gr9+Semester+2+Exam


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During Semester Two:

We've read: //To Kill a Mockingbir//d by, Harper Lee //Romeo and Juliet //by William Shakespeare

We've Studied: Vocabulary [|9_word list16_30.doc] Effective Essay writing

Information to know for //Romeo and Juliet:// //AND// Information to know for //To Kill a Mockingbird//:

Literary Features - You will need to know the definitions from the language guides (they can be found on the //Romeo and Juliet// page above). You will also be given reading passages from both works and asked to explain how some of these features are used in the passages.
 * Iambic Pentameter (be able to mark it on a line)
 * Soliloquy
 * Aside
 * Monologue
 * Theme
 * Dramatic Irony
 * Foreshadowing
 * Tragedy
 * Metaphorical Language

Analysis -
 * How themes and literary features and events effect a story's progress
 * How themes and literary features and events effect the reader

//Romeo and Juliet// Character List //To Kill a Mockingbird// Character List

Information to know for vocabulary:

Review your note cards and the exercises in the book

Information to know for essay writing :

You will be given a prompt, or quotes from either work and be asked to write:
 * an effective thesis
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 * three main arguments, or topic sentences
 * a complete body paragraph

You will be graded using the 6+1 rubric we have been studying: [|6+1 rubric_9to12_final.pdf]