MID YEAR REVIEW 2008
MR. BENJAMIN

Literature

Major Works Studied

Beowulf
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1 Henry IV
The Red Badge of Courage

Major Distinctions
Epic Literature vs. Romance Literature
Romance vs. Realism
Different models of the hero

Themes - Understand each of the following and be able to apply them.
- Also understand the relationship between the themes in any given work.

Rites Of Passage
The Chivalric Code
Achieving and Maintaining Balance
    especially the understanding of when and when not to fight
Lord/Thane Relationship
Host/Guest Relationship
Single Combat
Respect for Elders
Respect for Women (also covered under the Chivalric Code
Revenge/Wrath
Humility
Hubris
 

Characters
  • Know all of the major characters (including their names) and any minor characters specified.
  • Be able to explain their roles in the plots & their relationships to the other characters.
  • Be able to juxtapose the characters to the above mentioned themes.
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    Grammar  

    · Know your parts of speech and grammatical structures.
            The parts of speech
            The parts of the sentence: subjects, verbs, complements (predicate adjectives, predicate nominatives, direct objects, indirect objects and objective complements
            Phrases: prepositional phrases (adjective and adverb), verbals (participial phrases, gerund phrases, infinitive phrases), appositive phrases
            Clauses: subordinate adjective, adverb and noun clauses
            Active and Passive verbs
            Parallelism
           
    ·     Be able to identify any grammatical structure within the context of a sentence.

    General Strategies for Examination Preparation

    · Organize and review notes and worksheets. Clean-up your notes and fill in any gaps that may exist.

    · Now is when the quality of your study guides will pay off.

    · Back-up everything to your network account and/or to a CD-Rom. Losing material now could be disastrous.

    Finally, arrive at the exam rested and fresh. You are going to be tested more on your ability to think than to memorize and recite, so having an alert mind will be very important.  Good Luck!