Text Analysis
The two required elements in the TAR (text analysis response) are...
What are the central idea and writing strategy/literary element?
The number of texts that you MUST use in order to get full credit for your argument essay.
What is 3?
A problem between 2 or more opposing characters or forces.
What is a conflict?
True or false: If you show up an hour late to the exam, you will be given an extra hour to complete it.
FALSE
The three parts/sections of the ELA regents exam are...
What is Multiple Choice, Argumentative Essay, and Text Analysis Response?
Some examples include figurative language, imagery, conflict, setting, diction, dialogue, etc.
What is the literary element or writing strategy?
The other side of the argument, which you must acknowledge in your argument essay.
What is a counterclaim?
The time and place of a story/text.
What is setting?
The night before the exam, you should...
Go to bed early!
There are ____ texts provided in the argumentative essay section.
What are 4 texts?
The lesson or moral of the story, which should apply universally.
What is the central idea?
For example: (Source 1, line 35)
How do you cite text evidence?
The way a character is described according to a text/story.
What is characterization?
The literary element in this phrase: "the sun raged down on us"
What is personification?
The minimum passing score of the ELA regents exam.
What is 65?
The 5 letter acronym you should remember to organize paragraphs...
What is CCEAL (claim-context-evidence-analysis-link)?
The number of paragraphs you should have in your argument essay.
What is 5 paragraphs?
Non-literal language that uses comparisons or imagination to describe something.
What is figurative language?
How many writing strategies should you talk about in your TAR (text analysis response)?
ONE
There are ____ texts that you must read for the multiple choice section.
What is 3 texts? (story, poem, non-fiction)
Quotes from a text that you will use to support your claim and analysis...
What is evidence?
The highest score you can get on your Regents argument essay.
What is 6/6?
An author's particular choice of certain words or phrases.
What is diction?
The literary element in this sentence: "He stood there, a panther lying in wait."
What is metaphor?
he = panther
The order in which you should do the exam is...
What is backwards: text analysis essay (part 3), argument essay (part 2), then multiple choice (part 1)?