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Unit 5 portfolio ENG12B

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PORTFOLIO FOR UNIT 5 ASKS FOR A LITERARY ANALYSIS OLD NEW ASKS FOR A LITERARY ANALYSIS REQUIRES YOU TO TURN IN A THESIS, ROUGH DRAFT, AND FINAL DRAFT. DON’T DO THIS ONE!!!!! PERSONAL REFLECTION YOU WILL ONLY TURN IN ONE DRAFT TO THE LESSON 6 DROPBOX HAVE FUN WITH THIS ONE!!! IT’S YOUR TIME TO SHARE WHAT YOU’VE LEARNED OR EXPERIENCED IN YOUR SENIOR YEAR 

brainstorm In the chat pod, please type in 2 possible things that you might want to write about in your paper. Respond to another student (type their name) and let them know what you think about their topic.

Unit 5 test review Reminder: This is our last test and will have a large impact on your final grade

Short answer & Essay questions

remember Prewrite your short answer and essay questions BEFORE taking the test. Saves time Gives you ability to edit Better answers

RACE strategy R: restate A: answer C: cite E: explain You should have 3 sentences minimum! VERY IMPORTANT!! Do not forget this part!!

"Dreamers" ends with the image of a man going to an office in the train. Why do you think Sassoon chose to end the poem with this image? (5 points) In the story “A Devoted Son” by Anita Desai, Rakesh, the son, touches his father Varma’s feet. What is the significance of this, and how does it change as the story progresses? (5 points) How would you describe George Orwell’s feelings about killing the elephant in his essay, “Shooting an Elephant”? (5 points)

"Dreamers" ends with the image of a man going to an office in the train. Why do you think Sassoon chose to end the poem with this image? What is the poem about? Soldiers and what they dream about when in the trenches and war What does this image portray? Ordinary man Mundane routine Why? Reminder of the pleasures of ordinary life

In the story “A Devoted Son” by Anita Desai, Rakesh, the son, touches his father Varma’s feet. What is the significance of this, and how does it change as the story progresses? What is it about? Father and son relationship Traditional Hindu family Son becoming the best doctor in town What is the significance of the feet touching? The greatest measure of a son’s devotion How does it change in the story? At the end, the father pulls his feet away when the son touches them He doesn’t approve of the medicine he is receiving and wont allow his son to show devotion to him

How would you describe George Orwell’s feelings about killing the elephant in his essay, “Shooting an Elephant”? What is the story about? An elephant going savage Internal battle whether or not to kill it How did George Orwell feel? Regretful Guilty How do you know? He didn’t want to do it in the first place He describes the suffering of the elephant in great detail

Essay reminders There are two options. You choose one. Like the short answer, you should follow the R.A.C.E. method Unlike the short answer, you will need to answer to essay in at least 3 paragraphs Introduction Restate the question and answer it by providing your claim Included a thesis statement Body paragraph(s) Provide textual evidence and explanations Generally, you should follow this format: Topic sentence, textual evidence, explanation, textual evidence, explanation, concluding sentence Conclusion Wrap up your thoughts

Essay options – pick one! Prompt A With the beginning of the new twentieth century and the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, a new era of literature had begun.  Write an essay in which you discuss the characteristics of modernism and postmodernism in literature. Use at least three different selections from this unit to serve as examples of the characteristics. (16) Prompt B Early in the twentieth century, British citizens were thrust into a tragic world war. This war, however, served as an inspiration for great British poetry.  Write an essay in which you discuss the attitudes of different British poets to the perils of war. (16)

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