About the Test
Literary Elements 1
Literary Elements 2
Reading Comprehension
Essay Writing
100

How many parts (sections) are there to the exam?

What are 3?

100
Define: Setting
What is the time and place in which events of a work of literature take place?
100
Define Personification. Provide an example.
What is nonhuman/ nonliving things that are given a human quality.
100
The United States has a vast amount of newly discovered clean geothermal (natural heat from the Earth’s crust) energy. Tapping into this energy source could provide at least 10 times the energy that can be obtained from the nation’s known coal reserves. What does “vast” mean? a. a large amount b. not enough c. dangerous d. having no known use
What is A
100

What should be included in the introduction of a Part 2 essay?

What are a hook, background context, counterclaim, and thesis?
200

In what order should you complete the various parts of the exam?

What is part 2, part 1, then part 3?

200
Define Point of View and name the different types.
What is the vantage point at which the story is told. 1st person, 3rd person, limited omniscient and omniscient.
200
Define Mood.
What is the feeling a piece of literature is intended to create in the reader.
200
"She opened her eyes just in time to see a slight, plainly dressed woman collapse backward in a heap of brown muslin as Elizabeth’s chocolates exploded from the box and rolled off in a dozen directions." The use of the phrase “exploded from the box” is intended to — (A) add irony (B) understate the incident (C) create tension or (D) exaggerate the incident
What is D
200
How many sources do you have to use in a Part 2 essay? Can they all be from the same text?
What is 3 and No
300

How much time you you have total to complete the exam? How much time should be allocated to each part of the exam?

What is 3 hours? What is 1.5 hours for part 1, 1 hour for part 2, and roughly 30 minutes for part 3?

300
Define characterization. What are the two different types?
What is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character. This can be direct (description) and indirect (personality- insinuated).
300
Define Tone.
What is the author's attitude toward what he/she is writing. The feeling of the work.
300
1.No matter where you go, the Internet is following you. Almost every portable device is being made with an Internet connection. Most new TVs and many other appliances come with Internet connections as well. The Internet is truly ubiquitous. If something is ubiquitous, __________. a. it is dangerous b. it is everywhere c. it costs too much money d. it causes problems/ issues with others
What is B
300

What are the two components that need to be put under analysis in a Part 3 text analysis short answer response?

What is Central Idea (theme) and Writing Strategy?

400

What are the three writing objectives for parts 2 & 3?

What are declare a position on the topic, support with specific, sufficient, and relevant evidence from 3/4 texts, and address the counterclaim for part 2. 

What are to identify and discuss a central idea, identify and discuss a writing strategy, and to demonstrate how the author's use of that writing strategy helps to shape the central idea for part 3?

400
Define Allusion.
What is a reference to a statement, person, place, or event in literature (Ex: historical person or event)
400
Define Imagery. Provide an example.
What is language that appeals to the senses.
400
Perhaps the most important factor in reducing the number of traumatic brain injuries, however, lies not with the players, the coaches, or the administrators, but with the media and fans. Sports media producers have become accustomed to showcasing the most aggressive tackles and the most intense plays. NFL broadcasts often replay especially violent collisions, while the commentators marvel at the physical prowess of the players involved. Some sports programs even feature weekly countdowns of the hardest hits. When the media exalts such hazardous behavior, professionals are rewarded for injuring each other on the field, and amateurs become more likely to try to imitate their favorite NFL athletes. Announcers, commentators, television producers, and sportswriters should engage in a collective effort to cease glorifying brutal plays. In turn, fans should stop expecting their favorite players to put their lives on the line for the purposes of entertainment. Players must stop being encouraged to trade their careers, health, happiness, and their lives for the sake of a game. The author's TONE is... A) apologetic B) depressed C) confused D) solemn
What is D
400
Create a short introduction paragraph for a Part 2 essay revolving around the question: Should American citizens be required to vote in national elections? (Include the 2 parts we have discussed).
What is (answers will vary)
500

What is the rubric score based out of on a Part 2 and Part 3?

What are the four criteria for each?

What is 6 and 4?

What are content and analysis, command of evidence, coherence organization and style, and control of conventions?

500

Define irony and provide an example.

What is the writer's meaning is different from what is actually stated or happening.

500
Define: 1. Foreshadowing 2. Flashback 3. Symbolism
What is 1. use of hints to suggest what will happen in the plot. 2. an interruption in the plot to tell what happened at an earlier time. 3. person, place, or event that stands for itself and an idea beyond itself.
500
Elizabeth knew well that this day had been nearly one hundred years in the making and that it had not come without a cost. The passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution granting women the right to vote was the culmination of years of struggle. Elizabeth’s mother had taught her about Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, suffragists whose life work had been devoted to gaining rights for women. When those two pioneers had died, the mantle was passed on to Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, who placed their very lives at risk on behalf of other women. IN THIS SELECTION, THE WORD "CULMINATION" MEANS WHICH OF THESE FOUR CHOICES: (A) conclusion or result, (B) beginning or cause, (C) unexpected consequence, or (D) unspoken purpose
What is A
500
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, Create a short Part 3 intro for this poem (use the parts we have discussed)
What is (answers will vary)
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