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English 11B Essay Questions for Unit Tests*Remember to look at the point value for the number of approximate sentences you need to write. For example, write 16 or more sentences for a 16 point question.Unit 1 Lesson 12 Voices of Modernism Unit Test36.??(4 points)Read the following?excerpt from “In Another Country” by Ernest Hemingway.?"The doctor told me that the major’s wife, who was very young and whom he had not married until he was definitely invalided out of the war, had died of pneumonia. She had been sick only a few days. No one expected her to die."What is the mood of this excerpt? Cite examples from the excerpt to support your answer.Select the link to access the Short Answer Rubric.?37.??(16 points)Select one of the prompts below and follow the directions. Respond in a paragraph that is written in complete sentences. Consider what you have learned about American history from the 1920s to the 1940s. How do the stories you have read in this unit reflect what was going on in the country then? Describe what you have learned.Many of the stories in this unit have a theme of loss in common. In your opinion, which story evokes the most pathos? Give reasons to support your opinions.The stories in this unit were all written more than 50 years ago. Write a persuasive paragraph about which story you think has best stood the test of time. Consider what is timeless about the style, theme, or characters of the story you choose.Unit 2 Lesson 9 Post-war Voices Emerge (1950’s-1960’s) Unit Test22.??(16 points)Choose one of the three essay topics below.?Respond in a multi-paragraph essay. Use text references to support your answer.Experiencing: Carefully reread the passage from "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury, and write an essay explaining what advice you would give George and Lydia Hadley on how to become better parents.Interpreting: Carefully reread the passage. Write an essay describing the tone Bradbury sets and analyzing how he creates that particular mood.Evaluating: The passage above is almost entirely made up of dialogue, as is much of the story it comes from. Choose another story from the Post War Voices Emerge unit that contains extensive dialogue, and write an essay comparing and contrasting the role of dialogue in the two stories. Which author do you think uses dialogue more effectively?Unit 3 – NO TEST FOR THIS UNITUnit 4 Lesson Contemporary Postmodernism Unit Test52.??(4 points)Read the following poem by Grace Paley and answer the question that follows. Your response should be 2–3 sentences in length."Family"?by Grace PaleyMy father was brilliant embarrassed funny handsomemy mother was plain serious principled kindmy grandmother was intelligent lonesome for herother life her dead children silentmy aunt was beautiful bitter angry lovingI fell among these adjectives in earliest childhoodand was nearly buried with opportunitysome of them stuck to me others?finding me American and smooth slipped awayWhat does the speaker of the poem imply about being American?53.??(16 points)Explain the impact of female writers during the Post-modernist literary period. Using the stories?I Want to Be Miss America?and?The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl, explain how stereotypes were discussed in literature during this time period. Use two examples from either of the stories to support your response.?Unit 5 – NO TEST FOR THIS UNITUnit 6 Lesson English 11B Semester Exam43.??(4 points)Explain the title “Life on the Color Line.”44. (4 points)Using either “I Want to Be Miss America” or “The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl,” analyze how stereotypes and social expectations are portrayed within the text. In your response, please use two examples from the text to support your answer. ................
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