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Price English IV Semester Exam Review

Use whatever you need to in order to answer the questions (books, notes, quizzes, study guide packets, another student, etc.) You have all of the time you need, but the quicker you complete it, the sooner you will know your final average. You will not receive full credit for a hastily completed review (all parts need to be answered in some detail.) This is due next class period and will be returned the same day for you to study. If you were not in my class for Beowulf (this does NOT include Coach Hensley’s or Mrs. Franklin’s former students), you skip this part or complete it for extra credit – this only applies to a few students and I know who they are.)

Beowulf

A. Main Characters – Complete the descriptions as much as you can. You may write about physical, emotional, and/or psychological characteristics or the character’s actions, reactions, dialogue, or related events in the poem.

1. Beowulf –

2. Hrothgar –

3. Grendel –

4. Grendel’s Mother–

5. The Danes –

6. The Geats –

7. Other Minor Characters – Higlac, Healfdane, Wiglaf B. Plot Summary – Tell the major and minor events of the poem that basically map out the plot.

7. C. Theme(s)/Concept(s):

1. Heroism (epic versus ideal) –

2. Christianity versus Paganism—

3. Influence of Anglo-Saxon Culture –

4. Conflicts –

D. Miscellaneous – You will also need to know the notes about epic heroes and their characteristics, the aspects of the Anglo-Saxon Period, and the figurative language/literary devices present in the poem. You were given or wrote notes about this. Find them. You may use this space, the back of the sheet or attach another sheet of paper. Frankenstein

A. Main Characters – Complete the descriptions as much as you can. You may write about physical, emotional, and/or psychological characteristics or the character’s actions, reactions, dialogue, or related events in the novel.

1. Victor Frankenstein

2. Alphonse Frankenstein –

3. Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein –

4. Elizabeth Lavenza Frankenstein –

5. The Monster –

6. Robert Walton –

7. Henry Clerval –

8. Other Minor Characters – Professor Waldman, Professor Krempe, William Frankenstein, Ernest Frankenstein, Justine Moritz B. Plot Summary – Tell the major and minor events of the novel that basically map out the plot.

C. Theme(s)/Concept(s) – a sentence that can tell a moral or lesson that could apply to anyone, not just the characters. If you can’t place your ideas into a sentence, just write what you think.

1. What is a possible “theme” of Frankenstein?

2. How is this “theme” displayed in the novel?

D. Miscellaneous – This section can include anything that you think may be important (comparison of Victor and the Monster, setting, Mary Shelley’s background, etc.)

College/Workforce/Military Unit

Find your power point notes, articles and questions, and notes from the board (if you took any) and record at least ten important facts, ideas, or concepts you learned (FAFSA, application requirements, differences with degrees and years of school required, dropout rates, etc.) – If you would like to review the power point, let me know…

** You may also want to review your essay, if you submitted one.