________________. Lastly, it is an example of
him to see the _______ in others. The story is also able to
____________ literature as it shows
show foreshadowing in _________'s pink hair ribbon, as it is
________________________________________________.
mentioned at the start of the story and allows Brown to later
identify his wife.
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Statement of Randolph Carter
Rats in the Walls
Define the following as it is in the story:
Statement is a Gothic tale as it employs ______________
aspects. In the story, imagination overtakes reality when
__________________________. The wire is a symbol as it
Imagination over reality ­
________________________. The author
___________________ is able to show suspense through
Gothic style ­
___________________ and foreshadowing when
__________________________. Much of the confusion of
the story comes from the fact that ______________________.
A man adrift ­
Suspense and Foreshadowing ­
Dead Poet's Society
A Separate Peace
Mr. Keating is the perfect example of Transcendentalism as he
The novel, by _________________, is the story of Gene and
teaches students to _________________________________.
his ______________ Finny. At the heart of the novel exists a
The boys employ the use of Whitman's "Oh me! Oh life!" in
moral dilemma, which can be defined as
that they _____________________________________. The
______________________. The dilemma is
story as a whole has the boys fighting an institution in the form
__________________. The two attend _________________,
of ______________, and learning to trust _________, the
and are strong symbols of two movements as Gene stands for
truest form of reality and strength. This movie can be linked to
_______________ because he is _____________, and Finny
authors such as ______________ and ______________ in the
stands for __________________ as he is
Transcendental ties.
____________________. Elements of schadenfreude can be
seen when ________________________.
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