Literary Devices/Writing Strategies
Colors in literature:
Red - love, anger, passion
Blue - calmness, tranquility
Yellow - happiness
White - purity, innocence
Black - evil, death, elegance
Symbolism
A character misses a parent who hasn’t reached out in a long time and feels both love and resentment.
Internal Conflict
What is central idea?
A universal message or lesson of a text that is also true about life
Theme/topic + expansion = central idea
What is the writing strategy?
Descriptive language using elements of the five (5) senses
Imagery
What is a correct claim for this topic question:
Is artificial intelligence negatively impacting society?
Artificial intelligence is negatively impacting society because... and ...
OR
Artificial intelligence is not negatively impacting society because... and ...
"At sunrise, the small fishing village sat quietly along the edge of the cold, gray ocean. Wooden boats rocked gently in the harbor, and a thin mist curled around the narrow dirt roads that wound between the cottages.”
Setting
Imagery
Mood
"A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running."
Metaphor
How many paragraphs are in a Text Analysis Response? (Part 3)
2-3
What are some possible ways to start a central idea?
Sometimes in life,...
Sometimes...
It is important...
Examples: Sometimes life is complicated. It is important to have hope in difficult situations.
What is a counterclaim?
The opposing opinion/argument
"When Mr. and Mrs. Dursley woke up on the dull, gray Tuesday our story starts, there was nothing about the cloudy sky outside to suggest that strange and mysterious things would soon be happening all over the country. Mr. Dursley hummed as he picked out his most boring tie for work, and Mrs. Dursley gossiped away happily as she wrestled a screaming Dudley into his high chair."
Setting OR Imagery
Actions (what they do, decisions)
Speech (what they say, dialogue)
Thoughts (what they think, ideas)
Appearance (how they look, expressions)
Reactions
Characterization
The text analysis response connects the _________________________ of the story to a _________________________ the author uses.
central idea, writing strategy
The text analysis response connects the central idea of the story to a writing strategy the author uses.
Why is this argumentative body paragraph incorrect?
Another reason why hamburgers are better than pizza is because hamburgers have a lot of protein. in the text it says a nutritional comparison from a consumer health survey found that a standard hamburger contains nearly twice as much protein as a typical slice of pizza, helping people stay full for longer periods of time. This evidence shows that hamburgers are more satisfying and contain more nutritional value than pizza.
Another reason why hamburgers are better than pizza is because hamburgers have a lot of protein. In Source 2 it says, "a nutritional comparison from a consumer health survey found that a standard hamburger contains nearly twice as much protein as a typical slice of pizza, helping people stay full for longer periods of time." (Source 2, Line 15) This evidence shows that hamburgers are more satisfying and contain more nutritional value than pizza.
*** You need to cite your evidence!!!! (Source __, Line__)
What is a claim?
Opinion (position) + 2 reasons
________________ because ... and ...
" In the period of which we speak, there reigned in the cities a stench barely conceivable to us modern men and women. The streets stank of manure, the courtyards of urine, the stairwells stank of moldering wood and rat droppings, the kitchens of spoiled cabbage and mutton fat; the unaired parlors stank of stale dust, the bedrooms of greasy sheets, damp featherbeds, and the pungently sweet aroma of chamber pots. The stench of sulfur rose from the chimneys, the stench of caustic lyes from the tanneries, and from the slaughterhouses came the stench of congealed blood. People stank of sweat and unwashed clothes; from their mouths came the stench of rotting teeth, from their bellies that of onions, and from their bodies, if they were no longer very young, came the stench of rancid cheese and sour milk and tumorous disease."
Imagery (the sense of smell)
“The wind rattled the loose shutters as Lena walked up the empty street. Each step echoed against the dark houses, and a cold shiver crawled up her spine.”
Mood
Imagery
How many pieces of evidence/examples should you use in a Text Analysis Response (Part 3)?
2
How should you start a COUNTERCLAIM sentence?
Some people think...
Other people think...
Opponents think...
What are the 5 most important requirements of an argumentative essay?
- Claim
- Counterclaim
- Rebuttal
- Analysis/Explanation
- Evidence (3)
"A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, fluttering and dancing in the breeze."
Imagery / Personification
"The day passed away thus: Edmond felt a species of stupor creeping over him; the gnawing pain at his stomach had ceased; his thirst had abated; when he closed his eyes he saw myriads of lights dancing before them, like the meteors that play about the marshes."
Characterization
Simile
Imagery
What are 5 possible writing strategies you can use in your Text Analysis Response?
Imagery, Conflict, Symbolism, Metaphor, Mood, Tone, Setting, Characterization, Point of View, Personification, Irony, Flashback, etc.
How should you start a REBUTTAL sentence?
However, this idea is incorrect/invalid/weak because...
How many different texts do you need to use evidence from in your essay?
Three (3)