1. Mid Term Exam

2. Theme One: Familiarity Alters Perceptions Theme Two: Every Person Has A Story Questions: What is a theme? How do you determine the theme of a piece of text?

3. A conflict is s struggle between two sides. There are several types of conflicts: Questions: Can you identify 5 different conflicts? Man vs ???

4. Foreshadowing is a type of literary device. It is a statement that HINTS at events happening later in the text. Questions: How do you know what foreshadowing looks like?

5. Allusion is a type of literary device. It is a statement aimed at referring to an event without actually saying it. Example: We hope never to have another major terrorist attack on our country.

6. Exam questions often use the word infer. Ex : What can we infer about this character? Questions: What does it mean to infer?

7. Authors use figures of speech to use the language in more interesting ways. Questions: Can you name different types of figurative language?

8. You will be asked to label examples of figurative language. Questions: How are similes and metaphors different?

9. You will be asked to label examples of figurative language. Questions: What is hyperbole? Can you give an example of hyperbole?

10. You will be asked to label examples of figurative language. Questions: What is alliteration?

11. You will be asked to label examples of figurative language. Questions: What is personification?

12. You will be asked to label examples of figurative language. Ex. I would give my leg for a piece of candy right now. Questions: What kind of figure of speech is this?

13. One way to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word is to look at the prefix or suffix. Questions: Where would I find a prefix in a word? Where would I find a suffix in a word?

14. One way to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word is to look at the prefix or suffix. Questions: What is a prefix in the word “incapable”?

15. One way to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word is to look at the prefix or suffix. Questions: What is a prefix in the word “pretest”?

16. One way to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word is to look at the prefix or suffix. Questions: What is a suffix in the word “started”?

17. One way to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word is to look at the prefix or suffix. Questions: What is a suffix in the word “relation”?

18. Pieces of literature fall into different genres, or categories. Questions: Identify three different genres we’ve read this year.

19. You will be asked to identify the genre of a piece of literature. Questions: How will you know if a piece is nonfiction?

20. You will be asked to identify the genre of a piece of literature. Questions: How will you know if a piece is historical fiction?

21. You will be asked to identify the genre of a piece of literature. Questions: Can you tell the difference between historical fiction and action/adventure?

22. Authors reveal a character’s personality through characterization techniques. Questions: What is the difference between directly characterizing and indirectly characterizing a character?

23. Formal writing has necessary elements for both a large essay, and a simple paragraph. Questions: What is the difference between a thesis statement, and a topic sentence?

24. Essays are build around a thesis statement. Questions: How many times will you see a thesis statement written in an essay?

25. Of course, you will need to identify sentence types on the exam. Simple/ Compound/Complex/Compound-Complex Questions: What kind of sentence is this? Will you study, or will you forget?

26. Questions: What kind of sentence is this? I have family in Florida, and I will visit them after the year ends.

27. Questions: What kind of sentence is this? I enjoy working in a school where it’s always peaceful.

28. Questions: What kind of sentence is this? She lives where it is always sunny.

29. Questions: What kind of sentence is this? If you forget your stuff, go online, and you can use those study guides.

30. You will be asked to correct grammar on the exam. Capitalization rules are an example of grammar. Questions: Which is correct? The devil’s Arithmetic Devil’s Arithmetic The Devil’s Arithmetic

31. Remember to study the verb moods. One correction… When a questions is asked, this is called interrogative mood. Stating a Fact = indicative Asking a question = interrogative Giving a command = imperative Speaking hypothetically = subjunctive

32. Questions: What is the mood? If I was younger, I would love all this new technology.

33. Questions: What is the mood? Will you dance with me?

34. Questions: What is the mood? Shut the front door.

35. Questions: What is the mood? I forgot to bring a pencil today.

36. Questions: What is the mood? You might be able to find one around here.

37. Questions: What is the mood? Your exam will count as 10% of your semester grade.

38. Questions: What is the mood? Can you repeat that please?

39. Questions: What is the mood? Pay attention.

40. Questions: What is the mood? Pass this exam.

41. Questions: What is the mood? Are there any other questions?