ELA Regents!

Literary Strategies: Types of Conflict

100

when a character has any kind of tension or issue with another character in the story 

What is man vs. man conflict?

200

when a character in the story has inner struggles, such as not knowing what to do or not feeling confident in themselves 

What is man vs. self conflict?

300

when a character overcomes challenges with bad weather, hills/mountains, large seas, or animals

What is man vs. nature conflict?

400

when a character is struggling with something done or believed by a large amount of people

What is man vs. society (man vs. world) conflict?

500

when a character has a struggle against computers or robots...scientific advancements gone wrong

What is man vs. technology conflict?

Argument Essay Terms

100

how many sources you get vs. how many sources you need to include in your essay

What is 4 vs. 3?

200

the term we use for when you state your side of the argument and your reasons for why

What is claim?

300

citations

What is ....including quote marks around each quote AND including the source number of each quote?

400

rebuttal

What is...pointing out flaws in an opposite or alternate argument and/or stating why your side is stronger?

500

What do you need to do at the end of EVERY body paragraph?

What is...connect back to my claim?

Test Structure

100

the amount of questions on the multiple choice section

What is 24?

200

the amount of time you get for the entire exam

What is 3 hours?

300

name the 3 parts of the exam

What is multiple choice, argument essay, and central idea/text-analysis essay?

400

identify a central idea of the text

What is a main message or universal lesson that the author wants you to learn?

500

if a question tells you to look at a specific line number(s), what should you do?

What is... looking at the line(s) AND looking at the line right before and the line right after?

Other Literary Strategies (Not Conflict)

100

making a comparison using "like" or "as" 

example: she is as beautiful as a flower

What is simile?

200

when you expect one thing to happen, but the opposite happens instead 

What is (situational) irony?

300

giving human traits to non-human things 

example: "the trees were dancing in the wind"

What is personification?

400

a comparison not using like or as

example: "Their home was a prison."

What is metaphor?

500

characterization

What is...describing a specific character trait(s) that help develop a central idea?