RST
Define what an RST is...
What is the RST is a Research Simulation Task essay that requires you to review all of the evidence provided and determine the “truth” about the topic, evaluate the strength of an author’s argument, or develop & prove an opinion?
Define literary analysis.
What is the practice of looking closely at small parts to see how they affect the whole? Literary analysis focuses on how plot/structure, character, setting, and many other techniques are used by the author to create meaning.
Explain the type of prompt you might see...
What is complete the narrative/continue the story?
The lesson, or moral of the story or poem.
What is theme?
Name one reading strategy you will use for NJSLA?
Answers may vary.
You must form your response from these, even if you personally disagree with the information.
Explain all parts of a Literary Analysis...
Introduction
Body paragraghs- 2 or 3 that...
1. To relate the details of the paragraph to your thesis statement.
2. To tie the details of the paragraph together.
Conclusion
Your narrative should include at least one line of...
What is dialogue?
To persuade, inform, or entertain an audience.
What is author's purpose?
This strategy asks you to look carefully at similar-sounding answers. Find the more precise answer. If each answer has two descriptive words, one of those descriptive words is incorrect.
What is eliminate the option with the one incorrect word?
You must do this after adding the evidence by their “source label” or by name. EX: (Source A)
When characters tell his or her own story or when a character's story is told by a narrator who observes the events of the story.
What is Point of View?
If the exemplar narrative is written from the third person point of view, you should continue the narrative in...
What is third person point of view?
Put ideas in order, arrange thoughts and ideas.
What is organize?
If I have 15 minutes left to take the exam, I should check my essay for...
What are capital letters, misspelled words, punctuation, sentence clarity, handwriting?
You can lose points for a poorly written essay, even if the content is there!
Sources can be from a variety of texts or media. Can you name them?
What are ...
Nonfiction Texts: Essays, Articles, Websites, Autobiographies, etc.
Graphs or Charts (Statistical Data)
Pictures, Images, or Cartoons
*Video Clips: PARAPHRASE this evidence; no “Quotation Marks” needed
This tells your reader what to expect while reading your essay. This sentence states the purpose of your essay -- the point you are trying to make.
What is thesis statement?
The plot of the story.
What is exposition (setting), rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?
To tell about and/or explain.
What is describe?
We read the essay prompts first because...
What is we need to know what to annotate for while reading?
We don't have time to annotate for everything....if the prompt asks you to look at repetition, annotate for repetition.
Explain all parts of an RST...
What is, Format: 4-5 Paragraphs
Introduction
Body (2 or 3 paragraphs)
Includes a Counter-argument: Addressing the other side’s view (Similar to thesis format)
Conclusion
Summary, paraphrase, specific detail, and direct quotations -- can illustrate and support the ideas you are developing in your essay.
What is textual evidence?
Try to identify two or three metaphors or similes that follow the voice and tone of the author to use in your writing and one scene to fully develop with specific details.
What are literary devices in writing?
To make clear; put in your own words.
What is explain?
Underlining the section in the test passage that supports the answer. Even when the question asks for an answer that is not clearly stated in the text, underline clues in the passage that help you find the right answer. Cross out answers that do not make sense.
What is annotating the text?