The way an author reveals information about a character
What is characterization?
100
The date and time of the ELA Regents Exam.
What is Tuesday, June 11 @ 9:15am
100
Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet and Julius Caesar
Who is William Shakespeare?
100
The aroma from the sizzling bacon snuck up the stairs and attacked my nostrils, lifting me from my slumber.
Figurative Language (personification and imagery)
100
This is a word that means to understand what you read.
What is comprehension?
200
A message or life lesson the author attempts to communicate through their writing.
What is theme?
200
The number of sections on the ELA Regents Exam.
What is 4?
200
RAISIN IN THE SUN
Who is Lorraine Hansberry?
200
I want to tell them the truth about how I really feel. But what if they don't feel the same way? It's a huge risk. I cannot decide what to do, I am so torn!
What is conflict?
(we will also accept: point-of-view)
200
This is the sentence at the start of a paragraph that says what the paragraph will be about.
What is topic sentence?
300
The perspective from which a story is told.
What is point of view?
300
Your main task on Question #27
What is identify a literary element in one of the two passages and describe how it is being used?
300
The Hunger Games
Who is Suzanne Collins?
300
The Mockingjay pin that Katniss wears in "The Hunger Games".
What is symbolism?
300
This is a message or theme supported by the texts
What is controlling idea?
400
When writing goes beyond the actual or literal meaning of the words and the author uses language to convey meaning.
What is figurative language?
400
An essay that uses two works of literature to interpret a quote.
What is the Critical Lens Essay?
400
Brave New World
Who is Aldous Huxley?
400
My mother makes me mad.
What is alliteration?
400
This is what we call examples from the text used to support your argument.
What is textual evidence?
500
Repetition of the consonant sound at the beginning of each word.
What is alliteration?
500
A common theme that two passages share.
What is a controlling idea?
500
The House on Mango Street
Who is Sandra Cisternos?
500
I am a rock, I am an island.
What is a metaphor?
500
This means to change something into your own words.