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Literary Terms
Argument Essay
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100

Three hours is standard time. Some students may have time and a half or double time.

What is the length of the exam? 

100

A text-specific main idea. 

What is a central idea? 

100

A response that references fewer than this number of texts cannot score higher than a 3/6. 

What are three? 

100

Stick to your routines! Go to bed at a normal (for you) time, eat whatever you normally eat or drink in the morning. 

What is a good advice or a plan for before the exam?

100

An implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text

What is an allusion?

200

24 multiple-choice questions, based on a work of fiction, a poem, and a work of nonfiction.

What is part 1 of the exam? 

200

Language that appeals to the five senses. 

What is imagery?

200

A proper citation must include the following information.

What is the text number or name and line number? 

200

Each of these types of questions must be answered in number 2 pencil. 

What are multiple-choice? 

200

A distinctive feature or dominant idea, often recurring throughout a literary work.

What is a motif? 

300

A response of 4+ paragraphs, including a claim, alternate or opposing claims, and evidence from multiple texts.

What is the argument essay (part 2)? 

300

A comparison between unlike objects using the words "like" or "as"

What are similes? 

300

The writing style of the argument essay should be... 

What is formal, third person, academic?

300

Each of these responses should be written in pen. 

What are the text analyses and argument essays? 
300
Her eyes are a deep pool is an example of this literary technique. 

What is a metaphor?

400

The text analysis is a response of this many paragraphs and that identifies the central idea in a text and this many literary technique(s). 

What is three paragraphs and one technique? 

400

The attitude of the narrator or author's voice. 

What is tone? 

400
A clear and direct, single-sentence claim in response to the argument's prompt should be here.

What is the introductory paragraph? 

400

Process of elimination and rereading are some of these.

What are multiple-choice or testing strategies?  

400

The ocean, in the novel The Awakening, serves as one of these literary techniques, helping readers understand Edna's growth and pursuit of freedom.

What is a symbol?

500

Friday, June 14, at 9am. 

When is the date of the eam? 

500

The narrator's perspective or vantage point. 

What is point of view? 

500

A strong argument will include a counterclaim and one of these, explaining the inadequacy or incorrectness of the counterclaim

What is a refutation or rebuttal? 

500

You will do this! 

What is pass the regents?

500

Irene's struggles against societal expectations, marriage, female friendship, and race form some of these in Passing. 

What are conflicts? 

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