This is a presentation I create provides an outline of the English 11 curriculum in FCPS schools. I provided this presentation in lieu of any English final exam.

3. author’s/writer’s
attitude towards
a subject
 candid tone:
“I’m not going
to lie. I like
cookies.”
 way the reader
(YOU) feel when
reading this
author’s work
 story about
dead dog- we
feel depressed.

4. Tells story of
event in poem.
Usually has
beginning,
middle, end
 rarely rhymes
 musical rhythm
 express deep
personal
feelings
https://www.youtub

5. main idea or
underlying
message of a
work
 ex: Survival in
the Hunger
Games
 stressed and
unstressed
pattern of
syllables
https://www.youtub

6.  The repetition of
vowel sounds
followed by
different
consonants in
stressed syllables.
 EX: blade and maze
The repetition of
similar consonant
sounds at the
ends of accented
syllables.
EX: wind and
sand

7.  word inside a line
rhymes with another
word on the same
line.
 ex: “Once upon a
midnight dreary, I
pondered weak and
weary,” Edgar
Allen Poe.
 Word at end of line
rhymes with
another word at the
end of another line.
 ex: My mom likes
to sell. I like
seashells.

8. Sounds alike, not exact.
 ex: prove and love

9. the repetition of consonant sounds in
the beginning of words.
 ex: slippery slope, awesome apples

10. use of words to imitate sounds
 ex: crash, hiss, bang

11.  The use of any element of language - a
sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence
- more than once
 The use of any element of language - a
sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence
- more than once

13.  Appeals to emotions of reader to create
desired response.
 https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t6bLugtJkQ
 Not always sad or sentimental, can also
use humor.

14.  Establishing credibility of himself or
product being sold.
 Ex: “As someone who has been working
in the medical clinic for 100 years , I am
qualified to tell you that Prozac is really
the best treatment for depression.”
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=qj19l4Irdfw (kit kat ad)

15.  Persuader uses facts and examples to
strengthen his or her argument.
 Ex: “98% of people prefer the iPhone
over the Samsung. Why not? We
provide a lifetime warranty higher than
Samsung.”
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=RTnFF9ruLZ0

16.  usually the writer’s main idea/point.
 based on author opinion 
 in argument, it’s the thesis
 normally backed up by evidence
 ex: “Science is not an alternative fact.”

17. a boldly exaggerated statement that
adds emphasis without intending to be
literally true
 ex: I’m so hungry that I could eat a
horse.

18. How we use and choose words in our
writing

20.  1st
point: author is telling his/her side of the
story (look for “I”)
 2nd
point: author is telling your perspective
 3rd
point limited: author is telling the
perspective of one character
 3rd
point omniscient: author telling the
perspective from multiple characters.

21.  comparison of two things using “like” and
“as”
 ex: her eyes are as blue as the ocean.

22.  comparison which one thing is thought to be
another, although not literally
 ex: Cameron Dallas is my knight in shining
armor.

24.  Vividly detailed
 making of a “mind movie” or “picture in
words”
 uses some of your senses

25.  Idea or feeling a word invokes to its
additional meaning
 ex: unusual’s positive connotations is
extraordinary, while bizarre is a negative
connotation.

26.  not in normal syntax (sentence order )
 normal syntax: Sam ate a brownie.
 inversion: It was a brownie Sam ate.

27.  very important in a thesis
 repetition of chosen grammar form in a
sentence.
 parallel structure IS: Sam likes dancing,
singing, and writing.
 parallel structure is NOT: Sam likes to dance,
singing, and writing.

28.  used sometimes for humor or thinking.
 two words opposite of each other collided in
a phrase.
 ex: “big baby”

29.  presents many different images
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=NOCx4D7KoGo (example of a catalogue
poem)

31.  Sense of urgency
 we must do _______, and _______

32.  clues that indicate something is going to
happen in the future.
 In the Death of the Salesman, Miller
mentions the “crashing of the car” as the
reason why Willy was late and he dies later in
the end by crashing the car.

33.  compare one person or thing with another
and enable us to say whether a person or
thing has more or less of that thing.
 ex: I’m more interested in Physics than in
Chemistry.
 Robert is taller than Mike.
 I think a Big Mac is worse than Quarter
Pounder.

34.  considered to be poor grammar and
confusing
 Two negative words in a sentence
 Ex: I can’t find my necklace nowhere.

35.  Than is a word you use to compare things.
Ex: I am 2 years older than her.
 Then belongs in a sequence. You use it to
describe a event that happens afterwards.
Ex: I went to the mall. Then, I took Ben to the
zoo.

36.  Who: describes a subject of the sentence
 Whom: object of a verb or preposition
 ex: Who would like to go to Madrid?
 ex: To whom should I address this to?
 ex: Who made this awesome cookies?
 ex: I do not with whom I will go to the movies
with.
 ex: Who are you?
 ex: Whom do you believe?

37.  Affect: to influence something
 Effect: something that was influenced
 Ex: If I don’t get a good grade on this final, it
is going to affect my GPA.
 The GPA is going to have an effect on what
college you will be attending in the future.

38.  Less: describes amount, something that
cannot be exactly counted such as 2 pebbles.
 Fewer: used to describe a smaller NUMBER.
 EX: There are fewer students than usual.
 EX: New York becomes less noisy as soon as
you pass Times Square.

39.  Active: Charlie Brown cooked the turkey.
 Passive: The turkey was cooked by Charlie
Brown.
 Active: I measured her room.
 Passive: Her room is what was measured

40.  Lay: has a direct object
 Lie: not telling the truth or has a direct
object.
 ex: Grandfather laid the glasses on the
coffee table.
 ex: I lied about having my math test today.
 ex: I lied next to Mr. Winkles, my favorite
teddy bear.

41.  Accept: including
 Except: excluding
 ex: I accept the fact that we have a math test
on Thursday.
 Ex: Put everything except for a pencil on
your table.
 ex: I was accepted to Harvard.
 ex: I got in every Ivy League except for Yale.

42.  It’s : contraction for it is.
 Its : possessive noun
 ex: It’s a sunny day here in L.A.
 ex: The dog wagged its tail.
 Who’s: contraction for who is
 Whose: possessive
 ex: Who’s coming to the prom?
 ex: Whose shorts are these?

44.  ex: It takes effort to make it to the NBA.
 ex: They take at least two servings of fruit a
day.
 ex: Everyone makes mistakes once in a
while.
 ex: My problem is that I am bad at math.
 ex: My problems are that I am bad at math
and I hate homework.

45.  They’re is a contraction of they are.
 Their is a possessive.
 There can be used to describe location or
there are/is.
 ex: They’re going to love what I have in store
for them today.
 ex: Their cellphones are in my purse.
 ex: There are bad moments. But I know
you’ll get there.

46.  ex: While I was snacking, there was a bang
on the door.
 ex: Your technique is flawless, but I want
more creativity.
 ex: Next Monday, which is my birthday, will
be the last day of school.
 ex: I have apples, bacon, and strawberry jam.

47.  Italics: large works, name of vehicles,
movie/TV show titles.
 Quotations: small works, magazine articles,
poems, section of works, or short stories.

49.  Act: a bigger section of a play; like a chapter
of a book.
ex: Romeo & Juliet has 5 acts
 Scene: there are many scenes in one act; like
a page of a chapter.
ex: There are at least 3 scenes in Act 5 of
Romeo & Juliet

50.  1st
stage of fictional or dramatic plot
 usually has background information
 ex: the star-crossed lovers excerpt at the
very beginning of Romeo & Juliet

51.  conversations among characters
 ex: “Hello, I am Bob,” said Bob. “Hello, I am
Robert,” said Robert.

52.  single character’s speech without other
characters responding.
 can still be heard by audience and other
characters
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=S0qao2xINsE (Romeo & Juliet balcony
scene)

53.  speech meant to be heard by audience but
not other characters
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=ei0fnP9s0KA (Hamlet soliloquy)

54.  script instructions that tell actors what to do
or NOT to do
 usually italics offset by brackets
 shows author’s intentions of visual aspects of
a scene
 describe characters, costumes, and lightning
 ex: An old lady (Mildred) is on the beach,
sitting cross-legged on a beach towel and
sipping lemonade.

55.  direct: author tells you directly about the character.
ex: Emma always came to school, eager and
confident. Ready to work and make it to the top of
her class.
 indirect: author uses actions, thoughts, speech,
actions as indications of a character’s personality.
Ex: Emma came back from school on a Friday
afternoon. She cleared the table, pulled out her
notebook, and began studying for her biology test.

56.  Ariana has red hair, attractive eyes, and plump lips.
Is she static or dynamic?
 The answer is NEITHER because characterization
only applies to personality, and so much on
appearance.

57.  round: when a character has various traits
 static: when a character has only one or very few
traits.

58.  static: a character stays the same throughout the
story
 dynamic: a character changes his or her personality
throughout the story or the character has a different
personality by the end of the story.

60.  group that was created to “purify” the Church of
England
 religion is a personal, inner experience
 predestination: god decides everything
 god is a source of absolute truth
 man is considered to be evil
 famous authors: Anne Bradstreet
Anne Bradstreet Link:
https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/author-her-
book

61.  truth should come from reason and knowledge
 men are inheritably good
 more during the Revolutionary War
 maybe some patriotism
 famous authors: Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry Link (Give Me Liberty or Death) :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHo-3LEcgQE

62.  emotions over logic
 passions and inner struggles
 individualism
 intuition- going with gut
 imagination
 inspired by nature
 idealism
 individualism**
 happier than Gothicism

63.  type of romanticism but more dark
 fear & anxiety
 terror/horror
 finding solace in nature
 secrets/forbidden knowledge
 darkness
 isolation
 insanity
 supernatural (ghosts)
 challenge to integrate in society

64.  based on Eastern Asian philosophies
 intense spiritual experiences
 independence
 self-reliance
 men are corrupted by society
 famous authors: Thoreau and Emerson
 link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47-y0Rw-
TaE (Walden by Thoreau)

65.  portrays real life
 nothing out of the ordinary
 focus on groups of people in society
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXdRJupkeIQ
(Toni Morrison- Beloved)

66.  describes parts of the 1920s
 lots of technological advances