How to best use your time
What part should you start with?
1. Part 1 (multiple-choice questions)
2. Part 2 (argumentative essay)
3. Part 3 (central idea analysis)
2. Part 2 (argumentative essay)
For Part 2, what should you do first?
1. Read the topic
2. Read and annotate the first text entirely
3. Read the first text until you get 2 pieces of evidence
1. Read the topic
In your argumentative essay, how should you organize your introduction?
1. Thesis, General Statement, Specific Statement
2. Specific Statement, General Statement, Thesis
3. General Statement, Specific Statement, Thesis
3. General Statement, Specific Statement, Thesis
For the central idea analysis, what are 2 writing strategies that are usually easier to use in your response?
1. Setting or irony
2. Characterization or conflict
3. Diction or point of view
2. Characterization or conflict
What is a counterclaim?
1. another word for thesis
2. the other side’s opinion
3. a piece of evidence
2. the other side’s opinion
How much time should you spend on Part 1?
1. about 1 hour
2. about 1 ½ hour
3. about 2 hours
2. about 1 ½ hour
In your argumentative essay, at least how many texts must you quote from in your essay?
What are some terms you can use in your General Statement?
1. always - never - sometimes - usually - often
2. for example - in addition - also
3. In my opinion - I will argue that ... - I believe that ...
1. always - never - sometimes - usually - often
For the central idea analysis, how many pieces of evidence should you try to use?
What is a central idea?
1. a general topic (like love, death, friendship, ...)
2. a summary of the text
3. a message that the text implies about the topic
3. a message that the text implies about the topic
How much time should you spend on Part 2?
1. about 1 hour
2. about 1 ½ hour
3. about 2 hours
3. about 2 hours
For Part 2, how many pieces of evidence should you try to find?
1. 4 to support your opinion and 2 for the counterclaim
2. 6 to support your opinion and 2 for the counterclaim
3. 2 to support your opinion and 4 for the counterclaim
1. 4 to support your opinion and 2 for the counterclaim
In your argumentative essay, how should you structure a body paragraph?
1. Topic sentence, Evidence, Analysis, Evidence, Analysis, Concluding sentence
2. Topic sentence, Analysis, Evidence, Analysis, Evidence, Concluding sentence
3. Concluding sentence, Evidence, Analysis, Evidence, Analysis, Topic sentence
1. Topic sentence, Evidence, Analysis, Evidence, Analysis, Concluding sentence
For your central idea analysis, how many paragraphs should you write?
What is the definition of characterization?
1. The language used by the author to describe the setting of a story
2. The ways in which the author presents a character
3. The images used by an author
2. The ways in which the author presents a character
For Part 1, what should you do first?
1. Read the entire reading
2. Look at the questions and underline the lines in the text that are referred to in the questions
3. Read the questions and the answers
2. Look at the questions and underline the lines in the text that are referred to in the questions
In your argumentative essay, how many paragraphs should you try to write?
3 (introduction, body paragraph, conclusion)
5 (introduction, 3 body paragraphs, conclusion)
2 (introduction, body paragraph)
5 (introduction, 3 body paragraphs, conclusion)
In your argumentative essay, how can you start your counterclaim paragraph?
1. I agree that ...
2. Some people argue that ...
3. In my opinion, ...
2. Some people argue that ...
For your central idea analysis, what should you do in your introduction?
1. Summarize the text
2. Describe the character
3. Present a central idea in the text, state what writing strategy the author uses to develop that central idea, and define that writing strategy
3. Present a central idea in the text, state what writing strategy the author uses to develop that central idea, and define that writing strategy
What is the definition of an internal conflict?
1. A tension between characters in a text
2. A tension within a character (when the character is struggling with himself or herself)
3. A tension between a character and an external force, like society or nature
2. A tension within a character (when the character is struggling with himself or herself)
What should you do after you finish each part?
1. Take a break by walking around the hallway
2. Fall asleep
3. Go on directly to the next part
1. Take a break by walking around the hallway
What should you do when you are done writing your essay?
1. Reread it to check that it all makes sense
2. Go to sleep
3. Go on to Part 1
1. Reread it to check that it all makes sense
In your argumentative essay, how can you refute the other side?
1. I disagree with this view because ...
2. This is a good point.
3. This idea is completely crazy!
1. I disagree with this view because ...
What should you do when you finish writing your central idea analysis?
1. Leave immediately
2. Reread it to check that it all makes sense
3. Scream out loud that you’re done
2. Reread it to check that it all makes sense
When you analyze evidence, what synonyms for “show” can you use?
1. suggest, illustrate, imply, convey
2. state, say, mention
3. agree, argue, believe, think
1. suggest, illustrate, imply, convey