11th Grade English Midterm

1. allusion, setting, plot, climax, resolution, rising action, falling action, exposition, conflict, protagonist, antagonist, dramatic irony, direct/ indirect characterization, tone, imagery, symbolism, simile, metaphor, allusion, hyperbole, personification, synonyms, antonyms, inference, character trait, motivation, cause and effect, point of view, theme, author's purpose, parallelism, rhetorical question, repetition

1. Colonial/Puritan Period

   Nota:

   • Puritan Notes http://amdeangelis.wikispaces.com/file/view/The%20Puritans%20%28revised%29.pdf/572551681/The%20Puritans%20%28revised%29.pdf
   1. Review the following texts: "Of Plymouth Plantation" (Bradford), "To My Dear and Loving Husband" (Bradstreet), "Upon the Burning of Our House" (Bradstreet), "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God" (Edwards)
   2. Concepts: Plain Style, Puritan beliefs
2. Age of Reason/Enlightenment Period
   1. Review the following texts: "The Declaration of Independence" (Jefferson), "The Autobiography" (Franklin), "The Speech in the Convention" (Franklin), "The Speech in the Virginia Convention" (Henry), "The Life of Equiano" (Equiano)
   2. Concepts: Rationalism, rhetorical question, parallel structure, repetition, elements of persuasion

Nota:

• Video Spark Notes - The Crucible http://www.sparknotes.com/sparknotes/video/crucible Salem Witch Trials Notes http://amdeangelis.wikispaces.com/file/view/Salem%20Witchcraft%20Trials.pdf/572551185/Salem%20Witchcraft%20Trials.pdf

1. Review the play for the following: plot, setting, characters, theme, allusion, author's purpose
2. Concepts: spectral evidence, McCarthyism