Esposito: English 11NAME:

Proof of Studying - English 11: FINAL

Learning to study for English is essential for your success in this class.

You can significantly increase the amount you remember if you review the material more actively. In this course, you will be required to submit a PROOF OF STUDYING the day of the test/exam. Using the active study strategies discussed in class will help you understand and retain new information and successfully connect it to the information you already know.

Overall Objectives: to define literary terms, to locate literary devices, to show an understanding of literary skills, to think critically beyond the texts provided.

Novels/Plays:
The Catcher in the Rye
Coming Clean
Death of a Salesman

For all three of the books listed above, please write the name of the author, the genre of the work (fiction, non-fiction, science fiction, dystopian fiction, memoir, etc…) the year it was published or takes place, the general setting of the story, and the full names of the protagonists.

Please answer the following questions from Catcher:

What are Holden’s siblings’ names?
How did his brother die?
Who was Holden’s roommate? (full name)
The annoying kid down the hall is…?
Holden’s history teacher whom he respected?
Holden’s former teacher who violated him?
The girl who Holden grew up with and used to play checkers with?
The girl Holden goes on dates with throughout the story?
Three symbols found throughout the story?
Name at least two themes found within Catcher.

Please answer the following questions forComing Clean:
What is hoarding?
Describe Kim’s father’s main issue, as well as her mother’s issue.
Why does Kim continually clean up her parents’ mess?
Who else in Kim’s family has shown signs of hoarding?
Who are the people who have been there for Kim the most throughout the book?
What would you consider to be the theme of this book?

Please answer the following questions forDeath of a Salesman:
Name all 4 members of the Loman family, and their (approximate) ages.
Who is Willy’s brother and how did he get rich?
Who lives next-door to the Loman family?
Who is Bernard and what does he do for a living?
What is most important to Happy?
Who is Bill Oliver?
What is the significance of the rubber pipe?
What is the point of the flashbacks within the story?
Name at least three symbols from the book, and tell what they symbolize.
Name at least two themes that can be found throughout Death.

Short Stories:

Please use your notes to name the short stories that we’ve read this semester.

The one with the crazy old lady who killed her lover was called…? ______
Author?
Main character’s full name?
Setting?
Lover’s name?
The one with the young veteran returning from war was called…? ______
Author?
Main character’s full name?
War he fought in?
Setting?
His main problem/issue?

The one with the young soldier who worked really hard to get the drink of water was called…? ______
Author?
Main character’s full name?
War he fought in?
Why was he struggling to believe that he was brave?
Define the following essential literary terms. If you already have flashcards for them, awesome! Just add any terms you do not possess.
Characterization -
Symbolism -
Plot -
Setting -
Theme -
Conflict -
Tone -
Mood -
Imagery -
Irony -
Allusion -
Allegory -
Epithet - (Give an example, also).
Hyperbole -
Meter -
Rhyme -
Stanza -
White Space -

Metaphor -
Simile -
Hyperbole -
Onomatopoeia -
Alliteration -
Personification -

  • Annotate the poem below.

“Only until this Cigarette is Ended” By:Edna St. Vincent Millay

Only until this cigarette is ended,1

A little moment at the end of all,

While on the floor the quiet ashes fall,

And in the firelight to a lance extended,

Bizarrely with the jazzing music blended,5

The broken shadow dances on the wall,

I will permit my memory to recall

The vision of you, by all my dreams attended.

And then adieu,--farewell!--the dream is done.

Yours is a face of which I can forget10

The colour and the features, every one,

The words not ever, and the smiles not yet;

But in your day this moment is the sun

Upon a hill, after the sun has set.

What type of poem is this?
PIE paragraph: Analyze the meaning behind the poem. What literary devices from your list above can be found within the poem, and how are they used?

  • Name the two different regions where sonnets originated from. What are the two other alternative names for types of sonnets? What is the original theme of many sonnets? How many lines do they have? What is an octave? What is the bottom portion called (and what is it)? What is line 9? Basically, tell me everything you know about sonnets!

To study additionally: Reread notes, rewrite definitions, study flashcards, reread poems, summarize plots, know authors/setting/time periods, have prior knowledge of other texts to compare.

Final Schedule:

Blocks 1 & 2: Monday, June 5th, 2017 (2 hours)

Block 4: Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 (2 hours)