Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Exam Information - Revised

Barring any additional snow days, the exam schedule is:

Period 5 exam - Wednesday, January 28
Period 8 exam - Monday, January 26
Period 9 exam - Tuesday, January 27

Midterm Review Guide

Part I: Definitions and Literary Terms
25 points

Vocabulary: The Great Gatsby, The Crucible, The Old Man and the Sea, and Unit 9

Literary terms include alliteration, allusion, drama, extended metaphor, Gothic, imagery, interior monologue, metaphor, motif, simile, symbol, voice, and withholding information.

Format: Vocabulary = provide definitions
Literary terms = matching

Part II: Passage Identification
35 points

The Great Gatsby, The Crucible, The Old Man and the Sea, “The Black Cat”
Know the author, literary work, speaker, and the meaning of the passage.


Part III: Essay
40 points

Period 5: The Great Gatsby (American qualities)
Period 8: The Crucible (1692 versus 1776)
Period 9: Poe (Know Gothic literature)

Part IV: Bonus Points