Narrative
What is a narrative?
Short story with plot. On CAPE, you'll likely read a story and be asked to write from the perspective of a character.
What is the research simulation task?
Read sources, then answer the prompt with evidence from EVERY text.
What is a literary analysis?
Analyze how an author or director's choices impact the meaning of the text.
Fix the grammar mistakes:
James asked "Why do people work out more in san diego than in michigan"
James asked, "Why do people work out more in San Diego than in Michigan?"
What is the first thing you should do when presented with an essay task?
Read the prompt. THEN read the text, annotating for what the prompt has asked you to do.
What are the 6 things that make for a good narrative?
Small moment in time, Show Don't Tell, Sensory details, Internal monologue, Dialogue, Clear story arc
Topic sentence/claim, evidence, explanation of how evidence supports your topic sentence
What are three author/rhetorical choices?
Word choice, metaphor, simile, structure, allusion, foreshadowing, tone, mood, dialogue, repetition, etc.
Fix the grammar mistakes:
i had said that you should go home
I said, "You should go home!"
How do you write a claim?
Restate the question and answer the entire prompt.
What type of point of view is a story with a narrator that is in the heads of all of the characters?
Third person omniscient
How do you organize your whole research simulation essay?
Introduction: Hook, context (introduce sources), claim
Body Paragraphs: Topic sentence, evidence, explanation
Conclusion: Rephrase claim, add any last insights, connect to world/broader significance
What is the strongest way to support your point with evidence?
Quote
Fix the grammar mistakes:
Why do people work out more in San Diego than in Michigan? asked James.
"Why do people work out more in San Diego than in Michigan?" asked James.
Intro: Hook, Context, Claim
Body Paragraphs: Topic Sentence, Evidence, Explanation
Conclusion: Rephrase claim, connect to world/broader signficance
How do you create depth and tension with your characters?
Character has to want something and have an obstacle that stops them. The gap between what they want and their obstacle creates tension and emotion. Inner monologue and dialogue are good ways to do this!
What are two ways you can split your claim into body paragraphs?
One body paragraph per text, one body paragraph per piece of your claim (ex: People can overcome the challenges of exercising in the cold by dressing warmly and creating a system to motivate themselves. BP 1: How texts support the idea of dressing warmly, BP 2: How texts support the idea of creating a system to motivate themselves)
What are the two things you need to do when writing your reasoning/explanation?
Describe what exactly is happening in the quote you selected for evidence. Describe what specifically about the quote or piece of evidence supports your claim and why.
Fix the grammar mistakes:
In Train the Mind to Run Right Through Winter Kolata says "Very few studies have asked whether people exercise less in inclement weather."
In "Train the Mind to Run Right Through Winter," Kolata says, "Very few studies have asked whether people exercise less in inclement weather" (Kolata, p5).
If comparing and contrasting a written text and video, what framework can you use?
Emphasized/Absent/Effect
What are three things that the prompt is asking you to do?
After discovering that his wife has gone missing from the bicycle they were sharing, Mr. Harris returns “to where the road broke into four” and seems unable to remember where he has come from. Using what you know about Mr. Harris, write a narrative story that describes how he chooses which road to take and the experiences he has on his return journey. Be sure to use details from the passage in developing your narrative.
Describe how Mr. Harris chooses which road to take
Describe the experiences he has on his return journey
Use details from passage
What are three things that the prompt is asking you to do?
You have just read three sources discussing the Supreme Court case of Tinker v. Des Moines. Consider the points made by each source about the issues surrounding the Tinker v. Des Moines case. Write an essay analyzing the arguments of those who believe certain kinds of speech should be prohibited within an educational setting and those who believe the opposite. Base the analysis on the specifics of the Tinker v. Des Moines case and the arguments and principles set forth in the sources. The essay should consider at least two of the sources presented.
Analyze the arguments of two out of the three sources
Name the argument for and against prohibited speech in an educational setting
Name the specific facts of the Tinker v. Des Moines case
What are two things the prompt is asking you to do?
You have read two passages, one from Jacey Choy’s “Red Cranes” and one from Jun’ichirō Tanizaki’s “The Firefly Hunt.” Though Mie and Sachiko, the main characters in the passages, have certain similarities, the authors develop their characters in very different ways. Write an essay in which you analyze the different approaches the authors take to develop these characters.
Name the specific choices the author makes to develop the characters
Analyze how the approaches to develop each character are different
Fix the grammar mistakes:
I'm so scared I said. Stephanie replied What if we just run away?
"I'm so scared," I said.
Stephanie replied, "What if we just run away?"
What is emphasized/absent/effect mean?
Analyze what is emphasized in the text or video, what is absent (or deliberately chosen not to be included), and what the effect is on the reader's understanding.