Honors English I
Teacher: Mrs. Boucher
This class has a lot of vocabulary to remember, a LOT of vocabulary. It also requires at least some level of basic comprehension of the content, but in all honesty, as long as you have actually read the books and short stories, can remember what you read, and spend some time reviewing the vocab words, you're golden.
Content
Short Answer Questions (fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice)
Vocabulary
Literature
Reading Comprehension
2 Short Written Answer Questions
The Odyssey
I Will Plant You A Lilac Tree
Essay (choice of topics)
Romeo and Juliet
Vocabulary
Literature
Reading Comprehension
2 Short Written Answer Questions
The Odyssey
I Will Plant You A Lilac Tree
Essay (choice of topics)
Romeo and Juliet
What to Study
Vocabulary
There are 100 vocabulary words you will need to know. This does not include all of the words we have learned, so only the words that I have listed here will be on the exam. You will need to know both the definitions and how to use the words correctly in a sentence.
Unit 9: allocate, brash, capricious, copious, deviate, exult, gnarled, inkling, limpid, omnipotent, palatable, poignant, rancor, spontaneous
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_146gba
Unit 10: askew, blithe, covet, disheveled, exponent, garrulous, insuperable, lamentable, misnomer, profess, respite, retribution, sinuous, sonorous, vanguard, wastrel
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_14vd98
Unit 11: allude, conclusive, disreputable, endemic, exemplary, fathom, guile, integrity, itinerary, misconstrue, obnoxious, placate, plagiarism, potent, stark, superficial
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_14wtso
Unit 12: acrid, callous, clandestine, conflagration, elated, indelible, indulgent, nocturnal, platitude, quell, quiescent, ruminate, tacit, tangible
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_167m6k
Unit 13: asset, beset, compassion, decorum, exuberant, facsimile, imbibe, implacable, innocuous, militate, prowess, sedate, stentorian, ultimatum
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_176y99
Unit 14: alacrity, appall, bellicose, dissonant, elucidate, laud, loquacious, magnanimous, mandatory, nondescript, phlegmatic, rescind, vivacious, whet
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_17s7iv
Unit 15: chagrin, complacent, defamation, explicate, fracas, grotesque, pandemonium, renounce, reticent, savory, somnolent, vehement
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_17t2k2
Literature
Literary Terms
You need to know the definitions of these terms and how to apply them to works of literature.
Nonfiction: autobiography, biography, essay, article, thesis, interview, argument, description, sensory details, anecdote, tone, perspective, diction, modes of discourse
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_1498fy
Poetry and drama: poetry, narrative poem, dramatic poem, epic poem, free verse, blank verse, epic, personification, symbol, simile, metaphor, lyric poem, sonnet, ballad, rhyme, rhyme scheme, end rhyme, internal rhyme, stock epithet, catalogue, hero, Homeric simile, hubris, myth, flashback, imagery, figurative language, alliteration, assonance, speaker, play/drama, tragedy, comedy, meter, soliloquy, monologue, dramatic irony, concealment, foil, aside, comic relief, paradox, oxymoron, foreshadowing
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_1eokjz
Essays and Novels
The final exam will require you to know the title, author, genre, cultural context and information from the text about plot, characters, and themes (for the play and epic poem) and basic understanding of important details and the authors’ ideas (for nonfiction).
Fiction
Epic poem: The Odyssey by Homer
(Verse) Play: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Also, review pages 724-727 in your literature textbook for background on theater and Shakespeare.
Nonfiction
Short: “Single Room, Earth View” by Sally Ride (essay); “Carry Your Own Skis” by Lian Dolan (essay); “First Inaugural Address” by Franklin Delano Roosevelt (speech)
Long: I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree by Laura Hillman (novel: memoir)
The link above is to a Prezi that I found on this book. I did not make that Prezi.
Reading Comprehension
There will be a short passage to read from a text we have not read this year. After you read the passage, you will answer some multiple choice questions on it to demonstrate reading comprehension.
Essay
The essay will be on Romeo and Juliet (you will have a choice of topics). Know details from the texts so you can support your ideas well.
There are 100 vocabulary words you will need to know. This does not include all of the words we have learned, so only the words that I have listed here will be on the exam. You will need to know both the definitions and how to use the words correctly in a sentence.
Unit 9: allocate, brash, capricious, copious, deviate, exult, gnarled, inkling, limpid, omnipotent, palatable, poignant, rancor, spontaneous
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_146gba
Unit 10: askew, blithe, covet, disheveled, exponent, garrulous, insuperable, lamentable, misnomer, profess, respite, retribution, sinuous, sonorous, vanguard, wastrel
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_14vd98
Unit 11: allude, conclusive, disreputable, endemic, exemplary, fathom, guile, integrity, itinerary, misconstrue, obnoxious, placate, plagiarism, potent, stark, superficial
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_14wtso
Unit 12: acrid, callous, clandestine, conflagration, elated, indelible, indulgent, nocturnal, platitude, quell, quiescent, ruminate, tacit, tangible
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_167m6k
Unit 13: asset, beset, compassion, decorum, exuberant, facsimile, imbibe, implacable, innocuous, militate, prowess, sedate, stentorian, ultimatum
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_176y99
Unit 14: alacrity, appall, bellicose, dissonant, elucidate, laud, loquacious, magnanimous, mandatory, nondescript, phlegmatic, rescind, vivacious, whet
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_17s7iv
Unit 15: chagrin, complacent, defamation, explicate, fracas, grotesque, pandemonium, renounce, reticent, savory, somnolent, vehement
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_17t2k2
Literature
Literary Terms
You need to know the definitions of these terms and how to apply them to works of literature.
Nonfiction: autobiography, biography, essay, article, thesis, interview, argument, description, sensory details, anecdote, tone, perspective, diction, modes of discourse
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_1498fy
Poetry and drama: poetry, narrative poem, dramatic poem, epic poem, free verse, blank verse, epic, personification, symbol, simile, metaphor, lyric poem, sonnet, ballad, rhyme, rhyme scheme, end rhyme, internal rhyme, stock epithet, catalogue, hero, Homeric simile, hubris, myth, flashback, imagery, figurative language, alliteration, assonance, speaker, play/drama, tragedy, comedy, meter, soliloquy, monologue, dramatic irony, concealment, foil, aside, comic relief, paradox, oxymoron, foreshadowing
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_1eokjz
Essays and Novels
The final exam will require you to know the title, author, genre, cultural context and information from the text about plot, characters, and themes (for the play and epic poem) and basic understanding of important details and the authors’ ideas (for nonfiction).
Fiction
Epic poem: The Odyssey by Homer
(Verse) Play: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Also, review pages 724-727 in your literature textbook for background on theater and Shakespeare.
Nonfiction
Short: “Single Room, Earth View” by Sally Ride (essay); “Carry Your Own Skis” by Lian Dolan (essay); “First Inaugural Address” by Franklin Delano Roosevelt (speech)
Long: I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree by Laura Hillman (novel: memoir)
The link above is to a Prezi that I found on this book. I did not make that Prezi.
Reading Comprehension
There will be a short passage to read from a text we have not read this year. After you read the passage, you will answer some multiple choice questions on it to demonstrate reading comprehension.
Essay
The essay will be on Romeo and Juliet (you will have a choice of topics). Know details from the texts so you can support your ideas well.
Study Tools
Mrs. Boucher's review guide:
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