Thursday, May 28, 2009

Finals Study Guide

For the final exam, you should compile all of the materials from this semester. For example:
- The study packet for Black Boy and Fallen Angels.
-The storyboards and societal similarities for Fahrenheit 451
- The supplemental reading packet for AAW (America at War)
- The supplemental reading packet for TT (Turbulent Times)
-Any additional readings from those units (ex. "I am Joaquin")
-The four articles from AT (America Today)

Then you should re-read and review all of the poems, songs, speeches, short stories and articles from those units.

For each poem/song you should be able to identify:
- Speaker
-Tone/Mood
-Historical Context
-Prominent Literary Devices
-Underlying Message

For each speech you should be able to identify the:
-historical context
-tone/mood
-aim
-main claim
-prominent literary devices

For each article you should be able to identify:
-historical context
-tone/mood
-aim
-main claim

For each short story you should be able to identify:
- historical context
-main characters
-plot

For each novel you should be able to identify:
-main characters
-historical context
-plot

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