Download ENGLISH II EOC LAST MINUTE REMINDERS Date: 2nd: Tuesday

ENGLISH II EOC LAST MINUTE REMINDERS
Date: 2nd: Tuesday, January 12th Rm 149 Admin: Gironda
3rd: Wednesday, January 13th Rm 151 Admin: Weeks
4th: Friday, January 14th Rm 149 Admin: Fort
No Cell Phones During or After the Test!
- This is extremely strict; if you have your cell phone out you will be removed from the test and will
need to retake it. The entire testing group may be forced to retest as well if it is deemed a
misadministration. This is non-negotiable. Cell phones need to be OFF. Not silent. Not buzzing.
OFF AND AWAY. Also, it is important to have cell phones put away so that we have as much
internet connectivity left for the test as possible!
Key Terms for Questions
- Inference: an idea or conclusion drawn from evidence or reading
- Denotation: the dictionary definition of a word
o Example: home (noun) – where you live at a particular time
- Connotation: meanings readers have with a word beyond the dictionary definition
o Example: home (noun) – What are some of the connotations that the word home has?
- What is the effect/significance of the author’s use of _____________?
o These questions ask you to evaluate what effect or significance an author’s use of a literary
device or a section of a passage has on the overall work
- How does the author structure/organize the work?
o These questions ask you to evaluate the way an author organizes a larger piece; look over the
options given and return to the passage to see what organizational offering makes the most
sense
Key Terms: Nonfiction Argument Methods
- Claim: 1) An assertion that something is true or factual, 2) A basic belief about a particular topic,
issue, event, or idea
- Counterclaim: A solid and reasonable argument that opposes or disagrees with a stated claim.
- Support: In an argument, specific facts or evidence used to prove a claim or counterclaim; support
often uses ethos, pathos, or logos.
- Anecdote: a short or interesting story about a real person often inserted into an essay or speech to
reinforce an author’s main point
- Rhetorical question: a question asked for stylistic effect and emphasis to make a point rather than to
get an answer
- Repetition: The act of repeating a word or a phrase over and over to create an effect.
Key Literary Terms
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Theme: the central idea or insight about human experience revealed in a work of literature.
o A theme is not the same as the subject of a work, which can usually be expressed in a word or two:
old age, ambition, love. The theme is the idea the writer wishes to convey about that subject—the
writer’s view of the world or revelation about human nature.
Characterization: The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.
Setting: The time and place of a story.
Imagery: A description of how something looks, feels, tastes, smells, or sounds. The verbal expression of
one of the five senses
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Tone: The author’s attitude toward the writing. Writing can have more than one tone. Tone is set by
setting, vocabulary, and stylistic choices.
Mood: The feeling the reader gets from reading an author’s text. The general atmosphere created by the
author’s words.
Figurative language: when a writer uses figures of speech (things like simile, metaphor, personification,
etc.)
Metaphor: a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things without using
a connective word such as like or as
Simile: a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things using words such
as like or as
Personification: A figure of speech in which an animal or inanimate object is given human qualities.
Symbol: A person, place, thing, or event that stands both for itself and for something beyond itself
Irony: A contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality.
Juxtaposition: Placing two things side by side for the sake of comparison or contrast. Authors sometimes
use incongruous juxtapositions to produce verbal irony.
Idiom: Sayings or expressions whose meaning cannot be understood from the words that make them up
Allusion: a reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing that is known from literature, history,
religion, mythology, politics, sports, science, or popular culture.
Rhyme scheme (poetry): The pattern of rhymed lines in a poem. A rhyme scheme is indicated by giving
each new rhyme a new letter of the alphabet: for example, abba.
Enjambment (poetry): A poetic technique in which one line ends without a pause and must continue onto
the next line to complete its meaning; also referred to as a “run-on line.”
Constructed Response Questions
Remember! Your goal is to answer the question asked in written format and to provide support/evidence
and analysis to back up your ideas.
Example: “Welcome to the Finger-Wagging Olympics” Constructed Response
Writing Prompt: How does the author use figurative language and/or methods of argument to advance his
point of view? Use evidence from the op-ed to support your answer. (1-2 paragraphs)
Formula for constructing a good topic sentence:
(MODEL) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar uses ___________________ and _____________________ in order to
make the point that __________________________________________________________.
(EXAMPLE) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar uses (similes) and (repetition) in order to make the point that (we
should be mad about issues beyond Donald Sterling’s comments and need to always fight against
racism).