Text Analysis
The two required elements in 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?
What the abbreviation "e.g." means...
What is "for example" (from Latin exempli gratia)
The three parts/sections of the ELA regents exam are...
What is Multiple Choice, Argumentative Essay, and Text Analysis Response?
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?
Words that don't add meaning but are often used in conversation (such as like, um, basically)
What are crutch words?
The minimum passing score of the ELA regents exam.
What is 65?
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 ______ .
What is a counterclaim?
The time and place of a story/text.
What is setting?
The meaning of the suffix -logy or -ology...
What is the study of something?
There are ____ texts provided in the argumentative essay section.
What are 4 texts?
Acronym you should remember to make sure you have every part of your TAR response.
What is CCEAL (claim-context-evidence-analysis-link)?
The number of distinct 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?
The name for the punctuation mark that combines a period and comma
What is a semi-colon?
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 analysis.
What is evidence?
According to the ELA regents argumentative rubric, this is the highest score you can get.
What is 6/6?
An author's particular choice of certain words or phrases.
What is diction?
A sentence that uses every letter in the English alphabet
What is a pangram sentence?
E.g. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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)?