Transcript ELA Exam: Part 3

ELA Exam: Part 3
Review Modeling
“Captivity”
Of Mice & Men Review Class
Thursday, Dec. 19
During homeroom
215
We will review major aspects of the novel to
prepare for the Unit Test.
Student Prep Procedures:
1. Upon arrival in class, please pick up the
pink Part 3 packet on the front desk.
2. Focusing on the subject of “captivity,”
read Passage 1 (Fred Douglass) and
Passage 2 (“Sympathy”).
3. Please read for understanding and
interpretation as to “how” captivity is
working in the passages.
4. Note how long it takes you for the reading
selections for exam purposes.
Post-Review of Part 3, #26
1. Examine the instructor comments on your
previous #26 analysis of oppression.
2. Based upon that feedback and class
discussion on tips, share your insight with
a partner on:
– where you had difficulty
– what you specifically need to do to
improve the next #26 writing task
Review of “Oppression” #26
Example of Controlling Ideas
“Oppression can be felt through
darkness and isolation, but fought
against with light and connectivity.”
Review of “Oppression” #26
• Example of using Critical Analysis of the
Controlling Idea (oppression)
“…breaking through the wall. This shows
that oppression comes from an external
source because the hands, which represent
power, are able to break through it…shows
the speaker is able to break through the wall
that he did not create….”
Student Clarity of Poems
1. What is captivity?
2. Does everyone probably experience some
feelings of captivity in their lives at times?
3. Consider a time when you felt captive to
something. How did you feel? What action
did you take to change your position?
4. Discuss “what’s going on in each
passage?” Share the storyline to ensure
collective understanding.
Question 26:
Controlling Idea & Evidence
Write a well-developed paragraph in
which you use ideas from both passages
to establish a controlling idea about
_____. Develop your controlling idea
using specific examples and details
from each passage.
(1 full page)
Concept of Controlling Idea
Passage 1
Passage 2
Controlling Idea is formulated from where these two
concepts overlap in thematic meaning
Creating a Controlling Idea
1. How is _____ thematically working
in/effecting Passage 1?
2. How is _____ thematically working
in/effecting Passage 2?
3. Controlling Idea: One sentence that
argues the thematic overlap of _____ in
both passages.
4. Share with a partner and offer
constructive feedback on complexity.
Using the 3 E’s
Example:
This is any piece of evidence from the text, whether
it is in the form of an example or quoted line. Select only
strong examples that really prove your purpose and that you
can discuss well.
Explanation: This is the critical analysis that explains how your
selected example relates to the controlling idea. It proves your
point of argument for the theme of the controlling idea.
Element:
Determine which literary elements the author has
used within it. Be sure to fully explain and analyze how the
author uses that literary element to create more meaning.
Easiest elements: conflict, theme, symbolism, imagery
Using Evidence & Argument
Effectively
Passage 1
• Find 2 key examples
that prove your CI
argument.
• What is the best way to
write each one?
• Insightfully argue how
each example proves
the CI and ensure it
has depth and
complexity.
Passage 2
• Find 2 key examples
that prove your CI
argument.
• What is the best way to
write each one?
• Insightfully argue how
each example proves
the CI and ensure it
has depth and
complexity.
Question 27:
Examining Literary Elements
Choose one specific literary element
and technique used by one of the authors.
Using specific details from that passage,
in a well-developed discussion, show
how the author uses that element to
develop the passage.
(1 full page)
Question 27:
Suggestions for Elements
Does not have to relate to the
Controlling Idea subject from #26
Choose one specific literary element that
has multiple examples within the passage.
For example, consider:
conflict: discuss different types
theme: analyze multiple themes
imagery: discuss different types