Miscellaneous
Date of the American Literature EOC Spring 2025
Monday April 28th and Tuesday April 29th
Repeating the same letter sound at the beginning of many words in a row
Alliteration
Language that appeals to the senses
Imagery
The first thing you do in a Constructed Response.
Restate, and then answer the question
The writer's position on an issue or problem
Central Claim
What prefix means all knowing
Omni
The percent of the EOC on your final average.
20%
Using statistics or data in an argument is this kind of rhetorical appeal
Logos
Force or obstacle that stands in the way of the main character (protagonist)
Antagonist
How many sentences should you write in a constructed response?
4-6 sentences
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
Bias
What Prefix means against
Anti
How many sections are in the Amlit EOC
3 Sections
a term whose meaning cannot be determined from the literal meanings of the words it is made of.
Idiom
When the situation in the story does not turn out as expected
Situational Irony
What do you need to prove your answer in a constructed response?
Cite evidence, or provide textual support
the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or idea is true or valid.
Evidence
A prefix that means over or more
Hyper
Time limit to complete Section 1
90 Minutes
An author’s choice of words (formal, informal) used to convey a tone or effect
Diction
An observing narrator who knows all thoughts of all characters
Omniscient Narrator
The order of a constructed response.
Topic Sentence, Cite Evidence, Explain Evidence, Summary.
The other side of the argument.
Counterclaim/Opposing Viewpoint
Prefix that means very small
micro
Who will take the EOC?
All students enrolled in American Literature and Composition and all IB English Year 1 students.
A figure of speech which makes brief, even casual reference to a historical or literary figure, event, or object.
Allusion
Rosa Parks was required to give up her seat on a segregated bus- is what type of conflict?
Man vs. Society
Appeal to emotion
Pathos
The suffix that means the action of (a verb)" or "the result of (a verb)
tion
For example action
Time for Sections 2 and 3
80 minutes fore each section
When you say one thing but mean the opposite
Verbal Irony
Appeal to reason
Logos
The suffix that means a doctrine or belief
ism
Racism, Sexism, Classism
Selected Response, Technology Enhanced, Constructed Response, Extended Writing Response
What are the 4 kinds of questions on the Amlit EOC?
Giving human qualities to non human things (animals, objects, or ideas)
Personification
Appeal to credibility
Ethos
The suffix that means "one who"
ist
Sexist, Racist, Rapist, Classist