English 9
Mid-Year 2008 Review
Mr. Tillman

Eng 9 

Last Updated on: Sunday, January 06, 2008

English 9 Mid-year exam: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at 1:00 pm. 
    No books, notes, or hats will be allowed in the exam room. 

You should bring several blue or black-ink pens. You may work in pencil, but ink is preferred.

Literature

Major Works Studied

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

Major Distinctions
Epic Literature vs. Romance Literature

Themes - Understand each of the following and be able to apply them to any of the above 4 works.
- Also understand the relationship between the themes in any given work.

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

Writing
- Review the guidelines/rules for writing a passage identification response
    - Avoid "in this passage" or anything like it.

RTW
    - Remember to "break things down" to make them manageable. Don't try to write an essay without thinking and organizing first.
    - Generate a "working thesis" that will initially provide you with focus and direction.
    - Get to the point. Provide an 'answer.'
    - Don't summarize unnecessarily
    - Be thorough but concise
    

Characters

  • Know all of the major characters (including their names) and any minor characters specified in class during Review week.

  • 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.

    · Be able to identify any grammatical structure within the context of a sentence.   
        Some PowerPoints to aid your review.
            Parts of Speech
            Parts of a Sentence
            Phrases
            Clauses
            Active and Passive Voice
            Parallelism
           

    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, a CD-Rom, or an external hard drive. 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!