Jefferson Township High School s1

Jefferson Township High School s1

<p> 2011-2012 Midterm Exam Review Sheet Mrs. Corallo English 10 College Prep Format: 1. 55 Multiple Choice 2. Reading Selection – 5 multiple choice, Open-ended (1-2 paragraphs) 3. Essay (5 paragraphs) *****Study PEETT*****</p><p>The Crucible – Arthur Miller  Puritan Values  The Divine Mission of Puritanism  Salem Witch Trials and witch hunts  Characterization of all main characters (Abigail Williams, Reverend Parris, Betty Parris, Reverend Hale, John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, Tituba, Mary Warren, Rebecca Nurse, Judge Danforth, Judge Hathorne)  Elicit relationship between Proctor and Abigail  Status of the Proctor’s marriage  The importance of reputation in Salem  Hysteria and its effects on society</p><p>The Village – M. Knight Shyamalan  Puritan values  Relationship to The Crucible  Characters  Conflicts</p><p>“ Theme for English B” – Langston Hughes  Instructor’s assignment  Race issues</p><p>Woman Warrior – Maxine Hong Kingston  Significance of the name  Experience Kingston’s aunt had with her child  Shame as an element within Kingston’s culture</p><p>“ Ain’t I a Woman” – Sojourner Truth  Pillar of fairness – why does the poem fit?  Civil rights  Women’s rights</p><p>“ Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” – Adrienne Rich  Significance of the tigers  Significance of the wedding band  Overall message of the poem</p><p>Transcendentalism  Tenets/values of transcendentalism  Walden and Thoreau  “Nature,” “Self-Reliance,” and “Walden”</p><p>Capstone Research Project  MLA formatting  Parenthetical citations  Works cited page  Plagiarism The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Mark Twain  Author’s background  Huck’s escape from Pap  Lies Huck has told  Mark Twain’s use of humor in the novel  Judge Thatcher’s attempt to rehabilitate Pap</p><p>The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald  The importance of setting  The life of Jay Gatsby (rumor vs. fact)  Characterization – Nick Carraway, Daisy Buchanan, Tom Buchanan, Jordan Baker, Myrtle Wilson, George Wilson, Meyer Wolfsheim  Symbols (the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock, The Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg, Myrtle’s dog collar, money)  The East vs. the Midwest  The 1920s – bootlegging, fashion, corruption  Death – Myrtle, Gatsby, Wilson  Trustworthiness or lack thereof of the characters </p><p>The Sixth Sense - M. Knight Shaymalan  Symbols – red, the balloon, Cole’s lock of white hair, cold  Similarities and differences between Dr. Crowe and Cole</p><p>PEETT - Write a five-paragraph response using PEETT format</p>

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