Preparing for the Multiple Choice Section

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Inspired by Dead Poets Society

Advertisements

Poetry Analysis English I

SCORE A 3, 4, OR 5 ON THE APE LANGUAGE EXAM AND YOU WILL: POSSIBLY EARN COLLEGE CREDIT! (YOU CAN DO WELL ON THE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS AND HERE’S HOW…BASED.

TYPES OF POETRY. NARRATIVE POEMS A Narrative Poem combines elements of fiction and poetry to tell a story Like short stories, they usually include characters,

Day 65 – Intro to Poetry/Drama

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT POETRY.  You won’t:  Be asked to identify the title of any poems or recall facts about a poet’s life  Be asked information.

PREPARING FOR SUCCESS Advanced Placement Literature and Composition Test.

Annotation Finding literary devices within a literary work.

Structure, Sound, and Sense. “…as universal as language and almost as ancient”. …educated, intelligent, and sensitive …something we are better off for.

TPCASTT Poetry Analysis.

Analysis of Poetry. Using TPFASTT to Analyze Poetry T – Title P – Paraphrase F – Figurative Language A – Attitude S – Shifts T – Title T - Theme.

AP: English Literature and Composition. AP Exam 55 multiple choice questions 4-6 passages –60 minutes –45% of final score 3 essay questions –120 minutes.

Making up for the First Seven Weeks!

Introduction to Poetry Analysis: PITT

AP Language and Composition Exam Information. Scores 5: Extremely well qualified 4: Well qualified 3: Qualified 2: Possibly qualified 1: Not recommended.

POETRY & PHILOSOPHY New Dimensions. Explicate  To give a detailed explanation of; to take apart and explain  Also referred to as a Close Reading.

Meaning What is the work about? What is its theme? What effect or impression does the reader have ? What is the argument or summary of the work? What.

April 17 1.Perform Rain Poems 2.Review Poetry Terms 3.Read and write a List Poem AA 1.C-notes: Poetry Terms 2.List poem 3.Vocab 28 MDGR: due Friday Poetry.

What is poetry? Short literary art in which language is used to evoke emotion or tell a story –SHORT Rich with language and emotion Each word carries more.

1/13/15 Do Now: -Pass forward your HW (syntax worksheet) -“Turn and Talk” What is the purpose of MLK writing “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”? Homework:

 Tone: speaker’s attitude toward the subject  Tone is created through diction (word choice)  Word choice is influenced by: › Denotation: dictionary.

 Introduce elements of poetry.  Write the name of your favorite poem.  In 2-3 sentences, explain why it is your favorite.

TPCASTT A guide on how to analyze poetry. Title Analyze the title (this will be done again later) Ask yourself – “What do I think this poem will be about.

KEYS TO THE MULTIPLE CHOICE. BASIC PATTERNS Straightforward question – This passage is an example of….; The pronoun “it” refers to… Draw a conclusion.

The P.I.E. Paragraph:. S O A P S Tone S O A P S Tone What is the Tone? (The attitude of the author.) What is the Subject? (Students should be able to.

TP-CASTT. Outcomes You will learn to use TPCASTT to analyze poetry in order to understand a poem’s meaning and the possible themes.

(Poem Title) (author) (presenter). Title Make a prediction about what the poem means.

Using TPCASTT for Analysis of Poetry

Reading by STAAR-light

2E Analyzing Literary Elements

Reading The Scarlet Letter in AP Language and Composition

A guide on how to analyze poetry

Feb 27 - Poetry Today we will begin our unit on poetry

British poetry Project objective

Advanced Placement Literature and Composition Test

“Those Winter Sundays”

Annotate For… Analysis: Characterization, Setting, Patterns, Situational Details, Foreshadowing, Humor’s impact, Possible themes, Symbolism, Plot twists/mood,

So What? (What’s important to understand about this?)

Begin notes on a new piece of paper in your Literature Notes section

Multiple Choice Section:

Poetry Analysis Using TP-CASTT

TPFASTTS Poetry Analysis

Preparing for the Multiple Choice Section

Preparing for the Multiple Choice Section Tuesday

Introduction to Poetry Analysis: PITT

Poetry Analysis Using TP-CASTT

September 25 – Poetry Unit Intro

Tacking unseen literary passages

Take out a piece of paper for later.

By the Waters of Babylon

One Method to Examine Poetry

An Introduction to Literary Analysis

Unit 2 Terminology Vocab

Rhetoric and Analysis.

The AP English Literature and Composition Exam

Speaker Occasion Audience Purpose Subject Tone

Literary Devices Alliteration: the repetition of initial consonant sounds Example: Allusion: a reference to a well known person, place, event, literary.

A guide on how to analyze poetry

Reading Standards Vocabulary

Using TPCASTT for Poetry Analysis

Poetry Analysis Using TP-CASTT

Preparing for the Multiple Choice Section

A method of analyzing poetry

A Poetry Analysis Method

Two Types of Tests AP English Literature and Composition

Poetry Analysis Using TP-CASTT

Multiple Choice Practice: The Brudenells

Presentation transcript:

Preparing for the Multiple Choice Section

Multiple Choice Day 2

Correct your HW Which questions gave you the most difficulty? Macbeth 416. C 421. E 417. E 422. A 418. B 423. E 419. E 424. B 420. E 425. A Macbeth discuss any questions they may have questions about Which questions gave you the most difficulty? With a partner, discuss two questions with which you struggled.

In a group of 3, work through the Hawthorne passage Your task: In a group of 3, work through the Hawthorne passage You must come to a consensus on each question Talk through the process you are using to answer each. (Even if you all agree, talk it over. Why do you agree? What got you there? What were your thought processes? Why are the wrong answers wrong? Why is the right one right?) Keep track of which questions spark debate and why. You have 20 minutes The Custom House

Hawthorne’s “The Custom House” from The Scarlet Letter Correct your work Hawthorne’s “The Custom House” from The Scarlet Letter 450. D 451. C 452. E 453. B 454. A 455. C 456. B 457. B 458. A 459. B Hawthorne – “The Custom House” HW: In the poetry packet, complete the questions for Thomas Hardy’s “Nobody Comes”

Multiple Choice Day 3

Key Words Identifying question types in poetry

Factual Technical Allusions Paraphrasing Subject References All except… Definition Thesis Sequence of events The object of is Genre Literary movement Et al. Technical Imagery Literary devices Paradox Organizational pattern/repetition Figurative language Syntax Metrics Parallel structure Rhetorical shifts Irony Function of diction Dramatic movement Meaning conveyed by Et al.

Analytical Inferential Character portrayal Imagery Literary devices Paradox Purpose of Rhetorical shifts Irony Least/most important Et al. Inferential Mood Attitude of Poet’s attitude Purpose of Tone Theme Reader may infer… Best interpreted as… Effect of diction Speaker implies is associated with Context Symbol Et al.

Sample HW Questions Take out the poetry passage you completed as HW and label the questions as: (a)factual (b)technical (c)analytical(d)inferential Their HW was to answer the questions for Thomas Hardy’s “Nobody Comes”

How did you do? First, correct your answers: Thomas Hardy “Nobody Comes” First, correct your answers: A 6. C C 7. A D 8. D E 9. A D 10.D How did you label each question? (a)factual (b)technical (c)analytical (d)inferential Which questions did you find most difficult? Why?

In a timed setting: Work on the Walt Whitman poem and questions. For this passage you will have a limited amount of time to work. You have 12 questions to answer in 14 minutes. Plan wisely and use your strategies to complete all of the questions in the time frame.

Check your work Answers: Walt Whitman’s “O Captain! My Captain!” Check your work Answers: 99. A 105. B 100. C 106. A 101. D 107. E 102. A 108. A 103. B 109. E 104. A 110. E Whitman’s “O Captain! My Captain” Which questions did you find most difficult? Why?

Homework Read the Kahlil Gibran poem “Defeat” and answer the corresponding questions. Label the questions as factual, technical, analytical or inferential.