Mr. Morrissey's English

English 2 Mid-Term Study Guide

What to know:

Proper Essay Structure

Definitions of your 20 Membean Words

Participial and Appositive Phrases

Notes from To Kill a Mockingbird and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

 

5-Paragraph Essay

 

 

Introduction 

____Interesting Hook/Opening Statement

____Plot Summary, including the title, author, and genre

____Thesis Statement

____3 clear MAP points

 

Body Paragraph 1   

____  Topic Sentence related to MAP point 1

____ Context of Quotation

____ Quotation (properly cited and never in a sentence by itself)

____ Explanation of Quotation

____ Link to thesis

 

Body Paragraph 2   

____  Topic Sentence related to MAP point 2

____ Context of Quotation

____ Quotation (properly cited and never in a sentence by itself)

____ Explanation of Quotation

____ Link to thesis

 

Body Paragraph 3   

____  Topic Sentence related to MAP point 3

____ Context of Quotation

____ Quotation (properly cited and never in a sentence by itself)

____ Explanation of Quotation

____ Link to thesis

 

 

Conclusion

____ Restate Thesis (DO NOT USE SAME WORDING)

____ Title, author, and genre included in sentence(s) of your choice

____ Concluding Statement

 

1.      Provide a lesson

2.      Make a prediction

3.      What if…

4.      Make a connection

 

 

Appositive Phrases

 

An appositive phrase is a noun or pronoun with modifiers (describing words.) It stands next to a noun and adds extra details.

 

To write an appositive phrase, do one of the following:

 

• Combine two simple sentences.         

                        EX: Saint Peter’s Prep is a school in Jersey City. Saint Peter’s Prep is popular.

                                 Saint Peter’s Prep, a school in Jersey city, is popular.

 

• Start with one noun or pronoun. Think of another noun or pronoun that renames it. Combine the two into one sentence.

 

                        EX: 1) To Kill a Mockingbird  2) a realistic fiction novel

                                To Kill a Mockingbird, a well-known realistic fiction novel, is read by high school students all over the country.

 

Participles and Participial Phrases

Participle: A verb form that can be used as an adjective

Ex. The crying child asked for his mother.

 

Participle Phrase: Consists of a participle together with its modifiers and complements. The entire phrase is used as an adjective.

Ex. The record broken by Jose Canseco was impressive.