American Literature: Notebooks are due Monday; research papers and IR are due Tuesday; final exam is on Wednesday.
View the study guide online
World Literature: IR is due Tuesday; final exam is on Wednesday.
View the study guide online. NOTE: The study guide as I have posted it below contains hyperlinks to the main texts that we have read in class but that are not in your literature book. For your convenience, they are also linked here.
Creation and flood story from Genesis
Psalm 19
Psalm 137
Popol Vuh
Enuma Elish
Epic of Gilgamesh
Medea
World History: No homework other than to study for the final exam, which is Wednesday.
View the study guide online.
Gospel of John: The only homework today is to study for the last unit test, which is over lessons 20-22 in the book, from Jesus' crucifixion in John 19:17 through his resurrection and appearances to his disciples in John 20-21. I hope that even after the semester is finished, each one of you will continue to reflect on the story of Jesus' life and that your lives will be transformed by the salvation we have through his death and resurrection. May you be set free from the power of sin and death and be filled with the peace, joy, and assurance that comes from knowing God's love.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
World Literature fall semester exam study guide
World Literature Fall Semester Exam Study Guide - With links to the readings
Literature of the Ancient World
Briefly summarize the following creation myths:
Popol Vuh
Enuma Elish
Genesis: Creation and the Flood
- What does parallelism look like in Hebrew poetry? Give an example of parallelism in Psalm 19 or Psalm 137.
- What are some symbols in the story of the Flood (in Genesis)?
- Who was Tiamat, and what happened to her? Who was Marduk, and why was he important?
- Geographically, were did the Enuma Elish and Epic of Gilgamesh come from?
Gilgamesh
- What are some characteristics of a quest story?
- Identify the following characters: Gilgamesh, Enkidu, Utnapishtim
- What happens to Enkidu?
- What is the end result of Gilgamesh’s quest?
- What are the two main themes of the Epic of Gilgamesh?
Medea
- Who wrote Medea?
- List and describe the main characters
- Vocabulary: tragedy, hamartia, tragic flaw, tragic hero
- What is Medea’s tragic flaw? What are several ways she fails to live up to Greek ideals?
- List the people whose death Medea causes.
- Does Medea suffer a downfall in the end of the play? What happens in the original version?
Julius Caesar
- Describe the author of this play and the time period in which it was written
- Describe the four main characters: Julius Caesar, Brutus, Cassius, Antony
- What are some ways in which events in the play are foreshadowed?
- Describe the ways that characters use persuasion. How does Cassius persuade Brutus? How do various characters persuade Caesar to do what they want? How does Antony sway the crowd?
- Compare and contrast Brutus and Antony
- Who is the tragic hero and why?
- Summarize each act.
- terms: blank verse, iambic pentameter, soliloquy
Research Paper
- Terms: MLA, bibliography/works cited, parenthetical reference, introduction, body, conclusion, hook/attention-getter, topic sentence, plagiarism
- Know how to paraphrase and how to give credit to your source if you have paraphrased information
- Know how to use sandwiching for quotes and what information to include in a parenthetical reference
Grammar
Grammar questions will be over the following topics from Language Network: parts of speech, pronouns, and capitalization. Questions will include but not be limited to:
- Choosing the correct pronoun (nominative, objective, or possessive case)
- Pronoun-antecedent agreement
- Making verbs agree with pronoun subjects, particularly indefinite pronoun subjects
- Using correct capitalization
- Identifying parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction)
Literature of the Ancient World
Briefly summarize the following creation myths:
Popol Vuh
Enuma Elish
Genesis: Creation and the Flood
- What does parallelism look like in Hebrew poetry? Give an example of parallelism in Psalm 19 or Psalm 137.
- What are some symbols in the story of the Flood (in Genesis)?
- Who was Tiamat, and what happened to her? Who was Marduk, and why was he important?
- Geographically, were did the Enuma Elish and Epic of Gilgamesh come from?
Gilgamesh
- What are some characteristics of a quest story?
- Identify the following characters: Gilgamesh, Enkidu, Utnapishtim
- What happens to Enkidu?
- What is the end result of Gilgamesh’s quest?
- What are the two main themes of the Epic of Gilgamesh?
Medea
- Who wrote Medea?
- List and describe the main characters
- Vocabulary: tragedy, hamartia, tragic flaw, tragic hero
- What is Medea’s tragic flaw? What are several ways she fails to live up to Greek ideals?
- List the people whose death Medea causes.
- Does Medea suffer a downfall in the end of the play? What happens in the original version?
Julius Caesar
- Describe the author of this play and the time period in which it was written
- Describe the four main characters: Julius Caesar, Brutus, Cassius, Antony
- What are some ways in which events in the play are foreshadowed?
- Describe the ways that characters use persuasion. How does Cassius persuade Brutus? How do various characters persuade Caesar to do what they want? How does Antony sway the crowd?
- Compare and contrast Brutus and Antony
- Who is the tragic hero and why?
- Summarize each act.
- terms: blank verse, iambic pentameter, soliloquy
Research Paper
- Terms: MLA, bibliography/works cited, parenthetical reference, introduction, body, conclusion, hook/attention-getter, topic sentence, plagiarism
- Know how to paraphrase and how to give credit to your source if you have paraphrased information
- Know how to use sandwiching for quotes and what information to include in a parenthetical reference
Grammar
Grammar questions will be over the following topics from Language Network: parts of speech, pronouns, and capitalization. Questions will include but not be limited to:
- Choosing the correct pronoun (nominative, objective, or possessive case)
- Pronoun-antecedent agreement
- Making verbs agree with pronoun subjects, particularly indefinite pronoun subjects
- Using correct capitalization
- Identifying parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction)
American Literature fall semester exam study guide
Study Guide: Eleventh Grade Fall Semester Exam
Place in order and define the following literary movements:
Puritan literature, Enlightenment, Romanticism, Gothic, Realism
Summarize the following stories, and familiarize yourself with their symbols and themes:
“The Masque of the Red Death”
“The Devil and Tom Walker”
“Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment”
“The Minister’s Black Veil”
Also familiarize yourself with the following works: “Images or Shadows of Divine Things” (Edwards), “The Raven” (Poe), “To My Dear and Loving Husband” (Bradstreet), “Song of Myself” (Whitman)
Terms: thesis statement, introduction paragraph, conclusion paragraph, parenthetical citation, plagiarism, source, anaphora, rhyme, rhyme scheme, meter, imagery, simile, alliteration, internal rhyme, mood, foreshadowing, symbolism, theme
Vocabulary: caprice, perversity, revile, iniquity, perpetrate, retribution, efficacy, zealous, benign, haggard
Grammar:
- Be able to choose the correct pronoun to complete a sentence (nominative, objective, or possessive case)
- Pronoun-antecedent agreement
- Subject-verb agreement
- Make verbs agree with pronoun antecedents
- Identify and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences
Scarlet Letter:
- Who is the author?
- Describe each of the four main characters
- How do the characters respond differently to sin and guilt? What are the effects of revenge? How does Pearl act as a symbol as well as a character? How can we see the theme of individualism in this book? What are some symbols used in the novel?
Other:
- Describe in detail the characteristics of Romanticism and of Gothic literature. Be prepared to explain how specific works are characteristic of their respective genres. (Example: Evangeline is typical of Romantic literature in that nature reflects the mood of the characters.)
- Explain whether or the characters in the stories above (“Masque,” “Tom Walker,” “Dr. Heidegger”) are able to learn from their mistakes and change their ways. What faults bring about the characters’ downfall in “The Masque of the Red Death” and “Tom Walker”?
- Based on The Scarlet Letter and “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment,” what do you think Hawthorne believes about confession and repentance?
Place in order and define the following literary movements:
Puritan literature, Enlightenment, Romanticism, Gothic, Realism
Summarize the following stories, and familiarize yourself with their symbols and themes:
“The Masque of the Red Death”
“The Devil and Tom Walker”
“Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment”
“The Minister’s Black Veil”
Also familiarize yourself with the following works: “Images or Shadows of Divine Things” (Edwards), “The Raven” (Poe), “To My Dear and Loving Husband” (Bradstreet), “Song of Myself” (Whitman)
Terms: thesis statement, introduction paragraph, conclusion paragraph, parenthetical citation, plagiarism, source, anaphora, rhyme, rhyme scheme, meter, imagery, simile, alliteration, internal rhyme, mood, foreshadowing, symbolism, theme
Vocabulary: caprice, perversity, revile, iniquity, perpetrate, retribution, efficacy, zealous, benign, haggard
Grammar:
- Be able to choose the correct pronoun to complete a sentence (nominative, objective, or possessive case)
- Pronoun-antecedent agreement
- Subject-verb agreement
- Make verbs agree with pronoun antecedents
- Identify and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences
Scarlet Letter:
- Who is the author?
- Describe each of the four main characters
- How do the characters respond differently to sin and guilt? What are the effects of revenge? How does Pearl act as a symbol as well as a character? How can we see the theme of individualism in this book? What are some symbols used in the novel?
Other:
- Describe in detail the characteristics of Romanticism and of Gothic literature. Be prepared to explain how specific works are characteristic of their respective genres. (Example: Evangeline is typical of Romantic literature in that nature reflects the mood of the characters.)
- Explain whether or the characters in the stories above (“Masque,” “Tom Walker,” “Dr. Heidegger”) are able to learn from their mistakes and change their ways. What faults bring about the characters’ downfall in “The Masque of the Red Death” and “Tom Walker”?
- Based on The Scarlet Letter and “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment,” what do you think Hawthorne believes about confession and repentance?
World History fall semester exam study guide
Genesis 1-8, Chapters 1-3
Dates:
• Give a date that would be in the third century B.C. . . .and the third century A.D.
• How many years is a decade? century? millennium?
Identify:
• Biblical view of history
• What did God create on each day of creation?
• Adam and Eve
• the Flood
• Noah
• Abraham
• homonid
• Cuneiform
• Bronze Age
• Ziggurat
• Polytheism
• Amorites (2000 B.C.)
• Hammurabi’s Code
• Phonecians, Phonecian alphabet
• Jews, Jewish religion
o What region did they come from?
o Who were the three kings of the golden age?
o In what year were the Jews scattered and exiled?
• Mesopotamia (3500 B.C. – 331 B.C.)
o Where is it located ? What rivers flow through it ?
o What is the Fertile crescent?
o Why is it significant?
• Sumerians (3500 B.C.)
o city-states
o What were their inventions?
• Assyrian Empire (850 B.C.), Ninevah
• Babylon
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Captivity of the Jews
• Persians
• Darius
• Egypt: Nile, deserts, source of the Nile, Upper Egypt, Lower Egypt
• Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom
• Hyskos
• Tutankhamon
• Hatshepsut
• Hittites (1900 B.C.)
• Akhenaton
• Ramses II
• Hieroglyphics
• Rosetta Stone
Chapter 4
• Harappa
• Mohenjo-daro
• Hinduism
• caste system
• reincarnation
• dharma
• Buddha
• Four Noble Truths
• Mandate of Heaven
• Confucius
• dynasty (name some)
• Yellow River
• Yangtze River
• Han dynasty
Chapter 5
• Socrates
• Aristotle
• polis
• Athens
• Sparta
• Delian league
• Peloponnesian War
• Crete
• Pericles
• phalanx
• Macedon
Chapter 6 – Roman Republic
Sparticus, Hannibal, Punic Wars, First Triumvirate, Battle of Zama, Crassus, Carthage, Plebian, Brutus, Cleopatra, Gauls, Battle of Zama, Alps, Pater familias, toga, mercenary, First Triumvirate, gladiator, Rome, Tiber River, Po River, Greeks, Etruscans, Patrician, Second Triumvirate, Punic Wars, patricians, Romulus and Remus, Battle of Zama, consuls, 44 B.C.
Julius Caesar: describe his rise to power and his assassination
Chapter 7 – Roman Empire 29 B.C. – A.D. 180
Pax Romana: what was it, and what were the dates?
Colosseum, Octavian Augustus, denarius, aqueduct, concrete, plebian, Rome (city), Latin, Greco-Roman culture, Epicurean, Stoic, Virgil, Aeneid, martyr, Pontius Pilate, Paul, Marcus Aurelius, Diocletian, Constantine, Fall of Rome (date)
How did Rome care for the poor?
How did Octavian contribute to the success of the Roman Empire?
What was Rome’s religion?
During what time period did Jesus live?
Describe the teachings of Jesus.
How did Christianity spread throughout the empire?
Why did the Romans persecute Jews and Christians?
What were the causes of the decline of the Roman Empire?
What were the barbarian groups that overran Rome?
Chapter 8 – Byzantine Empire (A.D. 450– 1453)
Bosporus, Byzantium, Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea, Justinian, Roman Catholic Church, Orthodox Church, Muhammed, Mecca, Koran, mosque, Jihad, caliph, Battle of Tours, Cyrillic alphabet, Ottoman Turks
When was Constantinople founded, and by whom?
What was the Schism, what were its causes, and when did it occur?
In what date did Constantinople fall, and to whom?
What is the date for the founding of Islam?
Chapter 9 – Early Middle Ages (A.D. 450 – 1000)
Franks, Saxons, Clovis, monastery, Pope, Charlemagne, Charles Martel, Pepin the Short, Viking warships, Leif Ericson, Rollo the Viking, feudalism, vassal, fief, investiture, serf, Normandy
During what years did Charlemagne rule? In what year was he crowned by the pope?
What is another name for the North Men or Norsemen? What is the time period of their invasions and explorations? What were their home countries? Why did their raids eventually die down?
What was the relationship between a lord and a vassal? A vassal and a knight?
What was the strongest civilizing force in western Europe?
Chapter 10 – High Middle Ages (1000 – 1300)
Romanesque, Gothic, Otto I, Frederick Barbarossa, chivalry, squire, page, knight, troubadour, Elanor of Aquitaine, William Duke of Normandy, Battle of Hastings (and date), crusades, Francis of Assisi
What were improvements to farming methods during this time period?
What group of people invaded England in the Battle of Normandy, and what language was spoken in England as a result?
What were some motives for the crusades?
What was the result of the 4th crusade? Which crusade was most successful and why (of the first four)?
What two religious groups existed on the Iberian Peninsula until 1492?
Chapter 11 – Origin of European Nations
Richard the Lionheart, John I, Magna Carta, limited monarchy, Edward I, burgesses, “Model Parliament,” Louis IX, John Wycliffe, Council of Constance, Bubonic (Black) Plague, Charles VII, War of Roses, Henry VIII, Czar, Kiev, Ivan I, Kremlin, Ivan III, Ivan IV
What was the time period of the Black Plague, and what was its effect on Europe?
What were the dates of the Hundred Years’ War? Which nations did it involve? What were its four stages? What was the lasting effect?
Who was Joan of Arc—what did she accomplish, and what happened to her?
What new weapons were developed, and what old ones became outdated?
What kingdom did Ferdinand and Isabella rule? What kingdom did they defeat? What two people groups did they exile?
Dates:
• Give a date that would be in the third century B.C. . . .and the third century A.D.
• How many years is a decade? century? millennium?
Identify:
• Biblical view of history
• What did God create on each day of creation?
• Adam and Eve
• the Flood
• Noah
• Abraham
• homonid
• Cuneiform
• Bronze Age
• Ziggurat
• Polytheism
• Amorites (2000 B.C.)
• Hammurabi’s Code
• Phonecians, Phonecian alphabet
• Jews, Jewish religion
o What region did they come from?
o Who were the three kings of the golden age?
o In what year were the Jews scattered and exiled?
• Mesopotamia (3500 B.C. – 331 B.C.)
o Where is it located ? What rivers flow through it ?
o What is the Fertile crescent?
o Why is it significant?
• Sumerians (3500 B.C.)
o city-states
o What were their inventions?
• Assyrian Empire (850 B.C.), Ninevah
• Babylon
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Captivity of the Jews
• Persians
• Darius
• Egypt: Nile, deserts, source of the Nile, Upper Egypt, Lower Egypt
• Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom
• Hyskos
• Tutankhamon
• Hatshepsut
• Hittites (1900 B.C.)
• Akhenaton
• Ramses II
• Hieroglyphics
• Rosetta Stone
Chapter 4
• Harappa
• Mohenjo-daro
• Hinduism
• caste system
• reincarnation
• dharma
• Buddha
• Four Noble Truths
• Mandate of Heaven
• Confucius
• dynasty (name some)
• Yellow River
• Yangtze River
• Han dynasty
Chapter 5
• Socrates
• Aristotle
• polis
• Athens
• Sparta
• Delian league
• Peloponnesian War
• Crete
• Pericles
• phalanx
• Macedon
Chapter 6 – Roman Republic
Sparticus, Hannibal, Punic Wars, First Triumvirate, Battle of Zama, Crassus, Carthage, Plebian, Brutus, Cleopatra, Gauls, Battle of Zama, Alps, Pater familias, toga, mercenary, First Triumvirate, gladiator, Rome, Tiber River, Po River, Greeks, Etruscans, Patrician, Second Triumvirate, Punic Wars, patricians, Romulus and Remus, Battle of Zama, consuls, 44 B.C.
Julius Caesar: describe his rise to power and his assassination
Chapter 7 – Roman Empire 29 B.C. – A.D. 180
Pax Romana: what was it, and what were the dates?
Colosseum, Octavian Augustus, denarius, aqueduct, concrete, plebian, Rome (city), Latin, Greco-Roman culture, Epicurean, Stoic, Virgil, Aeneid, martyr, Pontius Pilate, Paul, Marcus Aurelius, Diocletian, Constantine, Fall of Rome (date)
How did Rome care for the poor?
How did Octavian contribute to the success of the Roman Empire?
What was Rome’s religion?
During what time period did Jesus live?
Describe the teachings of Jesus.
How did Christianity spread throughout the empire?
Why did the Romans persecute Jews and Christians?
What were the causes of the decline of the Roman Empire?
What were the barbarian groups that overran Rome?
Chapter 8 – Byzantine Empire (A.D. 450– 1453)
Bosporus, Byzantium, Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea, Justinian, Roman Catholic Church, Orthodox Church, Muhammed, Mecca, Koran, mosque, Jihad, caliph, Battle of Tours, Cyrillic alphabet, Ottoman Turks
When was Constantinople founded, and by whom?
What was the Schism, what were its causes, and when did it occur?
In what date did Constantinople fall, and to whom?
What is the date for the founding of Islam?
Chapter 9 – Early Middle Ages (A.D. 450 – 1000)
Franks, Saxons, Clovis, monastery, Pope, Charlemagne, Charles Martel, Pepin the Short, Viking warships, Leif Ericson, Rollo the Viking, feudalism, vassal, fief, investiture, serf, Normandy
During what years did Charlemagne rule? In what year was he crowned by the pope?
What is another name for the North Men or Norsemen? What is the time period of their invasions and explorations? What were their home countries? Why did their raids eventually die down?
What was the relationship between a lord and a vassal? A vassal and a knight?
What was the strongest civilizing force in western Europe?
Chapter 10 – High Middle Ages (1000 – 1300)
Romanesque, Gothic, Otto I, Frederick Barbarossa, chivalry, squire, page, knight, troubadour, Elanor of Aquitaine, William Duke of Normandy, Battle of Hastings (and date), crusades, Francis of Assisi
What were improvements to farming methods during this time period?
What group of people invaded England in the Battle of Normandy, and what language was spoken in England as a result?
What were some motives for the crusades?
What was the result of the 4th crusade? Which crusade was most successful and why (of the first four)?
What two religious groups existed on the Iberian Peninsula until 1492?
Chapter 11 – Origin of European Nations
Richard the Lionheart, John I, Magna Carta, limited monarchy, Edward I, burgesses, “Model Parliament,” Louis IX, John Wycliffe, Council of Constance, Bubonic (Black) Plague, Charles VII, War of Roses, Henry VIII, Czar, Kiev, Ivan I, Kremlin, Ivan III, Ivan IV
What was the time period of the Black Plague, and what was its effect on Europe?
What were the dates of the Hundred Years’ War? Which nations did it involve? What were its four stages? What was the lasting effect?
Who was Joan of Arc—what did she accomplish, and what happened to her?
What new weapons were developed, and what old ones became outdated?
What kingdom did Ferdinand and Isabella rule? What kingdom did they defeat? What two people groups did they exile?
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