Vocabulary
Author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions
What is Personification?
In order for a thesis point your claim has to answer the prompt and be______
In order for a thesis point your claim has to answer the prompt and be defensible
The very first analysis of a literary work we did at the beginning of the year.
500-word analysis of Jill Lepore’s “How To Write A Paper For This Class”
S/B/D stands for ____
what is Says, Does and Because
45 minutes
What is the recommended time limit for each essay?
Direct contrast of structurally parallel word groupings – sink-swim
What is Antithesis
The evidence has to include what in order to be specific to your explanation
The evidence has to include a literary device present in the moment to be specific to your explanation
The reading where we learned about Magical Realism at the beginning of the year.
A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The s/b/d methods helps us with ____
Train us to discuss how authors make arguments in texts
Focus on the Introduction and Body paragraphs.
What is the most important part in the essay that we should focus on?
Repetition of identical or similar consonant sounds, normally at the beginning of words
What is alliteration?
The literary device impacts the reader’s interpretation as a whole by___
The literary device impacts the reader’s interpretation as a whole by creating a special effect/meaning of the text that helps in determining the intent of the author’s use of it to carry the plot/tone of the text.
The first Maya Angelou poem we studied
“Still I Rise” by Maya Angelo
The meanings of each letter in the s/b/d are ____
Says= Rewrite in your own words, identify the literary element living in the moment.
Does= Examine the action of the literary element Uses correct and well-fitted verbs and literary elements to describe what the paragraph does for the reader and/or the text as a whole.
Because= Explain the purpose of the literary element. Comments on the intended or actual effect that this section of the literary element has on the read and text
Trust your instincts and don’t waste your time
What is one strategy everyone should use on the Multiple Choice questions?
A common thread or repeated idea that is incorporated throughout a literary work -It is a thought or idea the author presents to the reader that may be deep, difficult to understand, or even moralistic
What is Theme?
Line of reasoning is _____ and we need it to showcase ____
A line of reasoning is best defined as the arrangement of claims and evidence that leads to your thesis. We need it to showcase the effectiveness of our argument.
This type of poetry is A complex French verse form, usually unrhymed, consisting of six stanzas of six lines each and a three-line envoy. All stanzas having the same six words at the line-ends in six different sequences that follow a fixed pattern, and with all six words appearing in the closing three-line envoi.
What is a sestina?
Some traits of summary are _____
identifies the main points or elements, identifies what was stated or what is included
Two or three answer choices may seem to have merit but they will not be completely true.
What is always true about 3 of the multiple choice answers?
A literary or artistic genre in which realistic narrative and naturalistic technique are combined with surreal elements of dream or fantasy.
What is Magical Realism
To get the sophistication point I need to have
To get the sophistication point I need to have broader context connection, a counterpoint where I showcase why my claim is stronger, a style that’s consistently vivid and persuasive, and I need to explore complexities or tension in the text. The sophistication should be seen throughout my writing, not merely a reference.
“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date;”
The first 4 lines of Shakespeare’s sonnet 18 we studied.
Some traits of analysis are ___
Makes an arguments, chooses specific elements, examines and interprets each element, discuss causes and effects
As long as it is specific
Can a philosophy or an outer world connection such as student and teacher relationship help contribute to a sophistication point?