Third grading term exam review (featuring batman)

Apply SPAT to the following On-Demand Prompt: Situation: From a very young age, we are taught to follow the rules at home, then at school, and later on the job. Think of a time when you needed to know the rules. Your school has just begun to implement a system of positive behavior and interventions and supports and has adopted new school-wide behavioral expectations. Task: Write an editorial for your school newspaper about the importance of the new school-wide behavioral expectations and how they have helped make our school a better place for students and teachers. Support your idea by writing about a time when knowing the school-wide expectations proved to be important.

SPAT Review S – Situation P – Purpose A – Audience T - Task

Answer Situation: From a very young age, we are taught to follow the rules at home, then at school, and later on the job. Think of a time when you needed to know the rules. Your school has just begun to implement a system of positive behavior and interventions and supports and has adopted new school-wide behavioral expectations. Task: Write an editorial for your school newspaper about the importance of the new school-wide behavioral expectations and how they have helped make our school a better place for students and teachers. Support your idea by writing about a time when knowing the school-wide expectations proved to be important. Purpose: to persuade (we must infer this from the genre of the editorial)

Night Provide an example of how the Jewish citizens of Sighet began to lose their rights upon the initial invasion of the area by Nazi forces.

Answer The Jews of Sighet lost their homes, rights of wardrobe, and their independence. They were corralled within the confines of ghettos. Also, their rights of religious freedoms were removed.

Night Explain the following statement: “Never will I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever.”

Answer Within the context of this statement, Elie explains that he had nothing left for which he could pray. He no longer feels any need to thank God because he has endured so much suffering at the hands of the Nazis.

Night: Character Types Reflect on your study of Night. Is Elie’s father, Chlomo, depicted as a dynamic or a static character?

Answer Chlomo is depicted as a static character. He does not go through significant changes or learn any significant lessons throughout the duration of the text.

Night: Character Types Again, reflect on your study of Night. Is Elie depicted as a round character or a flat character?

Answer Elie is depicted as a round character. He is fully developed. We know practically every detail of his experience. When reading about a flat character, the reader is provided with very few details.

Writing Why must a conclusion be structured in this manner?

Answer The conclusion, opposite of the introduction, must begin in a very narrow manner. At the beginning of the conclusion, you must re-state your three main points. From this, you will begin to broaden your ideas. It evolves in a manner that is opposite of the introduction. Finally, you will conclude with new food for thought or a call to action. A strong conclusion should be at least five sentences.

Literary Devices Identify the literary device that is the perspective or attitude that the author adopts with regards to a specific character, place, or development within a text.

Answer This is known as the tone of a literary work. Tone can portray a variety of emotions that the author tries to express. Tone helps the reader uncover the writer’s feelings about a particular subject. The tone has the potential to influence the reader’s understanding of a story.

Night: Point of View From what point of view is the text of Night written?

Answer Night is written from a first-person point of view, Elie’s perspective specifically. The text employs first-person pronouns (I, me, my, we, us, our, ours, etc.).

Writing Technique Outline the structure of a 3.8 paragraph. Sentence One: Sentence Two: Sentence Three: Sentence Four: Sentence Five: Sentence Six: Sentence Seven: Sentence Eight:

Answer Sentence One: The topic sentence that creates the controlling idea of the paragraph Sentence Two: The first supporting idea connected to the main idea of the paragraph Sentence Three: The first set of details connected to the first supporting idea Sentence Four: The second supporting idea connected to the main idea of the paragraph Sentence Five: The second set of details connected to the second supporting idea Sentence Six: The third supporting idea connected to the main idea of the paragraph Sentence Seven: The third set of details connected to the third supporting idea Sentence Eight: The concluding sentence that re-states the controlling idea of the paragraph

Night: Genre Because Wiesel gives details of the happenings in his own life, Night is an example of what literary genre?

Answer Night is an example of a memoir because Elie recounts true experiences from his own life.

Night: Literary Devices In Night, when Madame Schacter sees the furnace, this is an example of what literary device?

Answer This is an example of foreshadowing. Madame Schacter envisions fire. Later, when the train arrives at Buchenwald, the prisoners see smoke and fire rising from the chimneys. Foreshadowing provides a reader with clues about what will happen later in a text.

Night: Textual Analysis Why do the Jews of Sighet not believe Moshe the Beadle and think he has lost his mind when he warns them of the horrors of the war?

Answer They choose not to believe him for several reasons. Primarily, they have not been exposed to the horrors of the war. Additionally, they have difficulty trusting Moshe, who is only a lowly beggar. Finally, they simply want to continue believing in the goodness of humanity.

Denotation vs. Connotation The definition of the word holocaust is a great or complete devastation or destruction. Is this the denotation or connotation of this word?

Answer This is the denotation of the word. Remember, denotation is the dictionary definition of a word. Connotation is the emotional response that we connect to a word.

Connotation vs. Denotation Explain the possible connotations for the word holocaust.

Answer Holocaust, as a proper noun, describes the events that happened during World War II when Hitler targeted specific groups of individuals. Holocaust, as a common noun, carries with it a dark connotation because it references destruction. It evokes a sense of sadness within a reader.

Night: Literary Devices Night, the title of the book, serves as a symbol for what?

Answer The title of the book, Night, symbolizes the period of the Holocaust and its darkness. Remember, a symbol is a literary device that represents both itself and something else.

Writing Explain why the introductory paragraph of a writing is structured in this manner:

Answer We must structure our introductory paragraph to begin a broad manner. As it progresses, it narrows to our thesis statements and outlines the three main points. A good introduction should be at least five sentences.

On-Demand Writing Apply SPAT to the following prompt: Situation: Our school district has changed its policy on snacks sold to students. This change has caused some schools to stop selling all snacks. Task: Take a position regarding snack sales in your school. Write a letter to your school principal explaining your position and persuade him/her to consider your thoughts.

Answer Situation: Our school district has changed its policy on snacks sold to students. This change has caused some schools to stop selling all snacks. Task: Take a position regarding snack sales in your school. Write a letter to your school principal explaining your position and persuade him/her to consider your thoughts.

Argumentative Writing When developing an argumentative writing, we must be certain to address opposing viewpoints and refute or discredit such opposing ideas. Identify the name of the opposing viewpoints that must be recognized in argumentative writing.

Answer This opposing viewpoint is known as the counterclaim. In order to fully establish credibility in argumentative writing, we must acknowledge and refute or discredit the opposing viewpoint.

Literary Devices What literary device references a reader’s emotional response to a literary work?

Answer Mood is a reader’s emotional response to a literary work. This can vary between readers based on their individual interpretations of a work.