CP English 10
I Semester Exam Study Guide
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 Writing
o Memoir Writing
o “ASE” Method of essay writing
 6 + 1 traits of writing
 Reflection writing
 Research/Analysis Writing
 MLA –
o Outlining
o Works Cited
o Parenthetical Documentation
o Notes for research
 Parts of Speech
o Nouns
o Verbs
o Conjunctions
o Adjectives
o Adverbs
o Pronouns
o Prepositions
o Interjections
 Parts of Sentences
o Subjects
o Predicates
o Order of Subject/Predicate
o Complements
o Direct Objects
o Indirect Objects
o Subject Complements
o Predicate Nominative
o Predicate Adjective
 Phrases
o Prepositional
o Appositives
o Participles
o Gerunds
o Infinitives
 Clauses
o Main Clauses
o Subordinate Clauses
 Sentences
o Simple
o Compound
o Complex
o Compound/Complex
o Fragments
o Run-ons
o Active/Passive Voice
o Parallelism
 Elements of Literature
o Plot (Plotline)
o Exposition
o Rising Action
o Climax
o Falling Action
o Resolution
o First person POV
o Third person limited POV
o Third person/Omniscient POV
o Objective/Dramatic POV
o Setting
o Theme
o Man vs. Man Conflict
o Man vs. Self Conflict
o Man vs. Society Conflict
o Man vs. Nature Conflict
o Man vs. Fate(God) Conflict
o External Conflict
o Internal Conflict
o Antagonist
o Protagonist
o Flashback
o Foreshadowing
o Inference
o Psychoanalysis
o Superego
o Id
o Ego
o Mood
o Theme
o Tone
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o Symbol
o Satire
o Character Sketch
o Similes
o Metaphors
o Verbal Irony
o Dramatic Irony
o Situational Irony
o Direct Characterization
o Indirect Characterization
o STEAL(mnemonic device)
o Flat Character
o Round Character
o Stock/Stereotyped Character
o Foil Character
o Static Character
o Developing Character
Elements of Literary Style
o Sentence Structure
o Pace
o Expansive/Economical Diction
o Vocabulary
o Figures of Speech
o Use of Dialogue
o Point of View
o Character Development
o Tone
o Paragraph/Chapter Structure
Of Mice and Men
o George
o Lennie
o Candy
o Boss
o Curley
o Slim
o Carlson’s Wife
o Whit
o Crooks
Themes in Of Mice and Men
o The impossibility of the American
Dream
o Loneliness and isolation during the
Depression
o Friendship
o Nature
o Violence
Use of imagery
Naturalism