Test Strategies
Literary Terms
Critical Lens Quotes
Characters
Test Format
100
This is how many times the Task I passage will be read to you.
What is twice?
100
Tim and Place.
What is the setting?
100
“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly…”
An individual must look to his/her heart in order to make the right choice about a situation.
100
This high school student attends Central High School and is the foil character to Dr. Wilner.
Who is Tom?
100
This tells you what you will be writing about.
What is the Task?
200
These are short and are always put in quotation marks.
What are short stories?
200
The problem/struggle in any work of fiction.
What is the conflict?
200
“…the strongest man upon earth is he who stands most alone.”
A person that survivves a situation without the help of others is stronger than someone who survives but has the help of many.
200
This character writes a book called the Standover Man.
Who is Liesel Meminger?
200
This gives you a brief summary of how you need to structure your essay and is aligned to the rubric.
What is the Overview?
300
This type of note taking strategy can be used on the Task I/Listening Section and has two columns - one for main ideas and one for details.
What is the Cornell Note Taking Strategy?
300
The character's actions, personality, thoughts, feelings, beliefs etc.
What is characterization?
300
“Fear always springs from ignorance.”
People are afraid of what they do not know/understand.
300
This slave was accused of bewitching girls in Salem, Massachusettes.
Who is Tituba?
300
This Task requires you to use both passages to create a controlling idea.
What is Task III/Paired Literature/The Controlling Idea?
400
These are provided in each passage, in the order you should write your essay, and if you include them in your essay, you will get a good grade.
What are details?
400
This is a comparison between two things.
What is a metaphor?
400
“The real hero is always a hero by mistake…”
A hero is someone who helps another person out of the goodness of his/her heart and not because he/she is looking for a reward.
400
This character works for the Proctors and accuses John Proctor of bewitching her, which ultimately leads to Proctor's death.
Who is Mary Warren?
400
This is what you will write your essays in.
What is pen?
500
These titles are always underlined.
What are books/novels?
500
A message about some aspect of life that the author hopes to share with the reader through the characters and plot.
What is the theme?
500
“…it is the human lot to try and fail...”
Its is our ability to continually work toward a goal in life that makes us human.
500
This character is a expert on witchcraft and comes to Salem to inspect the girls.
Who is Rev. John Hale?
500
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