Name: ______Period: ______
Final Exam Review:
Part I: You will be asked to read a text selection. Be prepared to annotate (appropriately for a test) & answer questions about what you read.
Review the following literary terms & ELA concepts, and be able to apply them to a text in a meaningful way,
· test annotations
· inferences
o to understand plot and deeper meaning
o using context clues to determine meaning of words
· theme/central idea
· author’s purpose
· summary
· conflict
o internal
o external
· tone
· mood
· point of view
· figurative language
o simile
o metaphor
o personification
· characterization
o direct
o indirect
· imagery
· setting
Part II: Essay
PROMPT: Many lessons and deeper meanings are hidden within the texts we read. Determine one theme that emerged from the texts you read this year in ELA 7.
In your essay, be sure to:
· Discuss the theme and its meaning
· Use specific evidence from at least 2 texts you read this year to support this theme
· Include a thoughtful conclusion which explains the value of this theme in the world/real life
· Use proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
· Organize your ideas using coherent sentences and paragraphs.
List each of the texts/authors you read for ELA this year in the space below:
Poems and short stories:
· “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto
· “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan
· “The Tell Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe
· “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe
· “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe
Full length works:
· Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
· Book Club selection: ______by ______
· IR selections:
o ______by ______
o ______by ______
o ______by ______
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Define theme:
Create a list of themes that emerged from the texts you read this year:
***Remember a theme is not just a topic, but a message/lesson/commentary about the topic (Ex: Friendship is NOT a theme, but ‘finding friendship in unlikely places’ IS a theme)
Topics to consider (though you are welcome to look outside the list):
· friendship
· identity
· heroes
· growing up
· conflicts/hardships/adversity
· love
· loss
Common themes from texts read this year:
Choose ONE theme to discuss at length:
Now, using TWO or more texts we read in class,
fill out the graphic organizer with examples that prove the theme you chose.
Be as specific as possible!!
***Think about how you will organize your ideas into 4-5 paragraphs:
Intro, Body (Text #1), Body (Text #2), (Optional Body for Text #3), Conclusion***
Text / Example #1 of Theme / Example #2 of Theme(Optional)