English I: Introduction
to Literature (with Mr. Kirkendall): 1st Semester Final, Dec.
2014
The final is 10% of
your semester grade.
*You may use one 3x5 inch index card during the exam. Any
notes you place on the card must be handwritten. No one else can make the card
for you. The card may not be a photocopy.*
Part 1:
Vocabulary (20 questions, 40%)
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Prefixes (a – dis)
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Roots (acer – germ)
Part 2: Grammar (11
Questions, 22% of your final)
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Bedford 19: Fragments
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Bedford 20: Run-Ons
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Bedford 8: Active and Passive Verbs
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Bedford 11: Mixed Construction
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Bedford 12: Misplaced Modifiers
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Bedford 13: Distracting Shifts
Part 3: Les Miserables (8 Questions, 16% of your
final)
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Review all notes. Know these literary devices:
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Foil
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Contrast
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Indirect/Direct Characterization
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Theme
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Plot (4 major types)
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Be able to identify which characters say certain
quotes.
Part 4: The Odyssey (4
Questions, 8% of your final)
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Review all notes. Know the following themes:
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Nous
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Metis
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Nostos
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Feasting
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Delayed Identification
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Be able to identify when things happen, and who
is involved—review major plot points.
Part 5: Mystery
Analysis (5 questions, 10% of your final)
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You will be asked to analyze a story you have
not seen yet.
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Review all notes on literary devices, analysis,
and reading; especially:
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Figurative language (simile, metaphor, etc…)
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Plot (4 types)
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Characterization (Direct and Indirect)
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Theme
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