Literary Devices
Finding the Central Idea
Argumentative Writing
Essay Structure and Evidence
Multiple Choice Questions
200

Which literary device can be described as, the way in which a character is described in a story?

Characterization

200

Are central idea and theme the same thing?

No.

BONUS for 2X Points:

WHY?

200

How many different texts must you quote on the Argumentative essay portion of the regents?

Bonus: 2X POINTS

What is the highest possible score you can get if you fail to use the appropriate amount of texts?

At least 3 of the 4 texts.

Failure to do so cannot result in any score higher than a 3/6

200

Can personal pronouns be used when writing an essay?

No

200

What technique should you use to narrow down your choices in a multiple choice question?

Process of Elimination

400

Name 4 types of conflict

Bonus! Extra 200 for naming 2 more!

Person vs Person

Person vs Society

Person vs Nature

Person vs Society

Person Vs Technology

Person vs Supernatural

400

When reading a text, what strategy breaks down the text to make it easier to read?

Chunking

400

What are the 3 modes of persuasion?

Ethos, Pathos, Logos

400

Why is it important not too include too evidence in your analysis

Using too much evidence drowns out the writer's voice.

400

Where are you most likely to find the evidence for a Individual Line Question?

Before or after the given line.
600

After the long run, he collapsed in the grass with tired and burning muscles. The grass tickled his skin and sweat cooled on his brow.

What literary device is being used?

Imagery

600

Convert these 3 "themes" into central ideas.

"Second Chances"

"Ignorance"

"Generational Trauma"

Possible Answers:

-Everyone deserves a second chance

-Ignorance is bliss

-Hurt people hurt more people.

600

"There is no need to fear coyotes  because they have been reported to live New York City for at least the last 30 years with very few attacks going on record."


What mode of persuasion is being used?

Logos

600

What must you do after presenting evidence in a text? Why?

You must interpret the quote in your own words to show the reader that you understand what you're quoting. 

600

What are the 3 types of texts that you read on the Multiple Choice Portion of the ELA regents.

BONUS for 2X POINTS

How many questions do they each have?

Literary Text: 10

Poem: 4

Informational Text: 10

800

“Um-hum! And your face is dirty. I got a great mind to wash your face for you. Ain’t you got nobody home to tell you to wash your face? ‘No’m,’ said the boy.”

What literary device is Langston Hughes utilizing and what does it help the reader understand?

He uses characterization to help the reader understand that Ms. Jones is a caring and kind person.

800

What is a simple strategy that Mr. Grant gave you to easily come up with a central idea?

Identifying a theme in the text and state that it is important. State that "________" is important

800

What should you do if you're feeling stuck on a concluding sentence?

Wrap it up by connecting to modern society or to life in general.

800

What are the 4 elements of a M.E.A.L. paragraph?

Main Idea. Evidence. Analysis. Link to Main Idea.

800

Jerome has finished the essays but he doesn't have enough time to answer all of the multiple choice questions thoroughly. What should he do and why?

Jerome should guess the answers because he still has a 1 in 4 chance of getting the answer correct.

1000

When writing about the literary device "conflict" what do you need to explain to the reader to show that you've properly analyzed the provided evidence?

You need to identify who or what forces are in conflict with one another

1000

What are the 4 factors that are graded for a text analysis essay? Otherwise known as the 4 C's.

Content and Analysis

Command of Evidence

Coherence, Organization, and Style

Control of Conventions

1000

Body paragraph 3 of the Argumentative essay should be outlined as follows: 

Counterclaim, __________, Paraphrase,___________

What 2 elements are missing from this outline?

Counter evidence and rebuttal

1000

Which of the following would be the best piece of evidence for a person vs society conflict?

a)‘This is what the club said. This is how the club said we should settle it...”

b) "None of them really sent me, but that's the club on my block, so what're you gonna do, huh?"…Danny frowned. 'I don't dig too many of the guys in my club, either.’

c)The boy sitting opposite him was called Tigo, and he wore a green silk jacket with an orange stripe on each sleeve. The jacket told Danny that Tigo was his enemy. The jacket shrieked, "Enemy, enemy!"

B) "None of them really sent me, but that's the club on my block, so what're you gonna do, huh?"…Danny frowned. 'I don't dig too many of the guys in my club, either.’

1000

Preston is stuck on a vocabulary question and doesn't know the definition of some of all of the vocabulary words. What 2 things must Enrique NEVER do in this scenario?

Preston should never leave the answer blank, and he should never eliminate vocabulary words that he's unfamiliar with.