English 9 Final Exam Review Flashcards

Flashcards for reviewing key vocabulary, literary terms, and themes from the English 9 Semester 2 Final Exam.

They Called Us Enemy

A text about Japanese American Internment, displaying rights vs. wrongs and ethical actions for equality. A key theme revolves around the wrong of marginalization. A main symbol is barbed wire, representing internment and lack of freedom.

Cheboygan Day

Concerns how feelings and actions shift in a group, where societal pressures can lead to unjust prejudices; staying true to yourself and not letting others dictate your actions, or being an independent thinker. A symbol is the dress code, representing control.

Montreal 1962

Focuses on being proud of who you are, respecting yourself and your traditions. The turban is a symbol of this pride and respect. The key message involves not changing who you are.

Romeo and Juliet

Illustrates that actions have consequences. Romeo's banishment, and the deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio, highlight this theme. The poison potion symbolizes the chain of negative events and death.

TED Talk (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)

Discusses perspectives and how learning from all viewpoints allows individuals to determine what is right vs. wrong. The theme is making equitable decisions by evaluating all viewpoints.

Fitting-In vs. Belonging

Fitting in involves changing aspects of oneself to be accepted, whereas belonging is being accepted for who you are without forced changes.

Empathy

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another, allowing one to see from another's perspective.

Danger of a Single Story

The idea that a single perspective can limit understanding and misrepresent individuals or groups, precluding a full and accurate view.

Discrimination

Unfair treatment of individuals based on characteristics such as gender, religion, age, or other traits.

Microaggression

Unintentional insults or slights directed towards individuals, often based on their membership in a marginalized group.

Stereotype

An oversimplified generalization about a group of people.

Prejudice

A preconceived opinion or feeling, often negative, about someone based on unfounded assumptions.

Racism

The belief that one race is superior to another.

Marginalization

Treating a person or group as insignificant or peripheral, making them feel lesser than others.

Intersectionality

The interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender, creating overlapping systems of discrimination or disadvantage.

Xenophobia

Fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners, often leading to prejudice and discrimination.

Plot Elements

Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

Types of Conflict

Man vs. Self, Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Society, Man vs. Technology, Man vs. God.

Theme

The underlying message or central idea of a story or novel.

Summary

A brief overview of the main events and ideas of a story.

Gutter

The space between panels in a comic, used to add missing context.

Close-up Shot

A shot where the subject's head takes a majority of the space and is used to reveal emotion through facial expressions.

Mid-shot

A shot from the waist up which reveals emotion through facial expressions along with body expressions.

Long Shot

A shot of a subject's entire body showing emotion through posture and gesture

Moment To Moment Transition

Shows a small change in time between panels with very little visual change

Subject To Subject Transition

The panels occur in the same scene but highlight something different elements or topics

Scene To Scene Transition

Transition that shows change between time/and or space

Action to Action Transition

Shows a single subject progressing through an action

Aspect to Aspect Transition

Shifts focus to different parts of perspectives on the same scene

Non Sequitur Transition

Two panels next to each other with no logical relationship whatsoever.

Onomatopoeia

Formation of a word to imitate a natural sound associated with the scene or action happening

Memoir

An autobiographical writing that focuses on one period of the author's life, reflecting the author's memories, experiences, and emotions related to that time period.

Foreshadowing

Predicting that something is going to happen based on context clues and relevance that you pick from the story