Vocabulary
Author uses human attributes or emotions to describe inanimate objects.
What is personification?
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 ____.
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
a literary device present in the moment
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
Describes, synthesizes, supports and predicts are words we use in which parts of the analysis.
In the does and because parts
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 ______.
creating a special meaning of the text that helps in determining the intent of the author.
The first Maya Angelou poem we studied
“Still I Rise” by Maya Angelo
Tell why the author uses the literary element and the impact it has on the reader (you can incorporate social commentary here)
What do you talk about in the because part?
Trust your instincts and don’t waste your time.
What are two strategies everyone should use on the Multiple Choice questions?
It is a repeated 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 ______.
A line of reasoning is best defined as the arrangement of claims and evidence that leads to your thesis.
a poem with six stanzas of six lines and a final triplet, 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?
Identifies the main points or elements, identifies what was stated or what is included; doesn't add any new ideas or interpretation
What are some traits of Summary?
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 reality is combined with surreal elements of dream or fantasy.
What is Magical Realism?
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.
Makes an arguments, chooses specific elements, examines and interprets each element, discuss causes and effects.
What are some traits of Analysis?
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?