Multiple Choice
If a multiple choice question asks you which line number shows the "central idea" what is it asking for?
The main idea/lesson/message of the text
3!
What is a central idea?
The message or lesson of the story
What is the definition of characterization?
Descriptions of a character to determine a character’s personality, values, motivations, and inner traits
an award or high praise granted as a special honor
accolade
What does the word “significant” most nearly mean as it is used in the passage?
A. Famous
B. Important
C. Large
D. Sudden
B
Out of 4 texts how many should you quote from if you want the highest score?
All 4!
What are the literary devices we have focused on in class?
Characterization, conflict, imagery, setting
What kind of conflict would describe the moment when Frankenstein burns his hand in a fire?
Person vs. nature
to wander about aimlessly or casually without urgent destination
meander
How many MC questions are on the Part 1?
24
When presented with an argument topic how do you decide which side to argue?
Which ever side has more evidence/quotes across all 4 texts.
What is the definition of imagery?
When an author uses descriptive language in their work. It touches upon one or more of the five human senses.
What literary device does this quote show from the story "Why do we fly"? "Nothing in the world, I thought, could have looked so much like reflecting water as the wings of Woody’s plane. I remembered how bright those wings had been when last I saw them, freshly painted to shine like silver or stainless steel."
Imagery
alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.
vacillate
What is an anecdote?
a personal story
Explain the purpose of including a counterclaim in an argument essay.
To acknowledge opposing viewpoints and strengthen your own argument
How many quotes should be in your part 3 response?
3!
1 quote in paragraph 1
2 quotes in paragraph 2
Name all the conflicts mentioned in class. There are 4.
Person vs person
person vs self
person vs society
person vs nature
to take over; to seize power
usurp
What are the genres of texts that appear on the Part 1 in order?
fiction, poem, nonfiction
How many quotes do you need for the Part 2 essay?
6!
What should paragraph 1, 2 and 3 be about?
1 - central idea
2- literary device
3- how the literary device teaches/develops the central idea
What was the setting of Frankenstein. There are 2
A forrest and a village
intended to teach people something, especially a moral lesson
didactic