1. Mrs. Pham Semester I Learning Target: Review key facts and information from first semester to prepare for your final exam. HW: Study for finals! Prepare your essay (with at least 6 quotes!).

3.  Conflict  Resolution  Climax  Rising Action  Exposition  Falling Action

4.  Exposition  Rising Action  Conflict  Climax  Falling Action  Resolution

5.  List one method of characterization.

6.  What a character says  What a character does  How a character acts or looks  What is said about a character

7.  Write a sentence in 1 st person point of view.

8.  I read the book The Secret Life of Bees.  Must use “I” or “me”.

9.  Who is the narrator in a story that is told from 1 st person point of view?

10.  One of the characters in the story  Example: “The Scarlet Ibis”, The Secret Life of Bees; “And Summer Was Gone”

11.  Describe an “omniscient” narrator.

12.  Knows everything about all characters in the story  Knows all characters’ thoughts, actions, and feelings – not just one character’s.

13.  Describe a 3 rd person limited point of view.

14.  A 3 rd person narrator  Only knows thoughts/feelings of one character, not all characters

15.  Give an example of a story we read that was told from a 3 rd person limited point of view.

16.  The Odyssey  Odysseus  “Button, Button”

17.  What is irony?

18.  When something happens that is the opposite of what is expected to happen.

19.  What is dramatic irony?

20.  When the reader or audience knows something that the characters don’t know.

21.  What is symbolism?

22.  Something that represents something else.

23.  Give an example of symbolism from one of the texts that we read.

24.  “The Cage”: fence  “Button, Button” : the button  Scarlet ibis: the scarlet ibis  SLB : Black Mary, bees

25.  What is foreshadowing?

26.  Clues that will predict what will happen later in a story

27.  What is imagery?

28.  Words that appeal to the five senses.

29.  Create your own simile.

30.  Create your own metaphor.

31.  Who is the protagonist in a story?

32.  The main character or hero.  Pro = good

33.  Who is the protagonist in The Odyssey?

34.  Odysseus

35.  Who is an antagonist?

36.  The person who struggles against the protagonist in the story  Antag= against (like antagonize)

38.  What did you include in the introduction of your hero speech?

39.  Hook  Background information and main points (Bridge/narrowing)  Thesis

40.  Where is the thesis always located?

41.  The last sentence of the introduction

42. Read the following thesis: Mother Teresa is a hero because she is selfless, caring, and religious.  What will the first body paragraph be about?

43.  Mother Teresa is a hero because she is selfless.

44. Read the following thesis: Mother Teresa is a hero because she is selfless, caring, and religious.  What will be talked about last.

45.  Mother Teresa is a hero because she is religious.

46.  What do you always include in a conclusion?

47.  Restate thesis  Restate main points  End with memorable statement (clincher)

48.  What is the purpose of a literary analysis essay?

49.  Closely examines a piece of literature  Make an argument  Convince your reader to believe you  You wrote a literary analysis paper on The Secret Life of Bees.  You used quotations as support.

50.  What is the purpose of a comparison paper?

51.  Finds similarities between two subjects  TEA paragraph on short stories

52.  What is the purpose of a contrast paper?

53.  Show how two subjects are different.

54.  How do you know if an online source is “credible” (or reliable)?

55.  Contact information  Frequent updates  Linked to library webpage (databases) .org,.edu, or.gov  Linked to another credible source

56. By Homer

57.  Why can’t Odysseus and his men kill the Cyclops right away?

58.  Because they cannot move the stone on their own; they need the giant Cyclops to do it.

59.  How do Odysseus and his men escape from the Cyclopses’ cave?

60.  By holding on to the bellies of the sheep and sneaking out with them.

61.  What are some heroic traits that Odysseus has?

62.  Bravery  Loyalty  Leadership  Strength

63.  What is “lotus”?

64.  A plant that causes men to forget about home and just want more of plant  Like a drug

65.  Who is Circe and what does she do?

66.  A witch goddess who turns Odysseus’ men into pigs

67.  Why is Odysseus immune to Circe’s magic?

68.  He follows Hermes advice and eats a plant to protect him.

69.  Why does it take Odysseus so long to get home?

70.  He angers the gods, so they cause storms and obstacles.

71. By Sue Monk Kidd

72.  Where and when does the story take place?

73.  Sylvan, South Carolina  Tiburon, South Carolina  1964, during the Civil Rights Movement

74.  What wisdom does August give Lily

75.  Empathy  Compassion  Equality vs. Racism  Truth sets you free  Choose what matters  Make other people happy  Truth about mom/forgiveness

76.  Why does June choose to marry Neil?

77.  Because May tells her to live her life and not mess it up in her suicide note.

78.  What heroic traits does Zach have?

79.  Bravery  Defiance  Stands up for what is right  Loyalty to friends  Love  Hard working  Determined

80.  Which characters in the novel are racist?

81.  Police officers  “Shoe”  Eddie Hazelwurst  Franklin Posey and company  T.Ray  Men outside movie theater

82.  Which people in the novel are not racist?

83.  Lily (mostly)  August  June  May  Rosaleen  Clayton Forrest  The Sisters of Mary  Deborah  Jackson

84.  How does Lily change throughout the novel?

85.  Learns about racism  Learns to empathize with other people  Forgives herself and her mom  Realizes she is loveable  Accepts herself  Finds a family  Leaves T.Ray – no longer abused

86.  Why might August be considered a hero?

87.  Stands up for her beliefs  Defends the innocent  Fair, just, equal  Wise  Patient and loving

88.  What message did you take away from the novel?

89. That’s All! Study information you didn’t know. Good luck!!