Semester I exams are here! To be successful, please review the topics below. Page numbers correspond to your textbook.
Archetypes – presentation is available for review on the Honors IV Resources page
Seven Deadly Sins – presentation is available for review on the Honors IV Resources page
Lord of the Flies – try Sparknotes or Wikipedia for an overview/refresher on characters, events, and themes in the work
Anglo-Saxon period – pp. 2-16
Beowulf – pp. 18-46
Medieval period – pp. 74-88
The Canterbury Tales
General Prologue – pp. 105-125. Understand the overall scope and purpose and review your character sheet.
The Pardoner’s Tale – pp. 129-136
The Wife of Bath’s Tale – pp. 138-147
The Franklin’s Tale – text available here
The Nun’s Priest’s Tale – text available here
Ballads – pp. 91-95 (“Lord Randall,” “Edward, Edward,” “Get Up and Bar the Door,” “Frankie and Johnny”); “The Lady of Shalott,” 808-812
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight – 159-165
Research Skills – pp. 1207-1214
Remember, your test will be 100 multiple choice questions, 15 points of short answer based on a passage, a 35 point essay in which you use what we read this semester as your support for your position, and five bonus questions. Good luck, and happy studying!