Wed. Nov. 16, 2016: Marking and Test Prep

Today, we marked "1956: Ambition of the Eldest Son." We examined the readings and answered the questions.
I then presented information on the test you will be writing on Friday. If you will not be here Friday, you may write Thursday at lunch.
The notes on the test are below: in addition, I told the class that there will be three poems to read and that they will get to work into the RTI (no break until after, though).

Poetry Test: Test Prep Sheet: ELA A30

 In order to do well on the upcoming exam, you will need to study and apply the steps to reading poetry. On an exam, I will NOT mark you on questions, summary, purpose or topic so you will NOT need to demonstrate these. I WILL mark you on title analysis, rhyme scheme, stanzas, lines, punctuation, highlight, layout anomaly identification, highlighting unknown words (though you will not be able to look them up; it still helps with identification), and highlighting and defining literary devices.

You will also need to know the following literary devices from your literary devices sheet:

onomatopoeia               simile                    metaphor             imagery

paradox                        oxymoron                     personification

allegory                         irony                             alliteration

allusion                          cacophony                     apostrophe         

In addition, you might also be confused about some of the following words that appear. I recommend defining them and then using them in sentences to determine meaning in context.

Aloofness

Hypocrisy

Impartiality

Contempt

Integrity

Arrogance

Cynical/ cynicism

Melancholy

Gaudy

Restraint

Ornamentation

Drab

Lenin

Russian Revolution

Initiate

pathos

monotony

apathy

commuting

disillusionment

reflective

resignation

irrevocable

susceptible

apathy