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Major WorksReview all notes, questions and answers, assignments etc., so you are able to answer the following aspects in regards to A Separate Peace, Antigone, Catcher in the Rye, Macbeth and Dracula. Create a chart for each work that helps you to compare the works side by side to reveal connections:The functions of all major characters and minor charactersAll major events or incidents in each novelAll conflictsSetting: place, time, and circumstancesThemesEnglish 3201 Visual/ Media Examinable Termselement – angle space between two intersecting lines;direction from which the image is looked atelement – asymmetry lack of equality in an imageelement – background the area of scenery behind the focal pointelement – balance creates harmony; visual is ‘even’element – colour composed of hue, value, intensityelement – composition layout of elements in a visualelement – contrast showing difference between elements of a visual (color, size, shape)element – focal point image that draws the most attentionelement – focus (in or out) use of blurring to create emphasiselement – font size and type of textelement – foreground the part of the visual closest to the observerelement – frame technique that encloses a visualelement – lighting capturing direction of light helps create mood, focal point, etc. element – line straight lines = ordercurvy lines = softnessangular lines = tensionelement – panel element – perspective creation of height, width, and depth in a visualelement – proportion the comparative relationship between parts in a visualelement – scale size of an object in relationship to a clear set of measurementelement – shadow a dark area or shape caused by an object interrupting a light sourceelement – symbol an object/image that represents something elseelement – symmetry balance in the layout of images; equality in the imagesform – caricature a picture exaggerating particular physical characteristics for the sake of humorform – collage group of overlapping images and wordsform – comic strip a sequence of drawing in boxes to tell a storyform – editorial cartoon an illustration commenting on an issue of political, economic, social significance (can be humorous)form – graphics form – photo essay essay told in photos, not wordsform – poster a large printed image that is usually used to advertise/publicizeform – print form – storyboard advertisement a group of panels that are laid out to create an advertisementbias to show prejudicial favor for or against a certain thing, person, or group that is deemed unfaircaption a brief explanation appended to a visualicon a person or thing regarded as being symbolic of something elselogo a symbol adopted by a business/organization to represent their products and servicesmessage the idea being conveyed by the image (theme)dialogue bubbles / speech balloons show dialogue and speechtarget audience the demographic of people the visual is meant to whom the message appliesblank spacearea of a visual that has no image title (significance)toneattitude of the artist displayed in an editorial cartoonCommon Visual Constructed Response Questions (not a complete list)What is the focal point in this visual, and how is it created. Explain your answer using reference to two visual elements. Who is the target audience? Support your answer with two references to elements from the visual.What overall purpose does the visual serve? Support your answer with two references to the image.What is the overall significance of the title? Prove using two references to the visual.What is the mood created in this visual. Explain your answer with two references to the visual. What is the dominant impression created in this visual. Explain your answer with two references to the visual. What is the main message of this piece? Discuss using two references to the visual. English 3201 Essay Examinable Terms and ConceptsTypes of EssaysExpository Essay – methods of development (comparison/contrast, process analysis, cause and effect, classification/division, narration, description, ____)Styles of Expository Writing: Argumentative (factual) and Persuasive (emotional appeal/call to action)Narrative EssayDescriptive EssayAudience - ALWAYS BE SPECIFIC!!!!consider gender, age, religion, nationality, gender, political affiliationPurpose - *NEVER “TO INFORM”*Types of Evidence: detail, fact/stats, authority, definitionDominant ImpressionDenotation/ConnotationAutobiographyBiographyIntroduction (effectiveness)Conclusion (effectiveness)AnalogyEuphemismSlangColloquialismJargonBiasUnity (closing by return, topic sentences linked to thesis, repetition of key ideas)Coherence (repetition of key words/synonyms of key words, parallel structure, pronoun referencing, transitions)UNITY IS NOT COHERENCE ! COHERENCE IS NOT UNITY!Emphatic devicesSentence FragmentSentence PlacementSentence Length (i.e. brevity)Rhetorical QuestionEffective Punctuation (period, dash, semicolon, hyphen, quotation marks, exclamation points, capitalization)Font: italics, bolding, underliningTransitionsEulogyThesis SentenceTopic SentenceSentence Types Simple – one independent clauseCompound – two independent clauses joined with a coordinating conjunctionComplex – a sentence with at least one independent clause and one dependent clause Compound-complex – a sentence with several independent clauses and one or more dependent clausesBalanced – two sentences that are roughly of equal length, with equal importance and the same grammatical structureParallelismSatireToneVoice – This differentiates the A grade from the C grade on the public exam. ______________________________________________________________________________Essay Terms - Public Exam Specifications 2013audience bias cliché coherence – parallel structure / parallelism coherence – pronoun reference coherence – repetition (key words and phrases) coherence – transitions comparison composition context contrast emphatic device – listing (numerical order, bullets, sequencing) emphatic device – font (bold, unusual capitalization, italics, underline) emphatic device – punctuation (colon, dash, exclamation mark, ellipsis, brackets) emphatic device – repetition, parallel structure emphatic device – sentence fragments emphatic device – short sentences essay development – argumentation / persuasion essay development – cause and effect essay development – classification and division essay development – compare and contrast essay development – definition essay development – description essay development – examples and illustration essay development – exposition essay development – narration essay development – process analysis journal language style – jargon language style – colloquial language style – dialect language style – euphemisms language style – formal language style – informal language style – slang paraphrase rhetorical question transitions – logical transitions – oppositional transitions – spatial transitions – temporal/chronological unity – closing by return unity – repetition (key words and phrases) unity – thesis (statement) unity – topic sentence voicedominant impression English 3201 Significance, Effectiveness, ImportanceSignificance/Importance/Effectiveness - You must always think about the following phrase when you are answering a question with one of these words. “This __________ is effective because it contributes to (literary element).”In order to write a good essay you need to not only analyze essays as they are presented to you, but you also need to take these analysis techniques in combination with your content to write your comparison essay on your midterm and final. *DON’T JUST MEMORIZE THESE IDEAS, PUT THEM INTO PRACTICE*When asked for significance or effectiveness of a quotation, word, image, or technique:Comment on the technique and/or specific word choiceThen relate the excerpt to the work as a whole by asking yourself the following questions:How does it contribute to THEME?Does it contribute to CHARACTER?Does it contribute to CONFLICT?Does it contribute to MOOD?Does it contribute to TONE?Does it contribute to ATMOSPHERE?Does it contribute to IRONY?Does it contribute to THESIS DEVELOPMENT?Does it contribute to PURPOSE?Common Essay Constructed Response Questions (not a complete list)What are two methods of development being used in this essay? Provide an example of each and state how they are effective.How is coherence being achieved in this essay? Provide two references to two different coherence elements to prove. How is unity being achieved in this essay? Provide reference to two different elements of unity in this essay to prove.Using two different types of emphatic devices, show how each is being used effectively in the essay.What is the tone of the essay? Support your answer with two references to the text. Who is the audience for the essay? What is the purpose for writing this essay? What dominant impression is being created in this essay. Use two specific references to the text to prove. English 3201 Drama TermsActActionAsideChorusComic relief (comedy)Dialogue MonologueMotivationPrologueSceneScreenplayScriptSoliloquyStage directionsStereotypeEnglish 3201 Media Examinable TermsTragedy (Tragic Hero)AdvertisementAgendaBiasBlogBrochureCaptionCommercialDeconstructDemographicEndorsementFormatFormHeadlineIconImageIntentLeadLogoMass mediaMediaMediumStrategies – bandwagonStrategies –cartoon/cute charactersStrategies – celebrity endorsementStrategies – emotional appeal Strategies – facts and figuresStrategies – gender/sex appealStrategies – name callingStrategies – plain folksStrategies – shock appealStrategies – snob appealStrategies – testimonialsSubliminal messageSubtextTarget audienceWeb pageWhite spaceMessageMotivePosterCOMMON CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE QUESTIONS (not a complete list)What is the message behind the media text? Support with two references to the text.What is the purpose behind the creation of this media text? What media strategies are being used, and how are they effective? Use at least two strategies in your answer.What is the subtext of the media text? Use two references to support your answer. AllegoryAlliterationAllusionAnalogyAnecdoteAntagonistApostropheAssonanceAtmosphereCacophonyCharacter/characterizationClimaxComplicationConflictConnotationConsonanceDenotationDictionDominant impressionEpiphanyEulogyEuphonyExtended metaphorFableFigurative languageFlash fictionFlashbackFoilForeshadowingGenreHyperboleImageryDramatic ironySituational ironyVerbal ironyJuxtapositionLiteral meaningLyricsMemoirMetaphorMonologueMoodMotifMythNarratorOnomatopoeiaOxymoronParableParadoxParodyPersonificationBalladElegyEpicFree verseLyricNarrativeOdeSonnetFirst person point of viewSecond person point of viewThird person limited point of viewThird person omniscient point of view ProtagonistProverbPunPurposeRefrainSarcasmSatireSettingSimileSpeakerStanzaStereotypeSuspenseSymbolism Thematic statementThematic topicThemeTitle (significance)Tone English 3201 Short Story And Poetry Terms Examinable TermsCOMMON SHORT STORY AND POETRY CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE QUESTIONS (not a complete list)***This is not an all inclusive list. These questions are simply meant to guide you in preparation for your exam***Explain the conflict in the story. Make at least TWO specific references to the story in your answer.Choose TWO of the following examples of imagery from the short story/poem and comment upon the effectiveness of each. Provide two examples of repetition from the poem and explain the effectiveness of each. What mood is evident in the poem? Make TWO specific references in your answer and explain how each is effective in creating tone. Identify the symbol the writer is using in this poem/short story. Show, with reference to the text, how this use is effective. Identify two examples of figurative language from the poem and explain how each is used effectively in the poem. Identify the theme of this short story. Support your reasoning with TWO references from the text. Discuss, with reference to TWO textual references, how atmosphere is created. Discuss how the author created irony throughout this piece. Use TWO textual references for support. Discuss how the protagonist of this story is developed throughout the piece. Support your answer with specific references to the text. ................
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