Study Guide for English 7 Final Exam, 2008-2009
Literary Terms
Be able to match with definitions and apply terms to literature studied during the year or examples provided.  All definitions are available in your text book
Setting
Mood
Conflict
Plot
Theme
Point of View (first person or third person)
Antagonist
Protagonist
Central Conflict (external or internal)
Character – (one-dimensional or three dimensional)
Characterization
Climax
Irony
Metaphor
Motivation
Fiction Short Stories
Apply literary terms to short stories.  Complete a story map for each story.
Stories read/studied this year:
Zebra
Be-ers and Doers
QWERTYUIOP
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Hummingbird that Lived through Winter
The Fan Club
Oral Traditions Stories
Do a story map and apply literary terms to the oral tradition stories.
Define additional literary term(s):
Myth
Stories read/studied this year:
Persephone and Demeter
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Secret Name of Ra
Why the Sky is Far Away from the Earth
The Instruction of Indra
Amaterasu
Poetry
Define and apply literary terms to poems, do a 1-2 sentence summary for each poem.
Alliteration
Assonance
Concrete poem/shape poem
Lyric poem
Narrative poem
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Rhyme
Rhythm
Image
Imagery
Free verse
Simile
Poems read/studied this year:
Poetry
How to Eat a Poem
Filling Station
A Deserted Barn
The/sky/was
I to My Perils
Blackberry Eating
Forgotten Language
Hector the Collector
The Lost Parrot
My Father’s Song
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Corners on the Curving Sky
Under the Apple Tree

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Apply literary terms to play.  Do a story map, but do not worry about plot details, just an overview of the plot.
Additional literary terms:
oxymoron
hyperbole
metaphor
irony
soliloquy
comedy
tragedy
The Snow Goose
Apply literary terms from lists above to novella.  Do a story map for the novella.
Grammar
Parts of Speech
Sentences
Punctuation
Subjects and Verbs
Errors
Direct and Indirect Object
Linking Verb
Predicate Noun and Adjective
Appositive
Object of the Preposition
Functions of the Prepositional Phrase
Semicolon
Colon
Functions of the Noun
Prepositional Phrases
Vocabulary
Review Calendar (subject to change)
Friday, 5/8  Hand out Study Guide, Begin completing review worksheets – Literary Terms
Homework: complete review worksheets for Literary Terms/ 1st 4 Short Stories/Grammar
Monday, 5/11 Review Literary Terms/Short Stories/Grammar
Homework: complete review worksheets for last 2 Short stories/1st 2 Oral Traditions/Vocabulary
Tuesday, 5/12 Review Short Stories/Oral Traditions/Vocabulary
Homework: complete review worksheets for rest of Oral Traditions/Literary Terms/Grammar
Wednesday, 5/13 Review rest of Oral Traditions/Literary Terms/Grammar
Homework: complete review worksheets for Poetry/Poetry Terms/Vocabulary
Friday, 5/15 Review Poetry/Poetry Terms/Vocabulary
Homework: complete review worksheets for Midsummer/Grammar
Monday, 5/18  “D” Day No Class
Tuesday, 5/19 Review Midsummer/Grammar Review Packets/Worksheets completed
Homework:  complete review sheets for The Snow Goose/Vocabulary
Wednesday, 5/20 Review The Snow Goose/Vocabulary.  Review packet completed.
Tuesday, 5/26 Practice Exam
Exam Thursday, 5/28

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