Mid- Term Preparation

1. 2011 Mid- Term Preparation PART I – Multiple Choice Questions

2. Literary Terms FOR TEACHER WEB REVIEW Literary Devices – “Term Paper” Section Poetic Devices – “Poetry” Section

3. Literary Devices:Delightfully Delicious for Literary Analysis • Imagery • Situational Irony • Symbolism • Allusion • Dramatic Foil • Dramatic Irony • Foreshadowing

4. Poetic Devices:Perfectly Precious for Poetry Analysis • Alliteration • Caesura • Enjambment • Hyperbole • Metaphor • Onomatopoeia • Oxymoron • Personification • Simile

5. A Streetcar Named Desire Genre: Play Author: Tennessee Williams

6. A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams - SYMBOLS LITERARY Terms Allusion Foreshadowing Dramatic Foil Dramatic Irony Situational Irony Symbolism Theme • Raw Meat • Radio • Naked Light Bulb • Paper Lampshade • Fake Fur and Jewels • Colored Lights • Hot Baths

7. A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams - CHARACTERS • Blanche Dubois • Stanley Kowalski • Stella Kowalski • Mitch • Steve • Eunice • Paper Boy

8. The Scarlet Letter Genre: Novel Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne

9. The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne - SYMBOLS LITERARY TERMS Allusion Foreshadowing Dramatic Foil Dramatic Irony Situational Irony Symbolism Theme • Rose-bush • Pearl’s Name • Dimmesdale’s Name • Chillingworth’s Name

10. The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne - CHARACTERS • Hester Prynne • Pearl • Dimmesdale • Chillingworth • Governor Bellingham • Rev. Wilson • Mistress Hibbins

11. MLA FORMAT Font Size (12) Font Type (Times New Roman) Header Heading Margins Parenthetical Documentation Line Spacing See “Term Paper" Section on Teacher Web to Review

12. GRAMMAR • Punctuation for titles • Word Usage with Commonly Misused Words • Correctly Spelling Information/Terms Provided • Combining Clauses • Subject-Verb Agreement • Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement TEACHER WEB – See the “Grammar” section for the Grammar PowerPoint

13. PART II – Reading Comprehension A. Read 2 Passages B. Answer 10 multiple choice questions, 5 for each passage C. Short Answer • Write a well-developed paragraph in which you use ideas from both passages to establish a controlling idea about______________. Develop your controlling idea using specific examples and details from both passages. (5 points) • Choose a specific literary element (i.e. theme, characterization, structure, point of view, etc.) or literary technique/device (i.e. symbolism, dramatic irony, figurative language, dramatic foil, imagery, etc.) used by one of the authors. Using specific examples from the passage, in a well-developed paragraph, show how the author uses that element or technique to develop the passage. (5 points.)

14. PART III – Critical Lens Essay (30 pts.) Write a critical essay in which you discuss A Streetcar Named Desire and The Scarlet Letter from the particular perspective of the statement that is provided for you in the Critical Lens. In your essay, provide a valid interpretation of the statement, agree or disagree with the statement as you have interpreted it, and support your opinion using specific references to appropriate literary elements from the two works. Write a complete outline or rough draft AND a final draft. Critical Lens:  (To be provided on the exam) Guidelines  Be sure to * Provide a valid interpretation of the critical lens that clearly establishes the criteria for analysis. * Indicate whether you agree or disagree with the statement as you have interpreted it. * Use the two major works that we have read this year to support your opinion. * Use the criteria suggested by the critical lens to analyze the works you have chosen with reference to appropriate literary elements and devices (for example : theme, characterization, setting, point of view, dramatic irony) to develop your analysis. * Organize your ideas in a unified and coherent manner. * Specify the titles and authors of the literature you choose. * Follow the conventions of standard written English.

15. Happy Testing !!!