Name the Lit Device
“Her smile was as bright as the sun.”
What is a simile?
Excerpt (from Lord of the Flies by William Golding): “Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy.”
What is conflict? (man vs. self and man vs. society)
Each year in the fall, when the weather starts to cool in the northern hemisphere, millions of North American monarch butterflies journey south. Searching for food and warmer habitats, they ______blank thousands of miles—from as far north as Canada all the way down to Mexico—on this annual migration.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. flew
B. were flying
C. had flown
D. fly
D. Fly
Write down a sign-posting word.
To begin with
Furthermore
For example
However
Therefore
In conclusion
On the other hand...
What must you include in your introduction of an analytical essay.
Thesis
Excerpt (from To Kill a Mockingbird):
“Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town…”
What is personification?
Excerpt (from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling): “Harry had never believed he would meet a boy he hated more than Dudley. But there he was, at the very first moment.”
What is character? (reveals personality traits and relationships)
In a rural area along the border between Oklahoma and Texas, amateur astronomers gather each year to observe the night sky at the Okie-Tex Star Party. Like most star parties, Okie-Tex takes place in an area with low light pollution, ______blank dark skies and ideal stargazing conditions.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. ensuring
B. this will ensure
C. ensures
D. it ensures
A. ensuring
Fill in the blanks:
ethos is credibility.
pathos is emotions.
________ is ________
logos is logic
When writing and essay what must you include in your thesis?
An answer to the prompt that includes everything that your essay will cover.
Excerpt (from The Great Gatsby):
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
What is a metaphor?
Excerpt (from Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy): "They crossed the del Norte … All day they crouched like owls under the acacia shade … Dust‑devils stood on the horizon like the smoke of distant fires … At dusk they rode out upon the cooling plain where the western sky was the color of blood.
What is Setting? (a harsh, desolate desert landscape in the American Southwest)
Many ancient sculptures of people’s heads are missing their noses. This is because the nose is the most ______blank part of a sculpture of a person’s head. It is delicate and sticks out from the rest of the sculpture, making it especially easy to break.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A. recognizable
B. fragile
C. common
D. sophisticated
B. fragile
What is the structure of paragraph 1 in an Argumentative Essay?
Hook and Claim
What is the structure of a body paragraph in an analytical essay?
Claim, Context, Zoom in, Zoom Out, Context, Zoom In, Zoom Out, Conclusion
Excerpt (from The Road by Cormac McCarthy) "Nights dark beyond darkness and the days more gray each one than what had gone before."
What is imagery?
Excerpt (from The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe): “It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me night and day.”
What is mood? (creates a feeling of suspense and unease)
“Loon Point” is a 1912 poem by Amy Lowell. In the poem, which presents a nighttime scene on a body of water, Lowell describes an element of nature as an active participant in the experience, writing, ______blank
Which quotation from “Loon Point” most effectively illustrates the claim?
A. “Through the water the moon writes her legends / In light, on the smooth, wet sand.”
B. “Softly the water ripples / Against the canoe’s curving side.”
C. “Or like the snow-white petals / Which drop from an overblown rose.”
D. “But the moon in her wayward beauty / Is ever and always the same.”
A. “Through the water the moon writes her legends / In light, on the smooth, wet sand.”
What is the structure of paragraph 2 and 3 in an Argumentative Essay?
Introduce specific claim from intro, provide example, and explain how the example supports your claim.
What must you absolutely include in thesis, along with the claims for each body paragraph?
Literary Device(s) and Narrative Element(s)
Excerpt (from Beloved by Toni Morrison):*
“Her memories were rocks in a river, heavy enough to drown her if she let them.”
What is a metaphor?
Excerpt (from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald):“Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us.”
What is Theme? (pursuit of the American Dream)
Jhumpa Lahiri’s story collection Interpreter of Maladies features multiple stories about romantic relationships. In “This Blessed House,” newlyweds argue over whether to replace items left by the previous owners of their new home. ______blank in “A Temporary Matter,” a husband and wife attempt to rekindle their relationship during a four-night blackout.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A. Granted,
B. For example,
C. Likewise,
D. Hence,
C. Likewise,
What is the structure of paragraph 4 in an Argumentative Essay?
Introduce Counter-Argument.
Respond To Counter-Argument
Provide Evidence that supports the Response To Counter-Argument
Explain
Make up your own thesis that includes two narrative elements and two lit devices>
The author uses imagery and diction to reveal how the mood of the story was eerie, but the main character remained cheerful.