LEAP 1
What does it mean to contrast something in an essay?
Look for and analyze the differences between the texts
What is a conversation between characters using "quotation marks" called?
Dialogue
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE:
What is it called when an author USES "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things?
Simile
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: What is it called when an author makes a direct comparison between two unlike things and does NOT use "like" or "as"?
metaphor
New Orleans is the best city in the world - Fact or Opinion?
Opinion
What is the time and place of a story called?
Setting
What type of essay could analyze the strength of the author's arguments?
Research essay
What time should you go to bed Monday and Tuesday night the night before the LEAP?
9pm!
If you don't know the answer to the multiple choice question, what is the first thing you can do to help narrow down your options?
Cross out the answers that are INCORRECT.
New Orleans is the largest city in Louisiana - Fact or Opinion?
Fact
What is it called when the author reveals what the character is thinking?
inner monologue
In a lit analysis or research paragraph, what is the next sentence after the EVIDENCE?
Evidence Explanation, where the writer explains the evidence and ties it back to the thesis.
What is it called when an author uses an object to represent a bigger idea? For example, a fallen vase could represent a broken relationship.
symbol or symbolism
What is it called when the author gives hints or clues about something that might happen in the future?
foreshadowing
What does a Research Essay thesis need to do?
This is the first sentence in a lit analysis or research body paragraph. It includes the titles, authors, and the main idea or claim of the paragraph.
Topic Sentence
What is the "life lesson or main idea of a story"?
theme
What does a Literary Analysis thesis need to include and what should it do?
both authors and titles, and it should analyze author moves or how the author develops the theme or reveals the characters.
What is the first thing you will do when you open the LEAP test?
Find the essay prompt and read it.
Fill in the blanks for the steps to complete a test.
1. Find the essay prompt & read it
2. Set up your ______ for the type of essay
3. Read the passages
4. Answer the _________
5. Fill in your essay planner/scratch paper
6. _______________
1. Find the essay prompt & read it
2. Set up your essay planner/ scratch paper for the type of essay
3. Read the passages
4. Answer the MC questions
5. Fill in your essay planner scratch paper
6. Write your essay
WHAT TYPE OF ESSAY WOULD THIS BE, and IN WHAT PARAGRAPH WOULD THIS SENTENCE BE LOCATED?
In both "1984" by George Orwell and "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley, the authors use allegories to explore the theme of the importance of individuality versus conformity.
Literary Analysis. In the first paragraph of the essay (introduction) It is a THESIS STATEMENT.
How many paragraphs does a lit analysis essay need MINIMUM? And what are 4 narrative techniques you could explore in a story?
3-4 paragraphs. Imagery, Inner Monologue, Dialogue, Symbolism, Diction, Similes/Metaphors, Characterization
A Narrative essay must include ____, ___, ___.
It must be multiple _______.
It should be written from the correct ________.
It should include various _____ lengths.
A Narrative essay must include imagery, dialogue, inner monologue.
It must be multiple paragraphs.
It should be written from the correct perspective (point of view).
It should include various sentence lengths.
How does your scratch paper for a narrative essay DIFFER from your scratch paper for a lit analysis/research essay?
The narrative scratch paper includes GIST statements about the story, while the other two essays require an essay planner.
What narrative technique does this author use to develop a theme about friendship?
The author uses _____ to ________________.
"I never realized until that moment that I could trust someone so deeply. She was like my anchor in the storm, keeping me grounded among the dangerous waves."
The author uses inner monologue to develop a theme about friendship.
The author uses a simile to develop a theme about friendship.