Semester Exam Review

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Hook:  Attention grabber (1st line of introduction)
Bridge: Connects hook to the thesis
Thesis: Sentence telling your argument (usually last line of introduction, but not always)  subject + opinion

Introduction paragraph
body paragraphs

Topic Sentence: The first sentence in each body paragraph.

exactly, but in different words

Tell an anecdote
Definition
Present evidence
Surprising Fact
Ask a question
Describe a problem

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Call to action
Entertain, Inform, Persuade

Logos: Logical appeal
Pathos: Emotional appeal
Ethos: Sense of credibility
Kairos: Sense of urgency'

Define all words from this point forward.  I was informed there are some duplicates, just put a line through the word and write duplicate after it.

Breakdown of the test:

Parts of a good essay (12 questions)
Author's purpose (8 questions)
Rhetorical Devices (10 questions-4 with a short passage and 2 with pictures)
Literary Elements/Short Story: (34 questions - 15 matching and 19 questions wtih a short passage)
Tone (6 questions)
Poem Analysis (22 questions)
Poetry forms (8 questions)

The exam is a total of 100 questions!  Study!!  Fill out your review (it's worth 10 bonus points on the exam)  Study!!

Unit 3 Test Review

Everything you need to know to pass the test. 

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Imagery, Allusion, Irony, Symbolism, Alliteration, Hyperbole, Motif, Metaphor, Personification, Simile, Tone, Foreshadowing, Satire, Conflict

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3rd person limited
Setting
Conflict
Introduction of setting, situation, characters
Introduction of conflict(s)
Most exciting point - intense part of story
Conflicts begin to be fixed
All is resolved whether good or bad
Tone
Pattern, sounds, poetry.  Letter.  Repeats, same.
ABCB

The test is 30 questions:
15 matching
6 questions about a poem
7 questions after reading a short story
2 questions on rhyme scheme

Thursday and Friday

A few of you told me you'd be out, so here is the work for Thursday and Friday.

Haiku:  You are to write three haikus about each of the following:
1. A lamb jumping through the air
2. A Hawk grabbing a fish from the pond
3. A rhino and her baby

You cannot use the above words in your haiku.  Remember, the syllable count is 5,7,5 (only 3 lines).

Once you finish this you are to write me an 8 line poem using couplets.  So you will write four sets of couplets.  Each line should be the litererary device shown in the example below, and remember, each couplet must rhyme.

Like a landfill, the stench seeps and saturates the skies (simile)

Pollution permeates, penetrates, and petrifies. (alliteration)

The atmosphere becomes an open grave (metaphor)

Seeping, reeking, leaping, no chance to save (assonance)

The atmosphere cries and coughs with pain (personification)

Filth withers and lines the earth with stain (consonance)

As the warping odor defiles the water and air (imagery – smell)

The solution for pollution is a worldly care. (couplet)

Week of November 18-22

Wow!  Can you believe it is almost Thanksgiving break?!  Here's what we are finishing up with this week.

We have been working on a TPCASTT for the poem "The Lighthouse."  This is due Tuesday, November 19th. 

Wednesday we are taking notes over poetry forms, then working on a rhyme scheme handout.

Thursday we will work through a haiku handout after looking at a PowerPoint on writing Haikus, then write an 8 line couplet.   

Friday we will finish up everything, and work through a poetry matrix (just another way of annotating poetry). 

It seems like a lot of work, but really it isn't.  Let's get through this week, and enjoy our Thanksgiving break!

November 13th

So...my sub cancelled, so most, if not all, of you are in the gym today.  Please double check the classroom first.  I will adjust the lessons into next week, so no worries if you didn't get to turn in yesterday's assignment today.  We will work on it tomorrow.  Enjoy your free day.

Literary Analysis Essay (symbolism)

This week we are working on a literary analysis essay. 

Tuesday: Today we went over the PowerPoint on writing the essay.  We discussed the types of symbolism in "The Red Room." 
1. Red Room symbolizes danger
2. Darkness symbolizes fear
3. Light symbolized courage or safety

There were two handouts, one that explained the assignment with a rubric on the back, and an organizational chart.  The chart is basically the rough draft.  Both of these papers will be turned in with the typed essay.  Essay on top, completed chart behind essay, and rubric on the very back.

After going over the PowerPoint, we stopped on the introduction part.  Students spent the rest of class working on the first line across of the chart (this is the introduction information).

Wednesday:  Today I handed out the PowerPoint for students to use to do the body paragraph, and then the conclusion is on the board.  Students are to finish the organizational chart, and be prepared to write their final draft of the essay tomorrow.

Thursday & Friday: Students will be in the writing lab typing up their essays.

Here is a breakdown of the parts of the essay:

Introduction:

•The thesis statement tells your reader what to expect: it states the purpose of your essay -- the point you are trying to make.

Using your Ipad to research the author (H. G. Wells)

Find 2 important facts about the author

Find a fact about why or when he wrote “The Red Room.”

Include these facts in your introduction paragraph before you write the thesis statement.

Fill all of this information in on your organizational chart.  All of this information helps you write your introduction paragraph.

Body:

TS – Topic Sentence: Introduces the literary device and the author’s purpose for using it.

Evidence - Introduces and quotes something from the story, with quotation marks and page number. (should be from your Chart)

Analysis: Tells what the literary device means and its effect on the reader.

Analysis: Tell how the example reflects the theme.

CS – Concluding Sentence: Brings paragraph to an end.

Conclusion: 

A. Restatement of the Thesis Statement, using synonyms for your main theme words.

B. Write a sentence about how this theme/message was important to the main character of the story

C. Write a sentence about how the literary device (symbolism) was used to create a mood/tone in the story that helped the reader understand the message.

D. Write a sentence that tells how this theme could help everyone or society as a whole.

This is the most important information from the slides.  

October 28 - November 1

This week we read the short story "The Red Room."  After listening to the story we answered some short questions, had group discussions and sharing out, did a plot diagram, and ended with the story boar.  Below is the rubric for the story board.  This is a summative grade, so make sure it's turned in on time Monday.

    Storyboard Rubric 

•8 panels

•Panel 1: Exposition with caption and drawing

•Panel 2:  Inciting Incident (Main Conflict) with caption and drawing

•Panels 3 & 4:  2 -Main rising actions with caption and drawing

•Panel 5:  Climax with caption and drawing

•Panels 6 & 7:  Divide falling action into two panels with caption and drawing

•Panel 8:  Resolution with caption and drawing

•Must be neat and colorful!

•MLA Heading in pencil on back.