Honors English 9
Name_____________________
SEMESTER EXAM REVIEW
To help you prepare for your exam, complete this worksheet.
BIG IDEA & THEME
Remember… a Big Idea is simply a main idea that is so major that it pops up many times during the story.
A Theme is a message the author is trying to communicate to the reader.
Identify TWO Big Ideas from each of Identify a Theme for the story that comes from each Big Idea.
the following pieces of literature.
What is the author trying to tell you about the Big Idea?
“The
Necklace”
Of Mice and
Men
Your Tiered
Novel (The first
novel you read this
year.)
Novel title =
MAKING CONNECTIONS
The only thematic unit we’ve done thus far is the Hopes & Dreams unit. Therefore, the class readings we have done connect to each other.
And, even though your tiered novel wasn’t technically a part of this unit, there are undoubtedly connections there to be made.
In the appropriate spaces below, list TWO Big Ideas that can be used to connect “The Necklace,” Of Mice and Men, and your tiered novel to
each other. Then, respond in the next two columns.
Do the stories seem to
BIG IDEA
send the same message
If you answered “YES,” identify a common THEME.
about the Big Idea?
YES
NO
YES
NO
IMAGERY
Remember… imagery is language that appeals to the five senses.
Now read “A Dream Deferred” from your Hopes and Dreams Unit Introduction handout again. Identify two pieces of imagery from the
poem and explain what the imagery is telling reader.
Example of Imagery
What is that imagery telling the reader?
LITERARY TERMS
What is setting? (define it)
What is the setting in Of Mice and Men?
What is conflict? (define both kinds)
List an EXTERNAL conflict in Of Mice and Men.
List an INTERNAL conflict in Of Mice and Men.
What is one type of irony is present in “The Necklace”?
What is irony? (define all three kinds)
CHARACTER STUDY
List one weakness and one strength of Lennie.
List one weakness and one strength of George.
ESSAY FORMAT
What is the purpose of an
introduction paragraph?
What is the purpose of a
thesis statement?
What is the purpose of a
topic sentence in a body
paragraph?
What is the purpose of the
explanation after a piece of
textual evidence?
What is the purpose of a
concluding sentence?
What is the purpose of a
concluding paragraph?