I. Material Covered

ENGLISH II PRE-AP FINAL EXAM REVIEW
2015-2016

I. Material Covered

*NOTE: For all pieces of literature, strong knowledge of plot and character is a given. You are expected to remember these books.

II. Beowulf

Know the information from the Anglo-Saxon background lecture as well as the Beowulf background lecture. Study your notes!
Know and be able to apply the literary terms from the unit, including: kenning, comitatus, ubisunt motif, caesura, etc.
Be able to analyze and discuss examples of literary and structural elements in the epic.
Be able to analyze what the poet celebrates and discourages, and be able to analyze the way in which the poet does so.
Be able to analyze the way in which Anglo-Saxon culture is represented in the text. This includes, but is not limited to, information about kinship, lordship, Christianity, paganism, etc.
Be familiar with the five structural theories we discussed in class, and be able to answer questions about and analyze Beowulf using each of those structural theories as a lens. Using ring structure, for example, be able to analyze parallels and what meaning they create.
Be able to understand parallels that can be drawn between characters and situations within Beowulf.
Be able to use the traits and conventions of an epic and an epic hero to discuss Beowulf.
Be able to recall evidence from the text that you can use to support an argument about the text.

III. Sir Gawain and the Green Knightand The Canterbury Tales

Know all the material from the medieval romance background notes and the Middle Ages/Chaucer background notes.
Be able to analyze and discuss literary and structural elements in each of the texts.
Be able to make connections between texts regarding characters, situations, themes, and ideas. This will primarily focus on making connections among texts from the Middle Ages, but you may also be required to make connections to other texts like Antigone, the Iliad, or Anglo-Saxon poetry like we did in class.
Be able to identify and explain the genre of each text.
If we discussed structure in a text (i.e., Sir Gawain, “The Knight’s Tale”), know structure.
Be able to discuss and apply characteristics of medieval romance and courtly love, and be able to discuss deviations from the pattern.
Know how Chaucer presents each pilgrim whose tale we read in the General Prologue, and be able to make inferences based on textual evidence about all of the pilgrims from the Prologue.
Be able to analyze the use of irony, sarcasm, and satire in tales where applicable.
Be able to analyze and discuss what comments Chaucer makes on medieval society and its institutions using The Canterbury Tales.
Be able to discuss what the poets do. What do they reveal about things like heroism, human nature, etc.?

IV. Lord of the Flies

Be able to apply each of the theories to new situations.
Be able to apply each of the psychological theories to various elements of the novel. For example:
Be able to analyze the novel as a psychological allegory (particularly in regard to Freud’s theory) and as a religious allegory.
Be able to analyze symbolism in the novel and to apply knowledge of symbolism to various readings of the novel.
Be able to make analytical statements about the novel from various critical perspectives (gender, Marxist, etc.).
Be able to determine Golding’s theme(s).

V. Crime and Punishment

Primary focus will be on Part 5 and 6 and the Epilogue, as we have not tested over those yet. However, anything from the novel is fair game.
Be able to use your knowledge of plot and character to match significant quotes to their speakers.
Be able to use your knowledge of the novel to answer analytical questions about things that happen in the text.
Be able to discuss what Dostoevsky uses the novel to say about crime, punishment, suffering, redemption, religion, and the “new” ideas.
Be able to analyze the purpose and function of the epilogue within the novel as a whole.
Be able to analyze the role of dreams (both figurative and literal) in the novel.
Be able to analyze Dostoevsky’s attitude toward certain characters and what significance those attitudes may have.
Be able to link your background knowledge of nihilism and the übermensch to various characters, events, and ideas in the novel.
Be able to use your knowledge of Freud, Maslow, and Kohlberg to analyze the novel.
Be able to make analytical statements about the novel from various critical perspectives (gender, Marxist, etc.).
Be able to analyze theme(s) and find evidence to support theme in the novel.

VI. Grammar

Clauses

Be able to distinguish between independent and subordinate clauses, and be able to label the component parts of any given clause.
Be able to use your knowledge of clauses to determine whether a given sentence in simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex.
Be able to distinguish among noun, adjectival, and adverbial clauses.
Be able to identify the function of a noun clause within a sentence.
Be able to identify the word(s) being modified by an adjectival or adverbial clause, and be able to determine what question the clause is answering.

Commas

Know ALL of the comma rules.
Be able to punctuate a sentence that is missing commas.
Be able to correct a sentence that contains comma errors based on your knowledge of the comma rules.

Verb Usage

Be able to identify the principal parts of a given verb. Be sure to study irregular verbs.
Be able to recognize and distinguish among the verb tenses.
Be able to distinguish between the active and passive voice, and be able to change a sentence from the passive voice to the active voice.
Be able to recognize whether a verb is in the indicative, imperative, or subjunctive mood.
Be able to determine whether one should use lay or lie, raise or rise, or sit or set.