Unit 1 Study Guide For Freshman English

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Unit I Study Guide
Part 1: Literary Elements
1. List the 5 P’s:

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2. Fill in the blank spaces on the plot pyramid below.
3. Write the definition of a simile.

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4. Write the definition of a metaphor.

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Part II: Short Stories
If you haven’t read any of the short stories we’ve covered in

class so far, you need to do this. Each story is available in your
Holt Reader, (the book you keep with you). The four stories you
should be familiar with are:
The Most Dangerous Game
Marigolds
Thank You M’am

The Scarlet Ibis
Part III: Vocabulary
Using your text book, Holt Reader, or your memory, write a

brief definition down for each vocabulary word. Some, but not
all of these words will appear on your test.
The Most Dangerous Game
1. Receding
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2. Disarming
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3. Prolonged
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4. Imprudent
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5. Surmounted
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6. Unruffled
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7. Invariably
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8. Diverting
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9. Impulse
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10.Protruding
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Marigolds
1. Arid
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2. Futile
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3. Impoverished
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4. Poignantly
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5. Clarity
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6. Placidly
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7. Inciting
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8. Malicious
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9. Contrition
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The Scarlet Ibis
1. Sullenly
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2. Imminent
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3. Iridescent
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4. Serene
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5. Infallibility
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6. Blighted
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7. Doggedness
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8. Reiterated
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9. Precariously
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10.Mar
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Part IV: Short answer

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You will have two writing prompts to choose from when you answer one
short story question. One of the prompts focuses on The First Amendment,
so you should know the five freedoms it guarantees. The other prompt
focuses on the “Harvest of Wisdom” video we watched in class, so you
should review the notes you took on the worksheet during that video. You
can find those worksheets in your folder if you turned them in. Take the
worksheets home if you’d like, but bring them back to class to return to
your folder on Friday.
*You will receive extra credit for handing this completed sheet
in by Friday.

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Unit I Study Guide

Part 1: Literary Elements

1. List the 5 P’s:

2. Fill in the blank spaces on the plot pyramid below.

3. Write the definition of a simile.

4. Write the definition of a metaphor.

Part II: Short Stories

If you haven’t read any of the short stories we’ve covered in

The Most Dangerous Game

Thank You M’am

Part III: Vocabulary

Using your text book, Holt Reader, or your memory, write a

The Most Dangerous Game

Part IV: Short answer

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