Grade 8 ELA Exam ReviewEcole Charleswood School

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Mrs. Connell’s Grade 8 ELA Exam Outline and Review

ELA Exam – Part 1: Public Speaking AssignmentDate: __________________________Time: __________________________Room: _________________________

ELA Exam – Part 2: Essay, Poetry, Short Story, Novel StudyDate: __________________________Time: __________________________Room: _________________________

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Both this booklet and your ELA exam are divided into the following components:

Part 1 Public Speaking/DebatePart 2 Short StoriesPart 3 PoetryPart 4 Novel StudyPart 5 Essay Writing

This booklet will hopefully answer all of your questions about your upcoming ELA exam. It is important that you set aside some blocks of time between now and the date of your exam to study and get prepared for the exam. Please be sure to come to me with any questions or concerns you may have.

ELA: Exam Review VocabularyVocabulary InferConnectionCritical ThinkingPredictionMetaphorSimileOnomatopoeiaHyperbolePersonificationAlliterationRhymeMood/toneImage

Plot (Intro, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Conclusion)SettingConflictThemeCharacter Traits (personal, physical)GenrePoint of View (1st, 3rd)AntagonistProtagonistTheme

To Study:- Review vocabulary from the year.

- Practice/write your chosen form of public speaking activity

- Write rough draft of your essay and revise (instructions/topics will be in a separate document)

- Do the practice review booklet for ELA. The exam will be similar.

- Remember to STOP AND EXPLAIN in all your responses

Writing about reading:

Before reading: Look at: Titles, Chapter titles, pictures, book cover to make

predictions

Predictions: what do you think will happen in the story?

Questions: Write down questions that you might want answered.

Brainstorm: Things and ideas you already know.

During Reading:Make Connections: (text-text, text-self, text-media, text-world) Make sure the connections are deep and fully explain your thinking. “This reminds me of… because….”

Make Inferences: take your prior knowledge and evidence from the text to piece together what is happening. “read between the lines” THIS IS NOT A PREDICTION.

Visualize: Imagine what the word/sentence/paragraph looks like. Create an image from what the author is telling you.

Re-Read: parts that don’t make sense. Think carefully about what you are reading.

Question: Write questions down that you need to know, answer as you continue through the text.

After Reading: Answer Questions: that you may have had throughout the book or prior to reading.

Summarize: state the important details of what has happened in the story.

Evaluate: identify and describe your opinion using textual evidence.

Tips for writing about reading: Before answering any question about reading, make sure you

understand what is being asked. Here are some strategies designed to help you understand the questions.

a) Before & during answering:-break the question down into parts

-what is each part of the question asking you to do, comment, explain…etc?-ask yourself, “ what do I need to know to answer the questions?” -ask yourself, what strategies can I use to answer the question (example: compare/contrast, make connections, make predictions, make inferences, extend thinking to larger question…)-what evidence can I use from the text-look at the marks for each question, more marks means more writing is expected

b) After you have answered:-review-have you answered all the parts of the question?-did you use full sentences?-is the support/evidence for your answer extensive enough, or could you add more?

Part 1 PUBLIC SPEAKING/DEBATE

As a part of your exam you will have an assessment on public speaking. This assessment will take place during class time on June 19th and 20th, there will be a sign up sheet. You will have two options to choose from. Planning and practice for this is a part of your exam review.

Choose one of the following and create a 2-5 minute “presentation”:

1) Read 1-2 spoken word poems (1 must be written by you – cannot be the poem you slammed)

2) Write 2-3 persuasive paragraphs and persuade the audience about your topic (written by you). This is expected to be in formal parliamentary debate style (Prime Minister). There is no rebuttal expected. For a copy of the script, please ask.

You will be assessed on the following criteria:

-preparation-enthusiasm-eye contact-body movement-voice/tone-length

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PART 2 Short Stories

To prepare for the exam: You will need to study and know all the elements of literature that were studied earlier this year.

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In the short answer section you will be asked various comprehension questions, be sure to answer in full sentences with lots of detail. Explain each answer.

I think…because… I wonder….because… I was surprised…because…I noticed that…

Long Answer: You will make connections (text to text, text to self, text to world, and text to media). Also write about thoughts you had while reading such as predictions, questions, and visualizations.

Short Story Practice:

Directions:  Read the short story, “The Stolen Party” by Liliana Heker.  Answer the questions that follow.  Remember to use complete sentences, justify and explain your answers using the text.  

The Stolen Party

LILIANA HEKER

As soon as she arrived she went straight to the kitchen to see if the monkey was there.

It was: what a relief! She wouldn't have liked to admit that her mother had been right. Monkeys at a birthday? Her mother had sneered. Get away with you, believing any nonsense you're told! She was cross, but not because of the monkey, the girl thought: it's just because of the party.

"I don't like you going," she told her. "It's a rich people's party."

"Rich people go to Heaven too," said the girl, who studied religion at school. She was barely nine, and one of the best in her class.

"I'm going because I've been invited," she said. "And I've been invited because Luciana is my friend. So there."

"Ah yes, your friend," her mother grumbled. She paused. "Listen, Rosaura," she said at last. "That one's not your friend. You know what you are to them? The maid's daughter, that's what."

Rosaura blinked hard: she wasn't going to cry. Then she yelled: "Shut up! You know nothing about being friends!"

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Every afternoon she used to go to Luciana's house and they would both finish their homework while Rosaura's mother did the cleaning.

They had their tea in the kitchen and they told each other secrets.  Rosaura loved everything in the big house, and she also loved the people who lived there.

"I'm going because it will be the most lovely party in the whole world, Luciana told me it would. There will be a magician, and he will bring a monkey and everything."

The mother swung mound to take a good look at her child, and pompously put her hands on her hips.

"Monkeys at a birthday?" she said. "Getaway with you, believing any nonsense you're told!"

Rosaura was deeply offended. She thought it unfair of her mother to accuse other people of being liars simply because they were rich. Rosaura too wanted to be rich, of course. If one day she managed to live in a beautiful palace, would her mother stop loving her? She felt very sad. She wanted to go to that party more than anything else in the world.

"I'll die if I don't go," she whispered, almost without moving her lips. And she wasn't sure whether she had been heard, but on the morning of the party she discovered that her mother had starched her Christmas dress. And in the afternoon, after washing her hair, her mother rinsed it in apple vinegar so that it would be all nice and shiny.  Before going out, Rosaura admired herself in the mirror, with her white dress and glossy hair, and thought she looked terribly pretty.

Senora Ines also seemed to notice. As soon as she saw her, she said: "How lovely you look today, Rosaura."

Rosaura gave her starched skirt a slight toss with her hands and walked into the party with a firm step. She said hello to Luciana and asked about the monkey. Luciana put on a secretive look and whispered into Rosaura's ear: "He's in the kitchen. But don't tell anyone, because it's a surprise."

Rosaura wanted to make sure. Carefully she entered the kitchen and there she saw it: deep in thought, inside its cage. It looked so funny that the girl stood there for a while, watching it, and later, every so often, she would slip out of the party unseen and go and admire it.  Rosaura was the only one allowed into the kitchen. Senora Ines had said, "You yes, but not the others, they're much too boisterous, they might break something." Rosaura had never broken anything. She even managed the jug of orange juice, carrying it from the kitchen into the dining room. She held it carefully and didn't spill a single drop. And Senora Ines had said: "Are you sure you can manage a jug as big as that?" Of course she could manage. She wasn't a butterfingers, like the others. Like that blonde girl with the bow in her hair. As soon as she saw Rosaura, the girl with the bow had said:

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"And you? Who are you?"

"I'm a friend of Luciana," said Rosaura.

"No," said the girl with the bow, "you are not a friend of Luciana because I'm her cousin and I know all her friends. And I don't know you."

`"So what," said Rosaura. "I come here every afternoon with my mother and we do our homework together."

"You and your mother do your homework together?" asked the girl, laughing.

"I and Luciana do our homework together," said Rosaura, very seriously.

The girl with the bow shrugged-her shoulders.

"That's not being friends," she said. "Do you go to school together?"

"No."

"So where do you know her from?" said the girl, getting impatient.

Rosaura remembered her mother's words perfectly. She took a deep breath.

"I'm the daughter of the employee," she said.

Her mother had said very clearly: "If someone asks, you say you're the daughter of the employee; that's all." She also told her to add: "And proud of it." But Rosaura thought that never in her life would she dare say something of the sort.

"What employee?" said the girl with the bow. "Employee in a shop?"

"No," said Rosaura angrily. "My mother doesn't sell anything in any shop, so there."

"So how come she's an employee?" said the girl with the bow. Just then Senora Ines arrived saying shh shh, and asked Rosaura if she wouldn't mind helping serve out the hotdogs, as she knew the house so much better than the others.

"See?" said Rosaura to the girl with the bow, and when no one was looking she kicked her in the shin.

Apart from the girl with the bow, all the others were delightful. The one she liked best was Luciana, with her golden birthday crown; and then the boys. Rosaura won the sack race, and nobody managed to catch her when they played tag. When they split into two teams to play charades, all the boys wanted her for their side. Rosaura felt she had never been so happy in all her life.

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But the best was still to come. The best came after Luciana blew out the candles. First the cake. Senora Ines had asked her to help pass the cake around, and Rosaura had enjoyed the task immensely because everyone called out to her, shouting "Me, me!" Rosaura remembered a story in which there was a queen who had the power of life or death over her subjects. She had always loved that, having the power of life or death. To Luciana and the boys she gave the largest pieces, and to the girl with the bow she gave a slice so thin one could see through it.

After the cake came the magician, tall and bony, with a fine red cape. A true magician: he could untie handkerchiefs by blowing on them and make a chain with links that had no openings. He could guess what cards were pulled out from a pack, and the monkey was his assistant. He called the monkey "partner." "Let's see here, partner," he would say, "turn over a card." And, "Don't run away, partner; time to work now."

The final trick was wonderful. One of the children had to hold the monkey in his arms and the magician said he would make him disappear.

"What, the boy?" they all shouted.

"No, the monkey!" shouted back the magician.

Rosaura thought that this was truly the most amusing party in the whole world.

The magician asked a small fat boy to come and help, but the small fat boy got frightened almost at once and dropped the monkey on the floor. The magician picked him up carefully, whispered something in his ear, and the monkey nodded almost as if he understood.

"You mustn't be so unmanly, my friend," the magician said to the fat boy.

"What's unmanly?" said the fat boy.

The magician turned around as if to look for spies.

"A sissy," said the magician. "Go sit down."

Then he stared at all the faces, one by one. Rosaura felt her heart tremble.

"You, with the Spanish eyes," said the magician. And everyone saw that he was pointing at her.  She wasn't afraid. Neither holding the monkey, nor when the magician made him vanish; not even when, at the end, the magician flung his red cape over Rosaura's head and uttered a few magic words... and the monkey reappeared, chattering happily, in her arms. The children clapped furiously. And before Rosaura returned to her seat, the magician said:

"Thank you very much, my little countess."

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She was so pleased with the compliment that a while later, when her mother came to fetch her, that was the first thing she told her.

"I helped the magician and he said to me, 'Thank you very much, my little countess."

It was strange because up to then Rosaura had thought that she was angry with her mother. All along Rosaura had imagined that she would say to her: "See that the monkey wasn't a lie?" But instead she was so thrilled ,that she told her mother all about the wonderful magician.

Her mother tapped her on the head and said: "So now we're a countess!"

But one could see that she was beaming.

And now they both stood in the entrance, because a moment ago Senora Ines, smiling, had said: "Please wait here a second."

Her mother suddenly seemed worried.

"What is it?" she asked Rosaura.

"What is what?" said Rosaura. "It's nothing; she just wants to get the presents for those who are leaving, see?"

She pointed at the fat boy and at a girl with pigtails who were also waiting there, next to their mothers. And she explained about the presents. She knew, because she had been watching those who left before her. When one of the girls was about to leave, Senora Ines would give her a bracelet. When a boy left, Senora Ines gave him a yo-yo. Rosaura preferred the yo-yo because it sparkled, but she didn't mention that to her mother. Her mother might have said: "So whydon't you ask for one, you blockhead?" That's what her mother was like. Rosaura didn't feel like explaining that she'd be horribly ashamed to be the odd one out. Instead she said:

"I was the best-behaved at the party."

And she said-no more because Senora Ines came out into the hall with two bags, one pink and one blue.

First, she went up to the fat boy, gave him a yo-yo out of the blue bag, and the fat boy left with his mother. Then she went up to the girl and gave her a bracelet out of the pink bag, and the girl with the pigtails left as well.

Finally she came up to Rosaura and her mother. She had a big smile on her face and Rosaura liked that. Senora Ines looked down at her, then looked up at her mother, and then said something that made Rosaura proud:

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"What a marvellous daughter you have, Herminia."

For an instant, Rosaura thought that she'd give her two presents: the bracelet and the yo-yo. Senora Ines bent down as if about to look for something. Rosaura also leaned forward, stretching out her arm. But she never completed the movement.

Senora Ines didn't look in the pink bag. Nor did she look in the blue bag. Instead she rummaged in her-purse.  In her hand appeared two bills. '

"You really and truly earned this," she said handing them over.

"Thank you for all your help, my pet."

Rosaura felt her arms stiffen, stick close to her body, and then she noticed her mother's hand on her shoulder. Instinctively she pressed herself against her mother's body. That was all. Except her eyes. Rosaura's eyes had a cold, clear look that fixed itself on Senora Ines's face.

Senora Ines, motionless, stood there with her hand outstretched.  As if she didn't dare draw it back. As if the slightest change might shatter an infinitely delicate balance.

Questions:

1. What is the setting of the story?  

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2. The story begins with the sentence “As soon as she arrived she went straight to the kitchen to see if the monkey was there.”  Explain how this is an effective hook (attention grabbing sentence).

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3. How did Rosaura and Luciana know each other?

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4. The author uses flashback at the beginning of the story, following the statement, “it’s just because of the party.”  What conflict is set up during the flashback between Rosaura and her mother?

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5. Rosaura would like to be rich when she grows up, yet what does she fear if this happens?

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6. What was the real reason that Rosaura was the only child allowed in the kitchen?

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7. Why does the girl with the bow say, “you are not a friend of Luciana because I’m her cousin and I know all her friends.  And I don’t’ know you.”

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8. Why does Rosaura’s mother tap her on the head and say, “So now we’re a countess?”

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9. What is the climax of the story?

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10. Rosaura was treated differently from the other children when she left the party.  Cite and explain what happened?

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11. Why did Luciana invite Rosaura to the party?  Cite and explain.

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12. Does Senora Ines regret the gift she gave Rosaura?  Explain.

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13. What do you think the future holds for Rosaura?  Will she be able to fulfill her dreams?

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14. Write three personality traits for Rosaura.  Justify these traits with a quote from the story.

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15. What is the main character trait that Luciana demonstrates in this story?  Justify you answer.

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16. What type of narration is used in this story?

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18. What is the genre of the story?  Explain. 

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PART 3 POETRY

To prepare for the exam: You will need to study and know all the poetic devices that we studied earlier this year.

On the exam, you will be asked to read and analyze (annotate) a poem. This includes being able identify and provide explanation or justification for:

- poetic devices- mood/tone- meaning/message- share your thoughts and opinions about the poem

1. Define the following:

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Imagery: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Example: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Tone: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Theme (meaning/message): ______________________________________________________________________

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Metaphor: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Example: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Hyperbole: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Example: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Onomatopoeia: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Example: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Personification: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Example: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Alliteration/Consonance: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Example: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Internal Rhyme: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Example: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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2. Read the poem, “You Have Two Voices” by Nancy Prasad. Highlight/underline and label all figurative language and

poetic sound Fill in the chart Answer the questions that follow

You Have Two Voices

You have two voices when you speakin English or your mother tongue.

When you speak the way your people spokethe words don't hesitate but flow

like rivers, like rapids, like oceans of sound,and your hands move like birds through the air.

Cont’d next page But then you take a stranger's voicewhen you speak in your new tongue.

Each word is a stone dropped in a pool.I watch the ripples and wait for more.

You search in vain for other stones to throw.They are heavy. Your hands hang down.

You have two voices when you speak;I have two ears for hearing.

Speak to me again in your mother tongue.What does it matter how little I understand

when the words pour out like musicand your face glows like a flame.

Types of PoetryPoetic Structure:

What does the poem look like?

Poetic Tone:What is the poet’s opinion and feelings in the poem?

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Check off what type of poem your poem follows:

Narrative/Ballad Lyric English Sonnet

Is this poem a free verse poem?

Yes No

Explain:

How many stanzas are in your poem?

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Does your poem have any couplets or quatrains?

Yes No

Provide an example:

What is the mood of the poem? (ie. Happy, sad, tragic, etc.)

Choose 4 words from the poem that you think the poet uses to create mood or tone (the way the poet feels):

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Figurative Language:Poetic Sound:

What does the poem sound like?

Theme:What is the meaning of this

poem?List 2 poetic devices found in the poem:

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Example:

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Example:

Choose one of the above and explain its’ meaning:

List 2 examples of poetic sound found in the poem (rhyme, repetition, alliteration, etc.):

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Example:

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Example:

What is the theme of the poem (family, love, acceptance, etc.)?

What is the meaning or message of the poem?

a) Explain why the author says, “You have two voices when you speak”.

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b) What problems does the speaker of this poem notice that her friend is having?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c) Identify and describe the meaning for two similes found in this poem.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

d) Identify and describe the meaning of one metaphor found in this poem.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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e) What voice does the poet prefer? Why? Explain.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

f) Why does the poet choose water to describe the person’s language? Is it an effective metaphor? Explain. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Read the spoken word poem, “S is for Lisp” by George Watsky. Highlight/underline and label all figurative language and

poetic sound Fill in the chart Answer the questions that follow

S is for Lisp

So someone said to me the other day I've got a lisp

A stranger, you know, they said I've got a subtle lisp and I should know I sound a little stupid doing spoken words when all my words with S in them are spoken so absurd

And Im not upset, okay it just sucks

To think you're speaking normally for two decades and then shucks;Find out your stuff sounds like a stanza of Severus Snape's toughest parseltounge is pronounced by Daffy Duck

So I will say this

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My subtle lisp is not sinful. I'm not sorry Saturday, I'm not sorry Sunday; I'm spiritual and when I speak I celebrate the Sabbath seven days a week

I've got special S sauce all smothered on my skull walls like a tossed salad so silk screen the Sistine ceiling on my soft pallet

I sing along with super scenesters reciting Sufjan Stevens songs in skinny jeansDance salsa with soccer moms sneaking out in skimpy see-through sarongsI will answer your questions in stout with my sexy subtly lisping sparkling incisor small

What's my surname? WatskyWhat's my size? StockyMy city? San Francisco it's so sweet, now slow

I scribble all S-Essays I shred them and sprinkle the whole S-ashes. My speech doesn't give a spotted sea snail if it passes. I slipped pass straight Fs to straight Ss in my classes because my speech stay second semester senior status

Seriously so so so so soon, so sick sixth grade kids call me sofa king I'm on tongue steroids, slammin' with the Sammie Sosa swing, so tight I sleep upright in a small cell in Sing Sing and sail the seven seas on Steve Irwin's sting ray while your speed boats sinking

It's still too soon

And if you suppose your speech is normal, its cause your impediment is listening

Speak for those of us with something special. Something that sets us aside from my accent havers, my stammerers, my southerners, my st-st-stutterers, yes, I will spit it sick and stick to never skipping S

Cause I was, sucking on a soup spoon and I suckled it to sterling silver simple supple super soaker staying watching sister sister scenage syllables coming esophagus move up there this place is second place isolate oxygen theres no stopping this

I start this step of speaking you should see that I will not desist

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Im sorry cause see, If you don't like a subtle lisp, then you can simply suck on thissssssss

Types of PoetryPoetic Structure:

What does the poem look like?

Poetic Tone:What is the poet’s opinion and feelings in the poem?

Check off what type of poem your poem follows:

Narrative/Ballad Lyric English Sonnet

Is this poem a free verse poem?

Yes No

Explain:

How many stanzas are in your poem?

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Does your poem have any couplets or quatrains?

Yes No

Provide an example:

What is the mood of the poem? (ie. Happy, sad, tragic, etc.)

Choose 4 words from the poem that you think the poet uses to create mood or tone (the way the poet feels):

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Figurative Language:Poetic Sound:

What does the poem sound like?

Theme:What is the meaning of this

poem?

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List 2 poetic devices found in the poem:

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Example:

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Example:

Choose one of the above and explain its’ meaning:

List 2 examples of poetic sound found in the poem (rhyme, repetition, alliteration, etc.):

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Example:

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Example:

What is the theme of the poem (family, love, acceptance, etc.)?

What is the meaning or message of the poem?

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PART 4 NOVEL STUDY

To prepare for the exam: During the exam you will be expected to answer questions regarding a novel we studied during the year. You can choose to answer questions based on The Giver or your literature circle novel __________________________________.

Directions: Pick one novel, ______________________________ and answer the following questions:

1. What is the genre of the novel? Explain.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What is the main conflict of the story? How do you know? Provide an example and explain.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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3. What is the setting of the story? How does the setting create mood in the story? Explain.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. What is the main theme/issue/idea of the book? Cite two clear examples to justify your answer. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Who are the main characters in this book? List three character traits for each character, with proof for each character. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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6. Identify and explain a symbol in the novel. Use proof from the novel to justify your answer.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Choose three connections you can make to the novel. Explain what you connect to and what type of connection it is (emotional, event, etc.). Lastly explain how these connections help you engage in the novel.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. Provide an example of a “need to know” moment in your novel and explain why you chose this moment. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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PAR T 5 ESSAY

To prepare for the exam: You will be expected to write a 3 paragraph essay (introduction, one body paragraph, and conclusion). You may choose to write a proper 5 paragraph essay if you wish. Each paragraph must include a topic sentence, three body ideas, three body explanations, and a concluding sentence.

Your topic will also be given to you in advance (the week prior) so that you have time to consider what you will want to include in the writing piece. This will allow you ample time to put together a quality piece. You will be allowed to bring in your rough copy of essay into the exam.

Essay Tips (refer to Mrs. Connell’s writing reminders):

- Only 3rd person (NO “I”, “you”, “we”)- No contractions- Indent introduction, body, and conclusion - Formal language only (no slang)- Serious, office tone- Double spaced

The Structure of a Typical Essay

An introduction consists of the following:1. Hook: grabs the readers attention about your topic. 2. 2-3 supporting sentences to set the context for your essay. 3. Thesis statement: tells the reader your topic and main idea.

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A body paragraph consists of the following:

1. Topic Sentence (Main Idea): tells the reader what the paragraph will be about.

2. Body Idea 1: this sentences gives an idea relating to the main idea

3. Body Explanation 1: this sentence gives detailed explanation about your idea (evidence).

4. Body Idea 2: this sentences gives an idea relating to the main idea

5. Body Explanation 2: this sentence gives detailed explanation about your idea (evidence).

6. Body Idea 3: this sentences gives an idea relating to the main idea

7. Body Explanation 3: this sentence gives detailed explanation about your idea (evidence).

8. Conclusion Sentence: This sentence refers to the topic sentence and sums up the main idea of the paragraph.

A conclusion consists of the following:

1. Thesis statement: re-phrase your thesis statement.2. Re-state the main points in your essay (2-3 sentences)3. Finish off with a “clincher” sentence that leaves a lasting

impression on the reader.

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