About the Test
Literary Elements 1
Literary Elements 2
Essay Writing
Essay Writing
100
How many parts (sections) are there to the exam?
What is 3
100
Define: Setting
What is the time and place in which events of a work of literature take place?
100
Define Personification. Provide an example.
What is nonhuman/ nonliving things that are given a human quality.
100

How many examples should be used in the body paragraph of an argumentative essay?

2 Examples

100
What should be include in the introduction of a Part 2 essay?
What is Claim and counter claim
200

How long do you have to remain at the test for?

What is 1 hour?

200
Define Point of View and name the different types.
What is the vantage point at which the story is told. 1st person, 3rd person, limited omniscient and omniscient.
200
Define Mood.
What is the feeling a piece of literature is intended to create in the reader.
200

How many paragraphs are in an argumentative essay?

5 paragraphs

For an extra 100 points name them in order from beginning to end!!! 

200
How many sources do you have to use in a Part 2 essay? Can they all be from the same text?
What is 3 and No
300
What is the date and time of the exam?
What is June 14th (Tuesday) at 11:30pm?
300
Define characterization. What are the two different types?
What is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character. This can be direct (description) and indirect (personality- insinuated).
300
Define Tone.
What is the author's attitude toward what he/she is writing. The feeling of the work.
300

What are the steps to writing a TAR?

1. Identify the central idea of the text.

2. Identify 1 writing strategy.

3. Find evidence that supports that writing strategy.

4. Do an analysis of the evidence.

300
What are the two parts that need to be included in a Part 3 essay?
What is Central Idea (theme) and Writing Strategy.
400
What type of essay is involved in Part 2 of the exam? In Part 3?
What is Argumentative and Text- Analysis Response?
400
Define Allusion.
What is a reference to a statement, person, place, or event in literature (Ex: historical person or event)
400
Define Imagery. Provide an example.
What is language that appeals to the senses.
400

How long should you spend writing your argumentative essay?

1 hour and 30 minutes

400
Create a short introduction paragraph for a Part 2 essay revolving around the question: Should American citizens be required to vote in national elections? (Include the 2 parts we have discussed).
What is (answers will vary)
500
What is the rubric score based out of on a Part 2 and Part 3?
What is 6 and 4?
500
Define irony and provide an example.
What is the writer's meaning is different from what is actually stated or happening.
500
Define: 1. Foreshadowing 2. Flashback 3. Symbolism
What is 1. use of hints to suggest what will happen in the plot. 2. an interruption in the plot to tell what happened at an earlier time. 3. person, place, or event that stands for itself and an idea beyond itself.
500

How long should you spend writing a TAR

30 to 45 minutes

500
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, Create a short Part 3 intro for this poem (use the parts we have discussed)
What is (answers will vary)