11th Grade American Literature Final Exam Study Guide 2010

11^th Grade

Fall 2010 Final Exam Study Guide

 

• Grammar

 

• Creation/Origin Myths

-know the primary uses and characteristics of creation/origin myths

-be able to answer questions about the following myths:

"The Earth on Turtle's Back" p. 16

"When Grizzlies Walked Upright" p. 18

                                "The Navajo Origin Legend" p. 22

                                from "The Iroquois Constitution" p 24

                     -Time Period:  1300-1400 AD

 

• Exploration Narratives/Colonization Narratives

-be able to identify characteristics of a narrative

-notes on all explorers: Columbus, Smith, and Bradford

-be able to answer questions about the following pieces:

        from "Journal of the First Voyage to America"-Columbus  p. 62

                                "The General History of Virginia"-Smith  p. 72

-point of view

-audience

from "Of Plymouth Plantation"- Bradford p. 78

 

• The Crucible (study old quizzes)

             -Characters

             -major events 

 

• The Age of Enlightenment

 -"The Autobiography of Ben Franklin"  pg 140-

 -"Speech at the VA Convention" by Patrick Henry pg 187

 - "The Declaration of Independence" by the Framers pg 156

-The Crisis by Patrick Henry

-Elements of Speeches (Repetition, Rhetorical Question, Parallellism, Rhetorical Questions, Restatement)

 -"Letters from an American Farmer": Crevecour

 -Key Players (Jefferson, Franklin, Paine)

 - Valued Reason over Faith

-Poor Richard's Almanack

 

• Romanticism

- "The Devil and Tom Walker" pg 242

 

• Critical Reading (3)

 

• Vocabulary (From the Devil and Tom Walker)

 

• Essay  (choose One)

 

The Final:

 

-100 multiple choice questions

-Scantron:  I WILL NOT give you a number two pencil

-Choose ONE of THREE essay topics

-Essay worth 50 points