MC Strategies
You will see two types of text on your MC section, those being
What is "informational and literary"
What is the most important thing you can do the night before you take the OST (tonight)?
What is "sleep"
This novel, as a member of the literary canon, serves as a metaphorical macrocosm for accepting your flawed past and "wearing" it on your chest with pride (Hint: Hawthorne + A letter, & Mr. V hated it)
What is "The Scarlett Letter"
You are required to write 1 of 2 response types, those being
What is "argumentative and explanatory"
Using this strategy will help you find central idea, authorial intention, and supporting details
What is "annotating and highlighting"
The two day ELA 2 OST you will take Wednesday and Thursday is comprised of two parts, each part is approximately how long
What us "105 minutes per part"
Mr. V's late desired hobby includes this hand-to-hand combative sport, notable for predecessors such as: Leonard, Pacquiao, and Tyson
What is "boxing"
"Some people say....
This makes sense because....
However...
Therefore..."
^^This is the basic structure of
What is "a counterargument/claim"
When answering a vocabulary question, this strategy/term helps you decide if the word has a positive or negative vibe:
What is "evaluating the connotation"
Look @ question 27 from the "Madame Bovary" packet:
Which of the 5 question types does this most closely reflect?
What is "quotes to support claims"
Mr. V has attempted to achieve fluency in this language since he was a freshman in high school
What is "spanish"
EVERY written response you create will be graded based on its
These concepts allow you to distinguish a literary text from an informational text
What is "plot/theme"
"Construct a multi-paragraph written response in which you analyze the differences between the character development of Calidore in the story and in the poem"
The best organizational tool to use for outlining the structure of your response is
What is "a T-chart/venn diagram"
Who is "Jason Reynolds"
Each BP you create must include the following components
What is "claim, evidence, LOR"
What is "to inform, persuade, entertain, explain/describe"
"Overtime, a person's character might change due to the experiences they've had or the level of maturity they are at. In the case of Calidore, his young, idealistic self contrasts with the calm, experiences knight he becomes in the two stories, "Calidore and Pastorella" by Sophia and "Calidore: A Fragment" by Keats. These two stories showcase the same character, but they show different development in each of them according to the character's age. Calidore's character develops in different ways because the two stories take place in different stages of his life."
In a prompt that asks the writer to analyze the difference in character development between the two passages, the central idea (thesis statement) of the response is
What is "These two stories showcase the same character, but they show different development in each of them according to the character's age"
What is "Chicago and Denver"
What is "a thesis (statement)"