Semester Final Review Spring 2017

Semester Review: Sit in your Color Groups SWBAT: prepare for their semester final Topics Notes review Test Prep Reflection Prompt: How do you feel that you grew as a reader and writer this year? What was the easiest thing? What was the most challenging thing. Summary

Oedipus Characters and their connections to each other Why Oedipus left Corinth Reason Oedipus became a hero in Thebes Sphinx Creon and the Oracle Cause of the Plague Killer of King Laius Who Oedipus accuses of conspiring against him Messenger’s news The truth about Oedipus Jocusta’s fate Oedipus’ fate

Oedipus cont… Irony in the play Why Jocasta calls Oedipus “miserable” Lack of knowledge in the play

OMAM Why Curley’s wife flirts Lennie’s problem and how George explains it to the Boss How Lennie and George are different from other migrant workers Slim’s archetype Curley’s wife’s archetype Lennie’s archetype Swamp symbolism Racism Forgiveness Comparison of “To A Mouse” to OMAM

Night Moche the Beadle Jewish perception of Hitler at the beginning Madame Schachter Elie’s lies Father/son relationships Sad-eyed angel Selection Death and living

Caesar Caesar’s weakness What Cassius will do if Caesar becomes king Portia and Brutus Casca’s exclamation at the stabbing of Caesar Brutus’ reasons for killing Caesar Anthony’s speech Caesar’s ghost’s prediction Cassius’ death Brutus’ death Antony’s words for Brutus

Caesar Character descriptions for: Brutus Caesar Portia Cassius Calpurnia Cinna Antony Artemidorus Octavius Pompey Casca

Caesar Review notes and be able to interpret specific lines and passages to answer questions

Sentence Diagramming Identify where the following parts of speech go on the baseline Subject Verb Predicate adjective Predicate nominative Prepositional phrase Adjective Adverb Conjunction Direct object

Sentence Diagramming Diagram the following sentences: The dog ate the steak off the countertop. The vendor sold three hundred sodas yesterday. The weather seems horrible for this time of year. The dirty puppies were somewhat satisfied. The graduation party for Alex is today in the ballroom.