9th Grade AE Honors English

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9th Grade AE Honors English

• Final Exam Review
• Mrs. May

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Final Exam

• 90 multiple choice questions
• 5 Reading Selections
• 2 works of nonfiction
• Historical speech
• essay
• 3 works of fiction
• 1 short story
• 2 poems
• Figurative Language
• Grammar, Usage, Mechanics
• Vocabulary In Context

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Figurative Language

• Hyperbole
• Imagery
• Metaphor
• Onomatopoeia
• Personification
• Simile

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• Hyperbolean exaggerated statement that is not
  meant to be taken literally it is used to create
  a specific reaction.

Atticus, the world is coming to an end
To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee
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Imagery visually descriptive language usually
appeals to one or more of the five senses.
The cry was pinched off short as the blood-warm
waters of the Caribbean Sea closed over his
head. From Richard Connell The
Most Dangerous Game
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Metaphor draws a comparison between two unalike
things WITHOUT using the words like or as.
My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand To
smooth that rough touch with a tender
kiss. Romeo, Act I, sc. v Thou know'st the
mask of night is on my face, Else would a maiden
blush bepaint my cheek. Juliet, Act II, sc.
ii. The Tragedy of Romeo Juliet William
Shakespeare
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Onomatopoeia

• imitates or suggests the source of the sound
  that it describes.

Zing-- Joey sent a pebble into the blooms.
From Marigolds By Eugenia Collier
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Personification

• gives animals, inanimate objects
• or abstractions human qualities,
• traits or abilities.

Maycomb was a tired old town, even in 1932 when
I first knew it. From the day Mr Radley took
Arthur home people said the house died."
To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee
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Simile
Compares two unalike things using the words
like or as.

• She is small and sprightly, like a bantam hen.
• A Christmas Memory
• By Truman Capote

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Grammar, Usage, Mechanics

• 20 Questions
• You will read two short passages with/without
  embedded errors.
• The errors will be underlined throughout the
  text.
• Each set of revisions will include the option
• NO CHANGE.

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G.U.M EXAMPLE

• When Erin Gruwell first stepped through the
  doors of Room 203 at Woodrow
• Wilson High School in Long Beach, California, she
  had no idea how her experiences
• their would change the course of her life. Fresh
  out of college, Erin was eager to make a
• 1 2
• difference in her students lives.
• 3

Choose the letter that indicates the best
revision of the underlined word or words.
Selection A indicates no change needed.
1. A. No change B. theyre C. they are D.
there
2. A. No change B. college, Erin C.
college, Erin D. college Erin
3. A. No change B. students lives C.
students lives D. students lives
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G.U.M EXAMPLE

• When Erin Gruwell first stepped through the
  doors of Room 203 at Woodrow
• Wilson High School in Long Beach, California, she
  had no idea how her experiences
• their would change the course of her life. Fresh
  out of college, Erin was eager to make a
• 1 2
• difference in her students lives.
• 3

Choose the letter that indicates the best
revision of the underlined word or words.
Selection A indicates no change needed.
1. A. No change B. theyre C. they are D.
there
2. A. No change B. College, Erin C.
college Erin D. college Erin
3. A. No change B. students lives C.
students lives D. students lives
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TYPES OF G.U.M. QUESTIONS

• Comma usage
• Use a comma to separate items in a series (3 or
  more things)
• Alfonso grabbed his keys, pocketed his wallet,
  and found his missing shoe just in time to catch
  the bus.

• Use a comma and a conjunction (and, but, for,
  nor, yet, or, so)
• to connect two independent clauses.
• He thought he had everything he needed for the
  day, but he left his math homework sitting on the
  kitchen counter.

• Use a comma to set off introductory elements
• While sitting on the bus, he asked to borrow
  Ollies book and quickly opened it to page 454.

• Use a comma to set off an appositive (noun
  phrase)
• The assignment, which Alfonso had thought would
  take a minute, was over eighty questions.

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TYPES OF G.U.M. QUESTIONS

• Comma usage
• Use a comma to separate items in a series (3 or
  more things)
• Alfonso grabbed his keys, pocketed his wallet,
  and found his missing shoe just in time to catch
  the bus.

• Use a comma and a conjunction (and, but, for,
  nor, yet, or, so)
• to connect two independent clauses.
• He thought he had everything he needed for the
  day, but he left his math homework sitting on the
  kitchen counter.

• Use a comma to set off introductory elements
• While sitting on the bus, he asked to borrow
  Ollies book and quickly opened it to page 454.

• Use a comma to set off an appositive (noun
  phrase)
• The assignment, which Alfonso had thought would
  take a minute, was over eighty questions.

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Commonly Misused Words

• a lot
• your/youre
• their/there/theyre
• new/knew
• no/know
• its/its
• too/to/two
• a/an
• weather/whether

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There is no such word as A LOT a lot of people
forget that. There is a word allot which means
to assign an amount or share example You
should allot twenty minutes for traffic when
considering what time to leave. If you like
something a great deal you like it a lot. Put A
LOT of space between the two words a and the
l.
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your youre

Y-O-U-R is a possessive pronoun.
Y-O-U--R-E is a contraction for two words
you and are.
Your final will have 90 questions.
Youre going to do well on the final.
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Their Is a possessive, plural, pronoun. Their
family will be arriving tomorrow.
There Is an adverb that indicates the manner in
which something is done it answers the question
where. Put their suitcases there.
Theyre Is a contraction for two wordsthe
pronoun they and the verb are. Theyre going to
have enjoy their family while there.



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knew Is a verb Jillian knew that she would need
a new car.
new Is an adjective Jillian knew that she would
need a new car.


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know Is a verb I know that there is no reason to
doubt my friend.
no Can be used as many parts of speech, but is
most often used as an adjective. I know that
there is no reason to doubt my friend.


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its Is a possessive pronoun Its time for
the dog to bury its bone.
Its Is an contraction for the two words
it and is Its time for the dog to bury
its bone.


There is no apostrophe for the possessive for of
it.
Its can only mean IT IS
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Too Is an adverb it can mean excessive or in
addition to. Give these books to the two girls
who are going too.
Two Is a noun when used as a number. Is an
adjective when used to describe a noun. Give
these books to the two girls who are going too.

To Is a preposition used for expressing
destination or direction. Give these books to
the two girls who are going too.



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a and an (both words are articles) a goes
before all words beginning with consonants,
EXCEPT before an unsounded H


a cat, a dog, a popsicle, a beat, a notebook, a
hat, a hotel an historic even, an honest error
an goes before all words that begin with
vowels, EXCEPT when u makes the same sound as
the y in you, or o makes the same sound as
w in won
An apricot, an elephant, an Indian, an orbit, an
uprising, an uneventful day a unit, a used
napkin, a U.S. soldier, a one-act play, a unicorn
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weather Is a noun The wedding was scheduled to
start at noon whether or not the weather was
cooperating.
whether Is a conjunction used to introduce
alternatives. The wedding was scheduled to start
at noon whether or not the weather was
cooperating.


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• Always Capitalize
• the pronoun I
• Proper nouns, specifc persons, places, things,
  ideas (Democracy)
• the first letter of the first word of each
  sentence
• The first letter of adjectives that are made from
  the names of people and places. Example I like
  Brazilian food.
• Initials. Example J.D. Salinger is one of my
  favorite authors.
• The first letter of directions only when they are
  used to designate actual places, NOT when they
  point in a direction. Examples
• When we visited the Southwest, we actually had to
  drive north.
• I havent ever been to the West Coast. The west
  coast of Australia is beautiful.

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VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT

• 11. Iota
• 12. Lacerated
• 13. Phantom
• 14. Scruples
• 15. Sojourn
• 16. Solicitously
• 17. Tangible
• 18. Vehement
• 19. Volition
• 20. Zealous

1. Acquiescence 2. Affable 3.
Ambidextrous 4. Amenities 5. Auspicious
6. Benevolence 7. Complacently 8.
Deplorable 9. Imperative 10. Imprudent
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VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT
acquiescence consent acceptance
affable friendly
ambidextrous ability to use both hands interchangeably
amenities conveniences,
auspicious momentous, impressive

• 11. Iota
• 12. Lacerated
• 13. Phantom
• 14. Scruples
• 15. Sojourn
• 16. Solicitously
• 17. Tangible
• 18. Vehement
• 19. Volition
• 20. Zealous

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VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT
benevolence charity
complacently smugly, contentedly, confidently, satisfactorily
deplorable terrible
imperative mandatory
imprudent unwise

• 11. Iota
• 12. Lacerated
• 13. Phantom
• 14. Scruples
• 15. Sojourn
• 16. Solicitously
• 17. Tangible
• 18. Vehement
• 19. Volition
• 20. Zealous

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VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT
iota small, or tiny amount
lacerated wounded, cut, torn
phantom specter, apparition, ghost, haunt, spook
scruples morals, principles, personal code of conduct
sojourn short stay or trip
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VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT
solicitously with concern and caution
tangible able to be touched, held or felt
vehement full of emotion, adamant
volition choice, accord
zealous accomplished, skilled,
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Literature Terms
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Types of Conflict
Man vs. Man Man vs.
Self Man vs. Society Man vs. Nature M
an vs. Fate/God
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Point of View
First Person the story is being told by one of
the characters in it uses the pronouns I, me,
my. When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem
got his arm badly borken at the elbow. Maycomb
was a tired old town, even in 1932 when I first
knew it.
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Point of View
Third Person Limited the story is told from one
characters point of view, BUT, we know the
thoughts and feeling only of that character uses
he said and she said.
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Point of View
Third Person Omniscient We know the thoughts
and feelings of ALL the characters God-like, or
all-knowing presence.