EXAM REVIEW

Exam Prep English 9:

Grammar:    Know Parts of Speech, phrases, Subject, Verb,    object, indirect object, object of the preposition, kinds of  pronouns (personal and possessive)...

Vocabulary:

            Word Associations:  You will be given a definition followed by four multiple choice options of vocabulary words, one of which will match.  (10)

            Choosing the Right Meaning:  You will be given a bolded word in a sentence and have to choose the correct synonym for that word.  (5)

Romeo and Juliet Quotes Multiple Choice:

            Identify the speakers of 15 quotes from throughout the play.

            Identify the quote which contains an example of the requested literary term. (6)

The Chrysalids Multiple Choice:

            Know plot, characters, author, literary terms introduced with Chrysalids. (32)

The Chrysalids Matching:

            Know characters and main details associated with them. (22)

Romeo and Juliet In Context:

            I will give you seven passages from Romeo and Juliet and ask you questions about their content, meaning, speakers, literary terms, and what came before or after each passage. (22)

Expository Essay:  50 marks

            Hint:  The question will be about the whole play of Romeo and Juliet.  I suggested studying both coincidence and tragic flaw, and finding quotes to back up your ideas on what might have brought about the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.  I strongly suggest that you prepare ahead of time.

Reading Comprehension: 

            An unseen poem.  You will be asked questions to assess your understanding and interpretation of this poem.  (12)

EXAM prep and END of THE TERM things to remember....

Create a complete set of FLASH CARDS of all literary terms you have learned this term:  include term, definition and examples for each.

eg:  OXYMORON:  paired opposites
                                   "living corse"

I will be checking that they are done tomorrow.  Use these to study for the exam.

REMEMBER THE READING CHALLENGE:  review those books you have read and get credit for your pages.  This is worth 10% of your grade this term.

IRONY

Irony:

Verbal Irony:  A device by which a writer expresses a meaning contradictory to the stated or ostensible meaning.  The writer makes it clear that the meaning he intends is the opposite of his literal one.

Dramatic Irony:  When the audience or the reader knows something important that a character in the play or story does not know. It can add to comedic effect and suspense.  Dramatic irony depends upon the structure of the play more than the actual words of the characters. 

Eg.:  In Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, Oedipus seeks the murderer of Laius, only to find at the end of the play that he himself is the murderer.

Situational Irony: When what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate.  When there is a discrepancy between the appearance of a situation and the reality that underlies it.

Eg:  Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem “Ozymandias” contains situational irony:

And on the pedestal these words appear:

“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings;

Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!”

Nothing beside remains.  Round the decay

Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,

The lone and level sands stretch far away.

Practice Literary terms for Standards Test:

Alliteration                             Free verse                             Personification

Antagonist                             Hyperbole                              Petrarchan lover

Aside                                      Iambic pentameter               Simile

Assonance                            Metaphor                               Situational irony

Blank verse                           Meter                                      Soliloquy

Chorus                                   Onomatopoeia                     Tragedy

Consonance                         Oxymoron                             Verbal irony

Dramatic irony                      Paradox

Match the correct term with the correct definition:

1. ______________ A statement that seems, at first, to contradict itself, but is ultimately true. 

2. ______________ Poetic repetition of vowel sounds.

3.   _______________  Five feet containing one accented and one unaccented syllable.

     4.  ________________ In a drama, a moment when a character is alone on the stage and speaks his or her thoughts aloud.

5.   _______________  The close repetition of identical consonant sounds before and after different vowels. eg:  flip, flop; feel, fill; east, west.

6. ________________ A man whose love for a beautiful woman is not returned.  He sees love as something that should be painful and confusing.

7. ________________ When the audience or the reader knows something important that a character in the play or story does not know. It can add to comedic effect and suspense.

    8. ________________ A device in which a character in a drama makes a short speech which is heard by the audience but not by the other characters in the play.

9.  ________________  The close repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words.

10.  ________________ The common name for iambic pentameter.

11.   _______________  A measured verbal rhythm.

12.  ________________ An apparent contradiction that is actually true. The statement challenges us to uncover the underlying truth that resolves the apparent contradiction.

13. ________________ When what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate.

14.  ________________ A person or force which opposes the protagonist in a literary work.

15.  ________________ A play, novel, or other narrative in which there are many serious and important events, and the main character comes to an unhappy end.

16.  ________________  A comparison of two unlike objects not using like or as.

17. _________________ A figure of speech that combines contradictory or opposing ideas.

18.  ________________ A comparison of two unlike objects using like or as.

19.  ________________  The use of words whose sounds seem to express or reinforce their meansings. eg:  hiss, bang, woof.

20.  __________________ Giving human characteristics to an inanimate object.

21.  __________________ In classical Greek tragedies, a group of nameless onlookers who comment on and interpret the action of the play.

22.  _________________ poetry written without meter or specific line lengths.

23.  _________________ A figure of speech in which an overstatement or exaggeration occurs. It can help express strong emotion or create a comic effect for the reader.

For Basketball guys - answers to Friday's worksheet

First find the Verb,  Then find the Subject of the Verb:  Who or what is doing the action?

Identify all the Parts of Speech.

Label the Phrases:  Noun – squiggly underline, Prepositional Phrase –circle, Verb Phrase – underline.

RED = subject

Green = verb phrase

italics = prep phrase

bold = noun phrase

Prep        a     n        a     n    v            adv

Beyond the fridge, the rat lurked furtively.

  Prep    a   n       a     n      v         adj      prep    p pro  n

After the storm, the trees looked bare without their leaves.

Adv       pro     v        p pro  n

Always you criticize my work.

Pro     v          n

She enjoyed skiing.

Pro  hv  adv              v              a   n

He was thoroughly enjoying the swimming.

Pro hv adv v   hv adv  v          pro       prep     N

I don’t know (do not know) anything about Queen Elizabeth I.

Pro v    N         conj ppro  n   V     adv   adj

I love running, but my shoes are really old.

    N      v     adv   prep a   n

Jenny ran quickly to the store.

  N         v            adv   prep a      n

Jenny sauntered slowly to the school.

Thursday, Jan 12th HWK

Find examples of Romeo and Juliet's tragic flaws, as requested at the end of the notes I gave you on Act IV, sc 1.  Write out quotes with their act and line number so that you can remember the context of the quote.

Complete the notes for Act IV, sc 3:  Fill in what Juliet's fears are just before she takes the potion the friar gave her to simulate death.

Exam Prep English 9:

Grammar:  Know Parts of Speech,  Subject, Verb, Object, Indirect Object, Object of the Preposition, kinds of pronouns                                                 (personal and possessive)...

Vocabulary:

            Word Associations:  You will be given a definition followed by four multiple choice options of vocabulary words, one of which will match.  (10)

            Choosing the Right Meaning:  You will be given a bolded word in a sentence and have to choose the correct synonym for that word.  (5)

Romeo and Juliet Quotes Multiple Choice:

            Identify the speakers of 15 quotes from throughout the play.

            Identify the quote which contains an example of the requested literary term. (6)

The Chrysalids Multiple Choice:

            Know plot, characters, author, literary terms introduced with Chrysalids. (32)

The Chrysalids Matching:

            Know characters and main details associated with them. (22)

Romeo and Juliet In Context:

            I will give you seven passages from Romeo and Juliet and ask you questions about their content, meaning, speakers, literary terms, and what came before or after each passage. (22)

Expository Essay:  50 marks

            Hint:  The question will be about the whole play of Romeo and Juliet.  I suggested studying both coincidence and tragic flaw, and finding quotes to back up your ideas on what might have brought about the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.  I strongly suggest that you prepare ahead of time.

Reading Comprehension: 

            An unseen poem.  You will be asked questions to assess your understanding and interpretation of this poem.  (12)

Finding the Parts of Speech in a Sentence

QUESTIONS TO ASK TO FIND THE PARTS OF SPEECH

1.     Where is the action or doing or being word?  = VERB

2.    To find the SUBJECT (Noun or Pronoun) ask:  Who or what is doing the action?

3.    To find the OBJECT (Pronoun or Noun) ask:  Who or what is receiving the action?

4.    To find other Nouns or Pronouns ask:  Is there a person, place or thing in the sentence?

5.    Are there any describing words modifying the nouns?

     = ADJECTIVE

6.  Are there any words modifying the action word?  Do these words        answer the questions how, when, where or why an action is done?               = ADVERB

7.  Are there any joining words?  Does the word join words, phrases or clauses?  = CONJUNCTION

8. Are there any words showing relation or position?                                = PREPOSITION

9.   Now you can identify the auxilliary verbs.  They are the words that help you conjugate the main verb.  You know them as the 23 helping verbs.  Ask yourself:  Are they helping another verb?  Or are they working alone?  If they are working alone, then they are labeled as the main verb, not an auxilliary verb.

Note:  For every Subject and Verb combination, there will be one clause.

Clauses are often set apart by commas, or begin with conjunctions.

Jan 11th HWK IV 1

Act IV 1:  No summary required tonight.  Instead read, and write out for me one example of belief in fate in this scene, and a couple of examples of dramatic irony in this scene.

Remember to finish the Vocabulary Unit 8.

Study Guide for English 9 Standards Exam

Study Guide

for the English 9 Standards Exam

Exam Format:

Part I:  Literary Terms matching (12 marks)

Part II:  Poetry multiple choice (6 marks)

The last 4 sections refer to a short story that you will read.

Part III:  Reading Comprehension (6 marks)

Part IV:  Grammar (12 marks)

Part V:  Vocabulary in Context (6 marks)

Part VI:  Multi-Paragraph response to short story (12 marks)

What to Study:

Literary Terms

• Be able to match terms and definitions
• Be able to identify examples

Alliteration

Antagonist

Aside

Assonance

Blank verse

Chorus

Consonance

Dramatic irony

Free verse

Hyperbole

Iambic pentameter

Metaphor

Meter

Onomatopoeia

Oxymoron

Paradox

Personification

Petrarchan lover

Simile

Situational irony

Soliloquy

Tragedy

Verbal irony

Poetry

• Be able to read and understand the meaning of a poem. 
• Be able to identify examples of poetic devices. 
• Be able to distinguish between blank verse, free verse, and iambic pentameter.

Grammar

• Be able to identify all parts of speech in a sentence.
• Be able to identify parts of a sentence:  subject, main verb, indirect object, direct object.

Reading

• Be able to read a story and answer questions about meaning, conflict, and plot.

Vocabulary

• Be able to identify the meaning of a word based on its context in a sentence.

Multi-Paragraph Answer

• Be able to write a multi-paragraph essay in response to a story you read.

Vocabulary Unit 8

Work on Vocabulary Unit 8 tonight.  See if you can get it done.

Get TEST SIGNED by your parents!

Epiphany! III 5 Summary

Reminder:  You have a vocabulary quiz on Monday - unit 7.

Read Act III, sc 4, 5.  Complete a summary of scene 5.

Jan 4, 2012, Summary III, 2

Complete reading Act III, scene 2 and create a summary.  Due Thursday.

We will be marking the Vocabulary Unit 7 in class on Friday, so make sure that is complete please.

For those of you still away, today, we acted out III, 1 and took notes.