Dual Credit English 3 Final Exam Review: Literature, Writing, and MLA Rules

What are the types of essays practiced this semester?

Remembered Event / Narrative Essays, Argument / Persuasive Essays, Expository Essays, Literary Analysis Essays.

What is a Remembered Event / Narrative Essay?

A well-told story with vivid descriptions and autobiographical significance.

What characterizes Argument / Persuasive Essays?

Thoughtful, deliberate position papers that rely on critical analysis and logical reasons, well researched.

What is the focus of Expository Essays?

Focused explanation, clear organization, appropriate strategies, smooth integration of sources.

What do Literary Analysis Essays show?

A particular way to interpret or read a work, using peer-reviewed critics to support thesis and claims.

How do we evaluate the credibility of Internet sources?

By assessing their reliability and relevance.

What is an Oversimplifying logical fallacy?

Giving easy answers to complex questions; appeals to emotion over logic.

What is a Red Herring logical fallacy?

Misdirecting discussion by raising an unrelated point.

What is Equivocation in logical fallacies?

Shifting meaning of a key term across an argument (word-switching).

What is a Hasty Generalization?

Drawing conclusions from weak or limited evidence.

What does Ad Hominem mean?

Attacking the person instead of the argument.

What is the correct placement of a period in MLA format?

The period goes after the parenthetical citation for quoted material.

How should quotations longer than four lines be formatted in MLA?

Place quotations in a free-standing block of text, omit quotation marks, and indent 1/2 inch from the left margin.

What is the significance of the Pima Indians?

They were referred to as the stream people and lived in Arizona.

What did Columbus emphasize in his report?

The potential for trade and commerce.

When was slavery introduced by the Spanish?

As early as 1501.

What did Native cultures share?

Use of oral traditions and did not use a written alphabet.

What is 'Literature of Witness'?

European critiques of the bloodiness and corruption of the colonial project.

What is Providence in a historical context?

God's good and perfect will.

What is a Theocracy?

A system of government in which governors, ministers, and judges rule in the name of God or a god.

Who is John Winthrop?

He is known for the City on a Hill theme of God's good and perfect will.

What literary device is used in 'city upon a hill'?

Allusion to the sermon on the mount.

What is the central theme of Anne Bradstreet's poem 'Upon the Burning of our House'?

It is a love poem.

What was critiqued during The Great Awakening?

Deist claims.

Who wrote 'Remarks concerning the savages of North America'?

Benjamin Franklin.

What is the irony in Franklin's use of 'savages'?

It highlights the contradiction in how Native Americans were perceived.

What role did women play according to Franklin?

They preserve and hand down the memory of public transactions.

What is the central idea of Phillis Wheatley's poem 'On Being Brought from Africa to America'?

American patriotism and independence was guided by the powers of God.

What genre does Equiano's work represent?

Slave Narrative that demonstrates desperation and cruelty.

What does the act of throwing fish back into the ocean symbolize?

Cruelty.

Who wrote 'Common Sense'?

Thomas Paine.

What is the conclusion of 'The Crisis No.1'?

The war was not going well that winter, but the cause was just and worth the sacrifice.

Who wrote 'Self-Reliance'?

Ralph Waldo Emerson.

What is the significance of Nathaniel Hawthorne?

He wrote 'The Scarlet Letter'.

What is the main work of Henry David Thoreau?

Walden.

Who wrote 'I Hear America Singing'?

Walt Whitman.

What is Herman Melville known for?

Writing 'Moby Dick'.

How many poems did Emily Dickinson write?

Approximately 1800 poems.

What does Renaissance refer to?

A renewal/revival; rebirth in art and learning.

What is Transcendentalism?

A philosophy that posits that reality/truth is discovered by thought and exploration of the natural world.

When was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?

1863.

Who was Emerson's protégé?

Henry David Thoreau.

What did Thoreau wish to achieve by living in the woods?

To live deliberately and find simplicity.

What did Thoreau say about standing government?

Government is sometimes inconvenient and can be abused.

What is the emphasis of Realism?

Truthful treatment of material.

What historical events did Realism emerge from?

The Civil War and WWI.

What did Realism spur the development of?

Nonfiction (social critique).

What is the theme of 'The Yellow Wallpaper'?

The relationship of creativity and insanity.

What is the cinematic quality of 'Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'?

The seemingly consistent narrative hides competing versions of reality.

What is the irony in 'The Story of an Hour'?

It reveals the constraints of marriage and the unexpected nature of freedom.

What are the three types of irony?

Verbal irony, situational irony, and dramatic irony.

What is the theme of 'The Law of Life'?

The inevitability of death and the cycle of life.

What are key facts about Mark Twain's biography?

He is known for his humor, social criticism, and writing style.