Argumentative
The first thing you do when starting the Arg. essay
Read the prompt
The first thing you do when you begin the TAR
Identify the text type
The first thing you do when you start the M/C
What is read and annotate the questions
The books we've read this year
What are Night, Things Fall Apart, Macbeth, and Joy Luck Club
The sport I played in college
Rugby
The # of points the arg. essay is worth
24 (scored out of 6 and then multiplied by 4)
How do you read the TAR text?
Read and annotate for the central idea/writer's strategy
The text types and the order will they appear on the Regent
Part A - Fiction
Part B - Poem
Part C - Nonfiction
The novel that best fits the following theme:
Our parents have the greatest affect on who we become as people
What is Things Fall Apart
Name of my dog
Mac
The way to get no higher than a "three" on the arg essay
What is use less than THREE cited sources
The difference between a 0 and a 1 on the TAR
What is writing a sentence vs. leaving the paper blank.
Identify the following standard:
The figurative language in lines 14 and 15 helps to establish
What is standard R4
The definition of character foil
A character that has opposite traits to the protagonist of a story to highlight specific traits of the protagonist (Ex. Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy)
Where I went to college
Ithaca College
The most important part of a counterargument
What is a rebuttal
The time you can you ethos, pathos, or logos when writing a TAR
What is, if the text is a speech (bonus points for explaining why)
24
The definition of magical realism
What is a realistic world view while adding magical elements, often blurring the lines between fantasy and reality.
My birthday
November 23rd
Refute the following statement:
Students should be allowed to use their phones in school.
This is up to Ms. Brenner's judgment
Identify the writer's strategy
I can’t remember the tale,
but hear his voice still, a well
of dark water, a prayer.
What is a metaphor
Identify the standard:
Initial findings about the effects of silence (lines 29 through 33) were
What is R3
The three different literary criticisms we studied at the beginning of the year
Feminist (Gender)
New Historicism (Cultural)
Historical
My favorite literary genre
Sci-fi/Fantasy