MIDTERM EXAMReview for the Test

TEST DAYS:1*- FRIDAY2* - MONDAY4-5*- FRIDAY

EXAM OVERVIEW Multiple Choice Short Answers ESSAY (4-5 Paragraph Compare/Contrast)

EXAM CONTENT Grammar Fahrenheit 451 Antigone Harrison Bergeron Mythology & Theseus The Lottery Writing, Research, MLA Style

Grammar Know the 8 PARTS OF SPEECH

PossessivesSINGULAR

Dog’s bone Student’s desk Man’s locker

PLURAL Dogs’ bones Students’ desks Men’s lockers

DO NOT USE POSESSIVE FORMS TO MAKE WORDS PLURAL!

INCORRECT: My two dog’s are named Axel and Scarlett.CORRECT: My two dogs are named Axel and Scarlett.

PRONOUNS TYPES OF PRONOUNS

Interrogative - Personal - Possessive - Indefinite - Object - Subject -

Subject-Verb Agreement

LITERARY TERMS

Know how to use them Know how to apply them to the literature

Short Stories Fahrenheit 451 Antigone

FOILTwo opposing characters,

usually of the same sex, who serve as opposites of

each other

examples:Antigone & Ismene

Millie & ClarisseMontag & Faber

MetaphorA comparison NOT using

like or as

ForeshadowingHints at what will happen

next in the story

examples:

MotivationThe factors the drive a

character to do something, act a certain

way or think a certain way

DYSTOPIAA seemingly place of ideal perfect on the surface, but

it is actually flawed Characteristics:

• Citizens have a fear of the outside world. • Citizens live in a dehumanized state. • The natural world is banished and distrusted. • Citizens conform to uniform expectations. • The society is an illusion of a perfect utopian world. • Citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance.

Examples:Fahrenheit 451

“Harrison Bergeron”

UTOPIAA place, state, or condition

that is ideally perfect in respect of politics, laws, customs, and conditions.

Most characters think their world is perfect in

the beginning!

StaticCharacter

A character that experiences NO changes during a story; does not

grow or develop

examples:Clarisse

MillieAntigone

Dynamic Character

A character that experiences change in

personality and growth during the story

examples:Guy Montag

Creon

VERBAL IRONY

A character says one thing, but means another

examples:

DRAMATIC IRONY

Audience knows something the characters

don’t know

examples:

SettingTime, place, date of a

story

examples:

ThemeThe central idea of a work

of literature

examples:

TRAGEDY Play, novel or other

work of Literature, depicting serious & important events, the main character comes to an unhappy end

TRAGIC HEROAristole’s Defintion of a HERO Comes from nobility Tragic flaw – the serious character weakness

leading to the downfall of the character Undergoes a reversal of fortune Recognizes his mistakes (in a catharsis or

purgation of pity and fear) The tragic hero’s actions should arouse

feelings of both pity and fear in the audience.

CATHARIS & HUBRIS Catharsis – purging of one’s soul

Hubris- overconfidence, pride

STRUCTURE OF GREEK DRAMA

Prologue: beginning of the play, before the action occurs Parodos: song that marks the entry of the chorus Scene: where the majority of the action of the play takes place Ode: song that is chanted by the chorus, often is a commentary on the action from the scene. Sometimes the

comparison to the actions of the gods or historical figures Paean: hymn sung by the chorus, appealing to the gods for

assistance Exodos: last episode in the play. It is followed by a final speech

addressed directly to the audience by the chorus

KNOW THE PARTS IN ORDER!

Benefits of Greek Drama Religious rite to Dionysus Festivals CATHARSIS

Spiritual purging Cleansed the soul of the participants Helped their health

FAHRENHEIT 451 & SCIENCE FICTION

CHARACTERISTICS OF SCIENCE FICTION

ANTIGONE

CREON AS TRAGIC HERO

•His stubbornness & excessive pride

•His arrogance

Tragic Flaw

•Acting King of Thebes

Comes From Nobility

•Loss of family – Haimon & Wife

•Loss of the Throne & Control

Reversal of Fortune

•You don’t want to end up like him

Feelings of Pity & Fear

•Realization comes too late for him after deaths of Antigone & Haimon

Recognizes Mistakes

Verbal & Dramatic Irony

SHORT STORIES

“Harrison Bergeron”“The Lottery”“Theseus”

“THE LOTTERY”

WRITINGRESEARCH,ESSAYS & MLA STYLE

Correct MLA Format FOR A BOOK

Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games. New York: Harper Collins, 2008. Print.

CITATION FORMAT “Of course, the odds have not been very

dependable of late,” (Collins 33)

NOTETAKING•Longer, about the same length as original passages•IN YOUR OWN WORDS

PARAPHRASES

•Short, key points of longer passages•IN YOUR OWN WORDS

SUMMARIES

•Exact same words as author•IN QUOTATION MARKS

DIRECTQUOTATIONS

THESIS STATEMENTS Should not have “I think” written in the

statement Should preview the examples/content of

paper Should be avoid being vague Should not be a question

COMPARE/CONTRAST WRITING