M/C
The # of texts and M/C questions
What is 3 texts and 24 multiple choice questions
The first thing you do when reading the TAR
Identify the text type
Where to find the argumentative essay prompt.
The first thing you do when working on Part 1 of the ELA Regents
Read and annotate the questions
What is rugby
The text types and the order will they appear on the Regent
What is
1. Fiction
2. Poem
3. Informational/Nonfiction
List 7 different writing strategies
Setting
Mood
Tone
Characterization
Dialogue
Conflict
Climax
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Symbolism
Juxtoposition
Imagery
Repetition
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Conotation/Denotation
Diction
How the argumentative essay is graded
What is each essay receives a score out of 6 and then is multiplied by 4
The timing for the ELA Regent and the order you take it in
1. Argumentative Essay (90 minutes)
2. M/C (45 min)
3. TAR (45 min)
The name of my dog
(Bonus if you know his nicknames)
What is "Mac"
(Bub, little man, baby boy, mac-attack)
America has emulated this earlier model, in the invention of everything from cybernetics7 to the pricing formulas for derivatives.
The word “emulated” most nearly means
(1) imitated
(2) discredited
(3) accelerated
(4) ignored
(1) imitated
The difference between a 0 and a 1 on the TAR
Writing a sentence with the central idea and a writing strategy
The minimum amount of evidence you need for the argumentative essay AND the minimum number of sources.
What is at least 4 pieces of evidence and at least 3 different sources
The way to write strong commentary
Rephrase the evidence
Explain what the evidence means
Connect the evidence back to the claim/topic sentence
Where I went to college (undergrad)
(Bonus if you can also name grad)
Ithaca College
(City College)
But what’s so bad, a thief will ask: How is
plucking a piece of fruit worse than worms
tunneling in, or bees sating themselves
on that honeyed light, or mold blotching it?
The word “sating” as used in line 3 is closest in meaning to
(1) indulging
(2) blinding
(3) sunning
(4) endangering
The time you can you ethos, pathos, or logos when writing a TAR
What is a speech/persuasive text
The way to get no higher than a "three" on the arg essay
Use less than 3 CITED sources
The argumentative essay strategy.
What is
1. Read the prompt
2. Create a T-Chart
3. Read sources and fill in T-Chart
4. Use the T-Chart to pick the easiest side and your reasons/evidence to use
5. Write the argumentative essay
My birthday
What is 11/23
How beautiful when we first beheld it,
Unbroken field of poppy and lupin1 walled with clean cliffs;
No intrusion but two or three horses pasturing,
Or a few milch2 cows rubbing their flanks on the outcrop3 rock-heads —
The description in the lines 3creates a mood of
(1) despair
(2) amusement
(3) tranquility
(4) negativity
(3) tranquility
Identify the writer's strategy
I can’t remember the tale,
but hear his voice still, a well
of dark water, a prayer.
What is a metaphor
Counter and rebut the following claim:
School uniforms are necessary for students to feel equal.
Answers will vary, but any response should have the following structure:
1. Counterclaim
2. Reason + explanation supporting CC
3. Rebuttal
4. Reason + explanation supporting rebuttal
The TAR strategy
What is
1. Read and annotate for topics/writing strategies
2. Get rid of irrelevant topics and use the rest to create the central idea (subject of the text + info)
3. Review annotated evidence and pick two pieces that use the same writing strategy that also support the CI
4. Write the TAR
My favorite literary genre
Sci-Fy/Fantasy