Short Story Test, October 11

Short Story Test/Grammar, Thursday, October 10 Review Guide -Mrs. Huynh-Duc-

Short Stories Covered: Just Lather, That’s All The Sniper The Most Dangerous Game Test Format: The Necklace Desiree’s Baby Harrison Bergeron 100 multiple choice- 1 point each Thank You, Ma’am Cask of Amontillado The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Sound of Thunder

Concepts Covered: Setting Plot Outline (exposition, rising action, climax, denouement/resolution) Point of View (1st, 3rd-Limited, 3rd-Omniscient) Theme Diction Characterization (direct, indirect) Irony (Situational, Verbal, Dramatic) Symbolism Allusion Personification Foreshadowing Onomatopoeia Inference Satire

What you should know:  The author of each short story  The characters from each short story  The point of view from each story  The important elements from each short story  Be able to determine theme and diction of a piece  Be able to make inferences using context clues  Be able to identify allusions, symbols, irony, personification, point of view, onomatopoeia.

Grammar Concepts  Parts of Speech  Subject/Verb Agreement  Egregious Errors  How to use Quotation Marks