Multiple Choice Strategies
True or False: If I don't know the answer to a question, I should leave it blank.
FALSE! You should at least make your best guess!!!
What should you do BEFORE writing your short answers?
Carefully read the entire text!
How many passages will your essay be about?
Two. You will read two passages, and the essay will ask you to make a connection between them.
What type of figurative language is used here? "Life is like a box of chocolates."
Simile
What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?
Fiction tells a story; nonfiction gives factual information
TRUE!
True or false: It is okay to insert evidence without analyzing it.
False! Your evidence will not be any good until you ANALYZE it!
How many paragraphs should your essay be?
Two paragraphs
What type of figurative language is used here? "She is a beast on the basketball court."
Metaphor
What is the setting?
The time and place of the story
Process of elimination
How should you format your evidence from the text?
Quotation marks at the beginning and end of the quote
What will the structure of your essay be?
Two double-TEAC paragraphs stacked on top of each other
(topic sentence, evidence 1 & analysis, evidence 2 & analysis, concluding sentence)
(topic sentence, evidence 3 & analysis, evidence 4 & analysis, concluding sentence)
What type of figurative language is used here? "I literally died from embarrassment when I saw my crush!"
Hyperbole
What is the plot?
The series of events that happen in a story
A nonfiction article is usually divided into smaller _________ .
How many pieces of evidence should you use for each short answer?
Two pieces of evidence!
How many pieces of evidence will your essay have in total?
Four pieces of evidence (two from each passage)
What type of figurative language is used here? "The rain tapped gently on our windows."
Personification
What is character development?
How a character changes throughout a story (usually, they learn and grow)
What is the number-one most important strategy for multiple-choice questions?
Look back at the text for answers!!!
What structure should you use when writing your short answers?
Double TEAC (Topic sentence, evidence 1 & analysis, evidence 2 & analysis, concluding sentence)
Should you feel nervous and anxious about the essay?
No! You have been writing two-paragraph essays all year. You can do this very well. Be confident! :)
Why would an author choose to use figurative language?
It is a part of their author's craft-- they want to achieve a certain effect on the reader
What is conflict?
An opposition between two forces. Internal conflict is something that a character feels inside themselves (person versus self conflict), while external conflict comes from the outside (person versus person, person versus society, person versus nature.)