Q2 and Q3 _Check In

What is the definition of prose?

• The type of writing that appears in full length texts, like novels, articles, short stories

• The type of writing that has sentences, then paragraphs, then maybe chapters or sections

• The type of writing that has lines and stanzas and rhyme

• The type of writing that I don't understand

To successfully complete a Q2 free response essay, you are going to be

• analyzing an excerpt for rhetorical devices

• analyzing an excerpt for the rhetorical triangle

• analyzing an excerpt for literary devices - like diction, imagery, details

• analyzing an excerpt for literary elements - like setting, conflict, character

When analyzing a literary device, you can engage in two important steps. What are they?

• Know the device and know the definition of the device

• Know the device and know the denotation of the device

• Know the device and know the connotation of the text evidence

• Click your heels and snap your fingers to be whisked away to literary device knowledge land

In addition to understanding an author's style, after reading a text of any length, it is important to be able to ___________________

• know if this author was a bestseller

• to retell the story to someone else

• articulate a human condition that is universal, knowing if we are being given an exemplar or a warning

• know the historical time period of the work's publication

College Board is interested in the following qualities in its readers and writers...

• the ability to read a full length text of literary merit, from beginning to end

• the ability to discern subtlety and nuance in both writing style and character development

• the ability to write a defensible claim that showcases one's understanding of complexity

• the ability to publish college-level research writing

Question 3 is called the "Open Question" and you will ....

• be given a broad prompt that requires you to know an entire novel or play

• use evidence from the entirety of the text - beginning, middle, and end to showcase the breadth of your knowledge

• need to have a few texts ready to go - this is the content knowledge you bring to the exam

• ask your deity for a special blessing as you being to write

You will be analyzing the author's writing STYLE in a Q3.

• Yes

• No

• I don't know

In a Q3, you may be asked to write on the impact of a minor character, or the impact of a "gift", or the impact of betrayal, or the failure of a main character.

• Yes

• No

• I don't know

There are two parts to a free response question from College Board. The first part is called the __________ and the second part is called the ____________.

• do this / do that

• scenario / research

• scenario / task

• scenario / situation

It is important to have an active and working list of tone words for this class. Saying things like sad, mad, glad, happy, and angry do not capture the subtlety and nuance required of college-level readers and writers.

• Truth!

• Not really.

• I don't know.