1. Midterm Prep Questions Be sure to cite text properly

2. Study, Buddy! The Hero with a Thousand Faces Focus: Reading Informational Texts 1.What is the central argument of the text? 2.What are the steps of the Hero Cycle? 3.What are the central ideas in each step of the Hero Cycle? 4.How might heroes stray from the Cycle? 5.Identify and analyze significant quotes.

3. Study, Buddy! The Epic of Gilgamesh Focus: Complex Characters 1.What is authorial intrusion? (HONORS) 2.What is diction? What is tone? How do each affect our understanding of character? 3.What does Gilgamesh learn about his goal throughout his life? 4.How does Gilgamesh develop and change as a complex character throughout the story? 5.What cultural values are expressed by the text? 6.How is the Hero Cycle evident in Gilgamesh?

4. Study, Buddy! The Iliad Focus: Point of View, Complex Characters, Text Structure, Two Mediums 1.What is the statement of theme? How does it develop throughout the story? 2.How does Achilles develop and change as a complex character throughout the story? 3.What makes Hector a complex character? 4.How are the cultural values related to leadership expressed by the text? 5.How do the gods influence the humans? 6.Why does the story conclude as it does?

5. Study, Buddy! Troy Focus: Point of View, Complex Characters, Text Structure, Two Mediums 1.What is the statement of theme? How does it develop throughout the film? 2.How does Achilles develop and change as a complex character throughout the film? How does he compare to the Achilles of The Iliad? 3.How do the gods influence the humans? 4.Why does the story conclude as it does?

6. Study, Buddy! The Aeneid Focus: Point of View, Complex Characters, Text Structure 1.What Greek and Trojan cultural values are expressed by the text? 2.How are the characters/values different in this text than in The Iliad and Troy? Why? 3.How does the audience respond to a different telling of the same story?

7. Study, Buddy! Still I Rise -- HONORS Focus: Words, phrases, and meanings; Making inferences 1.What message does the speaker convey? 2.How does the speaker use figurative language to communicate the message? 3.What does the content allow the reader to infer about the speaker’s life?

8. Study, Buddy! A Thousand Splendid Suns Focus: Point of View, Complex Characters, Text Structure, Rhetorical Devices 1.What cultural values are expressed by the text? 2.How does the evolution of the relationship between Mariam and Laila inform us about both characters? 3.How does the dual perspective inform us about both characters?

9. Citation HELP! The Hero with a Thousand Faces Author’s last name and page number The hero must be set apart in some way; “A hero ventures forth from the world of the common day…” (Campbell 1). Gilgamesh Page number *Mention the tablet number in the signal phrase Gilgamesh was a man for travelled far in his search, as it is stated in Tablet 1, “He journeyed far and wide” (1). The Iliad (separate handout) Line numbers *Mention book number in your signal phrase In Book 22, Hector falls victim to Achilles’ superior strength as, “…his whole head was dragged down in the dust” (l. 477). The Aeneid (separate handout) Line numbers *Mention book number in your signal phrase See above example “Still I Rise” -- HONORS Line numbers The speaker is resilient; “But still, like dust, I’ll rise” (l. 4). A Thousand Splendid Suns Author’s last name and page number It is clear she was still dealing with the miscarriages; “The grief kept surprising Mariam” (Hosseini 92). Text What goes in parenthesis Ex. Citation – include a signal phrase