Apr Revision Sheet

LITERATURE AND READING COMPREHENSION REVISION SHEET The Winter's Tale -

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The Winter's Tale is a comedy that starts out looking very much like a tragedy. Which things that happen in this play are tragic? Because this is a comedy most of our initially tragic stories have a happy ending, however, this is not true for all of the stories or all of the characters.  Please list all of the characters whose stories end happily, and discuss their story arcs.  Please list all of the characters whose stories end unhappily or in a way that is bittersweet, and discuss their story arcs.  What is the one thing in particular that happens in this play that is completely tragic – the one thing that does not have an ending that is even partially happy? Why does Shakespeare include so much tragedy in a comedy? List as many reasons as you can think of to answer this question. How does this play end? Which things, if changed, would have caused this play to end in tragedy instead of in happiness? What is the moral of this story? In Shakespeare we often talk about characters "getting what they deserve". Did the characters in this play get what they deserved? List at least five characters and talk about what happened to them and whether or not they deserved it. Consider and discuss both whether they were properly punished and whether they were properly rewarded. We discussed four different characters (three characters and one pair of characters) each of whom is very similar to a character(s) who we have seen in one of the other Shakespeare stories.  List those characters and state which characters from other plays they resemble.  Examine these pairs of characters and discuss the differences in way their stories proceed and in the ways their stories end.  Why do the characters in The Winter's Tale get off so much easier than the characters in Shakespeare's dramas?  Are the characters in The Winter's Tale luckier than the characters in Shakespeare's dramas, or are they morally superior to them?  Discuss the idea of "moral luck" and what role this concept plays in The Winter's Tale.

General Q's: - Considering only the Shakespeare plays that we have read this term, which sort of story do you prefer (comedy or tragedy) and why do you prefer it? - List the morals/themes of the five plays we have read so far.  Which moral/theme do you think is the most valuable?  Which sort of story (comedy or tragedy) do you think does a more effective job of teaching us a moral?

Considering the moral/theme that you selected above as being the "most valuable", does this moral/theme come from your favorite play? o If so, discuss how the story and the moral work together to create a play that you both enjoyed and from which you learned a lesson, and discuss why you felt this play was so much more effective in accomplishing this than were the others. o If not, discuss how your favorite play and the play with your favorite moral/theme are different and explain why one succeeded in holding your interest but not teaching you a lesson, and why the other succeed in teaching you a lesson but not in holding your interest. Group exercise with character discussions. 

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WRITING REVISION SHEET You will be asked to write nine perfect sentences using the nine words that I give you. If there are ANY errors in your sentence you will not be awarded a point, so be sure to take your time, go slowly, and correct ANY AND ALL ERRORS in your sentences. In particular, be sure to watch out for the following things: -

Make sure your sentence starts with a _____________________. Make sure your sentence ends with a ______________________. Make sure you use the correct pr_________________. Make sure you use the correct pu_________________. Make sure you have NO gr_______________ errors. Make sure you have NO sp_______________ errors. Make sure you use the correct w__________ o_______________.

GRAMMAR REVISION SHEETS Conditionals/Wishes - Write five sentences that are "Type 1" conditionals. - Write five sentences that are "Type 2" conditionals. - Write five sentences that are "Type 3" conditionals. - Write five sentences that express a wish about the present. - Write five sentences that express a wish about the past. - What are the rules that we follow in order to form the sentences properly? Notes on Conditionals/Wishes:

___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ Nouns - Review your countable and uncountable nouns. - List ten countable nouns. - List ten uncountable nouns. - What is the difference between "much" and "many"? - What is the difference between "few" and "little"? Comparative/Superlative - What is the difference between the comparative and the superlative? - Chose any ten adjectives and for each one write their regular form, their comparative form, and their superlative form. Tenses of the Infinitive - How many tenses are there of the infinitive? - Chose five verbs and put each verb into all of the tenses of the infinitive Present/Past Participles - What is the difference between the present and the past participle? - Write five sentences using the past participle. - Write five sentences using the present participle. Put/Take - What expressions have we learned using the word "put" or "take" followed by a pronoun? - What do these expressions mean?

Expressing Preference - What are the four ways that we can express preference? - Write five sentences using the first form. - Write five sentences using the second form. - Write five sentences using the third form. - Write five sentences using the fourth form. - What are the rules that we follow in order to form the sentences properly? Notes on Expressing Preference:

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VOCABULARY REVISION SHEET Practice spelling each of the following words, and put them into defining sentences. Example: RESPONSIBLE: "My father is a responsible man because he always pays the bills on time and he never forgets important dates."

1. Cope 2. Severely 3. Casualties 4. Significance 5. Tremendous 6. Ceremony 7. Celebrate 8. Demand 9. Pilgrim 10. Worship 11. Praise 12. Disadvantageous 13. Debris 14. Absorbing 15. Consequently 16. Characteristic 17. Domesticated 18. Suspiciously 19. Weep 20. Disguise 21. Carved 22. Occupied 23. Temporarily 24. Vast 25. Refuse 26. Invitation 27. Suspect 28. Suspicion 29. Oracle 30. Criticize

31. Consult 32. Precious 33. Heir 34. Shame 35. Inherit 36. Frequent 37. Aubergine 38. Prawns 39. Chisel 40. Grieve 41. Wrap 42. Vile 43. Cruelty 44. Satisfactory 45. Urgent 46. Accuse 47. Moth 48. Examination 49. Presumed 50. Risen 51. Usable 52. Refilled 53. Experience 54. Trilogy 55. Convincing 56. Acceptable 57. Carve 58. Admit 59. Ashamed 60. Shame