Multiple Choice
How many total questions are there on the multiple choice exam?
45
What are the two argument-based FRQs?
Argument & Synthesis
What is the primary acronym for Rhetorical Analysis?
SPACECAT
speaker, purpose, audience, context, exigence - choices, appeals, tone
A short, interesting, or funny rendition of an event or occurrence that may have happened to the speaker, author, or actor, or someone he or she purports to know.
Anecdote
What is the room number of the torture chamber in the Ministry of Truth?
Room 101
How many passages are there on the multiple choice exam?
5 FIVE
Can you argue both sides of an issue in your response?
NO!
What is the first step in prewriting the RA FRQ?
Break down the prompt for SPACE
Deliberate Exaggeration used to create humor or emphasis
Hyperbole
Accepting two beliefs as simultaneously true even when they contradict one's sense of reality
Doublethink
How long should you spend on “Reading like a Writer” passages?
10 minutes
How many sources do you need to cite (minimum) in the Synthesis FRQ?
3 THREE
As you read the passage for the FIRST time you should primarily be
Chunking / Identifying shifts
An implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text. Ex: Bible
Allusion
What did O’Brien really mean when he had told Winston “We will meet again in a place with no darkness”
That Winston would eventually end up in the Ministry of Love.
How long should you spend on “Rhetorical Analysis Style Passages?”
15 minutes
What is the primary acronym for the Synthesis FRQ?
$SEEITT
$pending, safety, ethics, environment, international relations, technology, time
In what order should you analyze the text?
Chronologically
When discussing word choice: An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
Connotation
Who are the two people from Winston’s job that are also in jail with him?
Parsons & Ampleforth
The reading section of the MCQ may ask you to 'INFER' certain parts of the text. What does INFER/INFERENCE mean?
using evidence and background knowledge to understand something not directly stated
[EX: Someone slams the door = they are upset/angry]
What is the primary acronym for the Argument FRQ?
CHORES
current events, historical events/figures, outside knowledge, reading, entertainment, science/tech
When analyzing the effect of an author’s choices, we are first discussing how a certain choice creates….?
An appeal (to ethos, logos, or pathos)
When discussing word choice: Language used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.
Colloquial
What is the Party’s only goal according to O’Brien?
"absolute, endless, and limitless power"