The Samurai's Tale Unit Test Study Guide
Study Guide for Unit 3: The Samurai’s Tale Test
The test will consist of multiple choice, matching, and short-answer.
Grammar
Writing (a lot of this is review - you can refer back to your previous study guide for answers)
Literary Terms
Novel
Study Guide for Unit 3: The Samurai’s Tale Test
The test will consist of multiple choice, matching, and short-answer.
Grammar
- Know the basics of a noun and how to identify/use it in a sentence - common, proper, compound, collective, and possessive.
- Know the basics of a pronoun and how to identify/use it in a sentence - subjective, possessive, objective, demonstrative, interrogative, indefinite, and reflexive.
- Know the basics of a verb and how to identify/use it in a sentence- action, linking, helping, and infinitive.
- Know the basics of an adjective and how to identify/use it in a sentence - quality, quantity, and number.
- Write down what a run-on sentence is.
- Write down what an independent clause is.
- Write down the three ways to fix a run-on sentence.
- Write down the coordinating conjunctions.
- Write down how to connect two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction.
Writing (a lot of this is review - you can refer back to your previous study guide for answers)
- What is a concrete detail?
- What is a commentary?
- What is a thesis?
- Know the basic structure/organization of an informational essay.
- Know MLA format heading and requirements. Write down the order of MLA heading.
- Write down the definition of an argumentative essay.
Literary Terms
- Define imagery.
- Define personification, metaphor, and simile.
- Know the previous literary terms that we have studied so far.
Novel
- Know the plot of The Samurai’s Tale - exposition (setting, main characters, conflict), rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
- If given a quote, be able to identify which part of the story the quote came from, and why it is significant (important).
The Samurai's Tale essay outline
Informational/Argumentative essay outline
Chapter presentation requirements (powerpoint)
Chapter presentation requirements powerpoint
ž6 slides
•1 - Title slide with chapter name and group members’ names
•2 – chapter summary
•3 – example of a literary technique and explanation of the technique
•4 – theme/main idea of chapter
5 - why this chapter is important
6– prediction of what is going to happen next
example chapter presentation
Informational/Argumentative essay outline
Chapter presentation requirements (powerpoint)
Chapter presentation requirements powerpoint
ž6 slides
•1 - Title slide with chapter name and group members’ names
•2 – chapter summary
•3 – example of a literary technique and explanation of the technique
•4 – theme/main idea of chapter
5 - why this chapter is important
6– prediction of what is going to happen next
example chapter presentation
The Samurai's Tale chapter 1 questions
The Samurai’s Tale: Chapter 1 Questions
The Samurai's Tale: Chapter 10 and 11 Questions
The Samurai's Tale: Chapter 10 and 11 Questions
1. Where did the army go?
2. How does Taro and Yoshitoki get tricked?
3. According to Taro, when does life seem most precious to you?
4. On page 80, it states that "In men's hearts their future is written". What does the old man mean by that?
The Samurai's Tale: Chapter 17 Questions
The Samurai’s Tale: Chapter 17 questions
The Samurai's Tale: Chapter 32 questions
Samurai’s Tale: chapter 32 questions
The Samurai’s Tale: Chapter 1 Questions
- Provide a short description for each:
- Taro
- Akiyama Nobutomo
- Takeda Shingen
- What stopped the soldiers from killing Taro?
- How has Taro’s social class changed in this one incident?
- Predict what will happen next to the protagonist.
The Samurai's Tale: Chapter 10 and 11 Questions
The Samurai's Tale: Chapter 10 and 11 Questions
1. Where did the army go?
2. How does Taro and Yoshitoki get tricked?
3. According to Taro, when does life seem most precious to you?
4. On page 80, it states that "In men's hearts their future is written". What does the old man mean by that?
The Samurai's Tale: Chapter 17 Questions
The Samurai’s Tale: Chapter 17 questions
- How does Lord Akiyama treat the ronin who was killed? What does this show about Lord Akiyama?
The Samurai's Tale: Chapter 32 questions
Samurai’s Tale: chapter 32 questions
- Who does Harutomo deliver the two messages to?
- Why does Harutomo’s hopes get dashed after meeting the two people?