Unit One Review: IEP English 9
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Simile
Internal Conflict
Symbolism
External Conflict
Point of View
Foreshadowing
Personification
Verbal Irony
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Mood
Inference
Metaphor
Theme
Imagery
Allusion
Exaggeration
Plot
Tone
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9th Midterm Exam Study Guide
Students should be prepared to define, identify, and apply the following literary
terms (Make Flashcards!):
Dramatic Irony
Simile
Symbolism
Point of View
Plot
Verbal Irony
Inference
Characterization
Metaphor
Imagery
Situational Irony
Internal Conflict
External Conflict
Personification
Mood
Allusion
Theme
Foreshadowing
Exaggeration
Tone
Students should be familiar with the following aspects of grammar and usage:
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Pronouns
Verbs
Modifiers: Adjectives and Adverbs
Prepositions/Prepositional Phrases
Students should be familiar with the following aspects of vocabulary:
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Use of context clues
Using reference materials
Students should practice identification and usage of the following reading skills:
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Talking to the Text, inferring, questioning, synthesizing, visualizing, context clues
Close and Critical Reading: What does the text say (summary), How does the text
say it? (Craft), What does it mean (theme), So what? (Text to text, text to self, text to
world connections)
Students should be prepared to define, identify and apply the following writing
terms:
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Essay organization (cause/ effect, compare/ contrast, define, sequential,
chronological, categorization.)
Author’s purpose (inform, persuade, entertain, dispute)
Persuasive Essay components and format (attention getter/lead, thesis statement
(position), support, counterargument, conclusion, clincher)
Students should be familiar with the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, including:
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Genre
Author (purpose, background)
Setting, characters (major and minor), plot, social issues
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