Essay Components
What are all of the components of an introductory paragraph of a Literary Analysis essay?
What is a Thesis, Context, and Claim/Summary of Claims?
What genre can you expect on a Literary Analysis interim?
What is fiction?
What is characterization through actions?
What is the character's actions and what we associate with them lead us to inferences about the character?
What is symbolisim?
What is symbolism is the use of any person, situation, or object to represent an idea of some sort
How much time should you spend on the multiple choice section, AND the essay portion of the interim?
What is 50 minutes for multiple choice portion & 60 minutes for the essay portion?
What are all of the components of a body paragraph?
What is a Topic Sentence, Evidence, Analysis, Evidence, Analysis, Closing?
In which part of the essay should you provide your reader with relevant background information? What is the name of this component?
What is the introduction?
What is the Context?
What is characterization through dialogue?
What is character's dialogue and what we associate with them lead us to inferences about the character?
What is Diction and how can it be used?
What is word choice? What is Diction can be used to emphasize an argument?
What should you be using scrap paper for? How do you properly format your scrap paper? How many annotations are required?
- What is annotations
- What is numbering each paragraph on the left side of the paper and adding SUMMARY/EVIDENCE & NAME&EXPLAIN DEVICE on the right side?
- What is FIVE per text?
What are all of the components of a conclusion paragraph?
What is a Restated Thesis, Restate Summary of Claims, and Last word?
What is the purpose of a thesis? Which paragraphs, in the essay, do you write your thesis?
What is state your central argument/answer the prompt?
What is the introduction and conclusion?
What is characterization through description? What is characterizations through thoughts?
What is aspects of the character through description of an author?
What is the aspects of a character through the things he/she/they is thinking or feeling?
What is an Anecdote and how can it be used?
What is a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person?
What is imagery?
What is imagery is a literary device used in poetry, novels, and other writing that uses vivid description that appeals to a readers’ senses to create an image or idea in their head?
What are TWO necessary components of an effective analysis?
What is NAME and EXPLAIN the device? What is EXPLAIN how the device connects to your overall claim?
What is the purpose of the Summary of Claims? How many times should your Summary of Claims be present throughout your essay?
What is the three major points that you will be making throughout your essay? What is twice?
What is a Hyperbole and how can it be used?
What is an exaggeration? What is it is used to emphasizes or evoke strong feelings, and creates strong impressions?
What is Juxtaposition and how can it be used?
What is the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect? What is it can be used to strengthen an argument, create an emotional response, or otherwise add meaning?
What is the difference between a metaphor and a smilie?
What is a metaphor does NOT use like or as to compare two things, whereas a smilie DOES use like or as?
What are the sentence stems for both the Topic Sentence & Textual Support?
What is
Topic Sentence: In (TEXT), (AUTHOR) ______
Textual Support: In the text it states,
What do you add to your summary of claims, that is NOT added to your thesis statement?
What is Literary Devices?
What is a motif?
What is a motif is an object, image, sound, or phrase that is repeated throughout a story to point toward the story's larger theme?
What is an Analogy and how can it be used?
What is an analogy is saying something is like something else to make a explanatory point? What is an analogy can be useful to explain an unfamiliar concept or idea?
What is foreshadowing?
What is suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted?