9 th Grade AE Honors English

1. 9th Grade AE Honors English Final Exam Review Mrs. May

2. Final Exam • 90 multiple choice questions: • 5 Reading Selections: • 2 works of nonfiction • Historical speech • essay • 3 works of fiction • 1 short story • 2 poems • Figurative Language • Grammar, Usage, Mechanics • Vocabulary In Context

3. Hyperbole Imagery Metaphor Onomatopoeia Personification Simile Figurative Language

4. Hyperbole:an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally; it is used to create a specific reaction. “Atticus, the world is coming to an end…” To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

5. Imagery:visually descriptive language; usually appeals to one or more of the five senses. “The cry was pinched off short as the blood-warm waters of the Caribbean Sea closed over his head.” From Richard Connell The Most Dangerous Game

6. Metaphor: draws a comparison between two unalike things; WITHOUT using the words “like” or “as”. “My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.” Romeo, Act I, sc. v “Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek.” Juliet, Act II, sc. ii. The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet William Shakespeare

7. Onomatopoeia: “Zing”-- Joey sent a pebble into the blooms. imitates or suggests the source of the sound that it describes. From Marigolds By Eugenia Collier

8. Personification: gives animals, inanimate objects or abstractions human qualities, traits or abilities. “Maycomb was a tired old town, even in 1932 when I first knew it.” “From the day Mr Radley took Arthur home people said the house died." To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee

9. Compares two unalike things using the words “like” or “as”. Simile: “She is small and sprightly, like a bantam hen.” A Christmas Memory By Truman Capote

10. Grammar, Usage, Mechanics 20 Questions You will read two short passages with/without embedded “errors”. The “errors” will be underlined throughout the text. Each set of revisions will include the option: NO CHANGE.

11. G.U.M EXAMPLE When Erin Gruwell first stepped through the doors of Room 203 at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California, she had no idea how her experiences their would change the course of her life. Fresh out of college, Erin was eager to make a 1 2 difference in her student’s live’s. 3 Choose the letter that indicates the best revision of the underlined word or words. Selection “A” indicates no change needed. 1. A. No change B. they’re C. they are D. there 2. A. No change B. college, Erin C. college, Erin D. college; Erin 3. A. No change B. students’ lives C. student’s lives D. students’ lives’

12. G.U.M EXAMPLE When Erin Gruwell first stepped through the doors of Room 203 at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California, she had no idea how her experiences their would change the course of her life. Fresh out of college, Erin was eager to make a 1 2 difference in her student’s live’s. 3 Choose the letter that indicates the best revision of the underlined word or words. Selection “A” indicates no change needed. 1. A. No change B. they’re C. they are D. there 2. A. No change B. College, Erin C. college: Erin D. college; Erin 3. A. No change B. students’ lives C. student’s lives D. students’ lives’

13. TYPES OF G.U.M. QUESTIONS • Comma usage • Use a comma to separate items in a series (3 or more things) • Alfonso grabbed his keys, pocketed his wallet, and found his missing shoe just in time to catch the bus. • Use a comma and a conjunction (and, but, for, nor, yet, or, so) • to connect two independent clauses. • He thought he had everything he needed for the day, but he left his math homework sitting on the kitchen counter. • Use a comma to set off introductory elements • While sitting on the bus, he asked to borrow Ollie’s book and quickly opened it to page 454. • Use a comma to set off an appositive (noun phrase) • The assignment, which Alfonso had thought would take a minute, was over eighty questions.

14. TYPES OF G.U.M. QUESTIONS • Comma usage • Use a comma to separate items in a series (3 or more things) • Alfonso grabbed his keys, pocketed his wallet, and found his missing shoe just in time to catch the bus. • Use a comma and a conjunction (and, but, for, nor, yet, or, so) • to connect two independent clauses. • He thought he had everything he needed for the day, but he left his math homework sitting on the kitchen counter. • Use a comma to set off introductory elements • While sitting on the bus, he asked to borrow Ollie’s book and quickly opened it to page 454. • Use a comma to set off an appositive (noun phrase) • The assignment, which Alfonso had thought would take a minute, was over eighty questions.

15. Commonly Misused Words • a lot • your/you’re • their/there/they’re • new/knew • no/know • it’s/its • too/to/two • a/an • weather/whether

16. There is no such word as “A LOT”; a lot of people forget that. There is a word “allot” which means to assign an amount or share; example: “You should allot twenty minutes for traffic when considering what time to leave.” If you like something a great deal… you like it a lot. Put A LOT of space between the two words “a” and the “l”.

17. your you’re Y-O-U-Ris a possessive pronoun. Y-O-U-’-R-E is a contraction for two words: “you” and “are. Your final will have 90 questions. You’re going to do well on the final.

18. Their Is a possessive, plural, pronoun. Their family will be arriving tomorrow. There Is an adverb that indicates the manner in which something is done; it answers the question “where”. Put their suitcases there. They’re Is a contraction for two words:the pronoun they and the verb are. They’re going to have enjoy their family while there.

19. knew Is a verb Jillian knew that she would need a new car. new Is an adjective Jillian knew that she would need a new car.

20. know Is a verb I know that there is no reason to doubt my friend. no Can be used as many parts of speech, but is most often used as an adjective. I know that there is no reason to doubt my friend.

21. its Is a possessive pronoun; It’s time for the dog to bury its bone. It’s Is an contraction for the two words “it” and “is” It’s time for the dog to bury its bone. There is no apostrophe for the possessive for of it. It’s can only mean IT IS

22. Too Is an adverb; it can mean excessive or in addition to. Give these books to the two girls who are going too. Two Is a noun when used as a number. Is an adjective when used to describe a noun. Give these books to the two girls who are going too. To Is a preposition used for expressing destination or direction. Give these books to the two girls who are going too.

23. a and an (both words are articles) “a” goes before all words beginning with consonants, EXCEPT before an unsounded “H” a cat, a dog, a popsicle, a beat, a notebook, a hat, a hotel an historic even, an honest error “an” goes before all words that begin with vowels, EXCEPT when “u” makes the same sound as the “y” in you, or “o” makes the same sound as “w” in won An apricot, an elephant, an Indian, an orbit, an uprising, an uneventful day a unit, a used napkin, a U.S. soldier, a one-act play, a unicorn

24. weather Is a noun The wedding was scheduled to start at noon whether or not the weather was cooperating. whether Is a conjunction; used to introduce alternatives. The wedding was scheduled to start at noon whether or not the weather was cooperating.

25. Always Capitalize: • the pronoun “I” • Proper nouns, specifc persons, places, things, ideas (Democracy) • the first letter of the first word of each sentence • The first letter of adjectives that are made from the names of people and places. Example: I like Brazilian food. • Initials. Example: J.D. Salinger is one of my favorite authors. • The first letter of directions only when they are used to designate actual places, NOT when they point in a direction. Examples: • When we visited the Southwest, we actually had to drive north. • I haven’t ever been to the West Coast. The west coast of Australia is beautiful.

26. VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 11. Iota 12. Lacerated 13. Phantom 14. Scruples 15. Sojourn 16. Solicitously 17. Tangible 18. Vehement 19. Volition 20. Zealous 1. Acquiescence 2. Affable 3. Ambidextrous 4. Amenities 5. Auspicious 6. Benevolence 7. Complacently 8. Deplorable 9. Imperative 10. Imprudent

27. VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 11. Iota 12. Lacerated 13. Phantom 14. Scruples 15. Sojourn 16. Solicitously 17. Tangible 18. Vehement 19. Volition 20. Zealous

28. VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 11. Iota 12. Lacerated 13. Phantom 14. Scruples 15. Sojourn 16. Solicitously 17. Tangible 18. Vehement 19. Volition 20. Zealous

29. VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT

30. VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT

31. Literature Terms

32. Types of Conflict Man vs. Man Man vs. Self Man vs. Society Man vs. Nature Man vs. Fate/God

33. Point of View First Person: the story is being told by one of the characters in it; uses the pronouns I, me, my. When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly borken at the elbow. Maycomb was a tired old town, even in 1932 when I first knew it.

34. Point of View Third Person Limited: the story is told from one character’s point of view, BUT, we know the thoughts and feeling only of that character; uses “he said” and “she said”.

35. Point of View Third Person Omniscient: We know the thoughts and feelings of ALL the characters; God-like, or all-knowing presence.