Midterm Review

1. Do Now: Midterm Review Copy down the room number you will be taking the test in. Your test is on Tuesday, January 28th at 7:33 am. Period 1 – Room 155 Period 2 – Room 156 Period 4 – Room 157 Period 8 – Room 158 Period 9 – Room 163 Alternate Location – 216 This room is for students with extra time or separate location. See me if you are not sure which room you belong in. You will NEED a pen and a pencil.

2. To Kill a Mockingbird • Author: Harper Lee • Setting: Maycomb, Alabama during the 1930s • Based on the Scottsboro trials, where nine black teenage boys were convicted three times of raping two women, despite evidence otherwise. Charges were eventually dropped for only four of the nine boys; the rest did jail time ranging up to 75 years. • Important characters: • Atticus Finch – lawyer; morally committed to the Tom Robinson case; teaches Scout and Jem to try to see life from another person’s point of view • Tom Robinson – accused of raping MayellaEwell; dies while trying to escape prison • MayellaEwell – a lonely young woman • Theme: It is a sin to harm the innocent • Conflicts: • Man vs society • Man vs man

3. Of Mice and Men • Author: John Steinbeck • Type of work and genre: Novella; fiction • Setting: Salinas Valley, California during the 1930s • Characters to remember: • Lennieand George – friends who travel together • Crooks – angry at unfairness of always being excluded • Candy – finds the body of Curley’s wife • Carlson – shoots Candy’s dog; his gun is used by George to shoot Lennie • Curley – gets hand crushed • Theme: The importance of having dreams • Foreshadowing: • George tells Lennie to hide if he gets in trouble • The shooting of Candy’s dog • The dead mouse in Lennie’s pocket

4. “New Directions” • Essay by Maya Angelou • Setting: 1903 • Main Character: Anne Johnson • Conflict: Creates a business when she is dissatisfied with the choices available to her • Theme: Don’t limit yourself to what is expected.

5. “The Most Dangerous Game” • Author: Richard Connell • Genre: Short story • Setting: Ship-Trap Island • Characters: • Rainsford – develops empathy after being hunted by Zaroff • Zaroff – bored with hunting; loses to Rainsford due to his overconfidence • Man vs. man, man vs. self • Theme: Instinct vs. reason, understanding others by walking in their shoes • Literary devices employed by author: • Conflict • Foreshadowing

6. “The Story of My Life” • Excerpt from an autobiography (1903) • Helen Keller – deaf, dumb, and blind • Annie Sullivan – her teacher; taught her how to read and speak. • Stayed with Helen throughout her life • Opened up a realm of possibilities for Helen

7. “The Necklace” • Author: Guy De Maupassant • Setting: Paris, France • Main characters: • MathildeLoisel • Monsieur Loisel • Madame Forestier • Conflict: Madame Loisel is unhappy with her station in life and so she borrows a necklace from her friend and accidentally loses it. • Theme: The dangers of attaching too much importance to wealth • Irony: She wasted ten years trying to pay back the debt for the replacement necklace, only to find out when she was done that the original was a fake.

8. “Casey at the Bat” • Narrative poem by Ernest Lawrence Thayer • Setting: Mudville, 1888 • Main character: Casey • Hubris – overconfident; prideful • Casey is very confident when he first steps up to bat; this causes him to wait for the last pitch, and he strikes out.

9. “Dreams” and “Dream Deferred” • Poems by Langston Hughes • Theme: A life without dreams is no life at all. • Metaphors: • “Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.” • “Life is a barren field frozen with snow.” • Similes: • “Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?” • “Maybe it just sags like a heavy load.”

10. “I Have a Dream” • An equal rights speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr. that left the audience with a feeling of hope and optimism • Allusions: • The Bible • Declaration of Independence • “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” Could be considered theme!

11. Part V – Quotation Identification • You will choose 2 quotations off of a list. The quotes are all ones you should be familiar with, as they have been taken from the literature we have covered this year. • Following the directions, you will: • Identify the title, author, and genre of the work. • Identify the speaker of the quotation • Explain the significance of the quotation • Relate the quotation to a literary element or device, such as characterization, theme, conflict, irony, foreshadowing, or symbolism. • YOUR ANSWER SHOULD BE IN THE FORM OF A PARAGRAPH.

12. Midterm Review: Quote Section • "It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived." • What was the title and genre of this work, and who was the author? • To Kill a Mockingbird • Fictional coming-of-age novel • Harper Lee • Who said this quote and why? • Scout • This quote is describing Atticus Finch. It was said when he spoke to Mrs. Dubose, the meanest lady in the neighborhood. • What does this quote mean? What literary element will you use to prove it? • This quote means that even though Atticus didn’t seem brave, he wasn’t afraid of anything. • Characterization

13. Put it together! • This quote is from To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. It is said by the narrator, Scout Finch, about her father, Atticus Finch. She makes this statement when her father stops to speak to Mrs. Dubose, the meanest lady in the neighborhood, on his way home from work. His conversation ends the harassment that Scout and Jem are receiving as they pass her house. The way Atticus handles this situation strikes Scout as brave because he doesn’t show any fear when faced with this formidable woman. Instead he speaks to Mrs. Dubose with flattery and kindness, thereby catching her off guard and nullifying her anger. This calmness under pressure is typical of Atticus’s character, and Scout is able to see that it is not always the person using violence who is the most brave.

14. Now you try it. • “No, Lennie, I ain’t mad. I never been mad, an’ I ain’t now. That’s a thing I want ya to know.” • What was the title and genre of this work, and who was the author? • Of Mice and Men – Novella (Fiction) • John Steinbeck • Who said this quote and why? • George • He said it as he was getting ready to kill Lennie at the end of the novel. • What does this quote mean? What literary element will you use to prove it? • I’m not going to tell you what it means…. • Conflict, characterization, foreshadowing….

15. Basic Comparative Essay Outline • Introduction • General Statement (repeat task) • TAG (title, author, and genre) of both works of literature • Thesis: What are you proving? • Body Paragraph 1 • Topic Sentence (First similarity) • Detail 1 • Detail 2 • Detail 3 • Closing sentence • Body Paragraph 2 • Topic Sentence (Second similarity) • Detail 1 • Detail 2 • Detail 3 • Closing sentence • Conclusion • Rephrase or repeat thesis statement (from introduction) • Summarize main points from Body paragraphs 1 and 2 • Connect these works of literature to life (Why is this important?) An outline is required on the midterm. Please do not chose to write a rough draft.

16. Good luck on your midterm! * Remember to bring a pen and a pencil to the test.