Year 11 - Nov. 24th, "Attack"

Year 11 - Nov. 24th, "Attack"

Agenda + HW

• Checking in - hows life?

• Reminders

• Unseen Poetry Review

Poll

How are you feeling about exams as a whole?

• No worries!

• Some worries

• Pretty concerned

• Internal screaming

• Honestly I am unbothered

Reminder of Lit Exam Details

Exam Details

• Section A: A View From The Bridge - 45 minutes

• Section B: Unseen Poetry - 35 minutes

• Though total you have 90 minutes.....

How do we study?

• Revise my feedback on your essays

• Read through A View From The Bridge + notes

• Go back over your literary devices!

• Write the optional poetry essay - Due Sunday at 4:30

Unseen Poetry

Big things to keep an eye on

Things to keep an eye on: Grammar, vocab, organization

• Have a plethora of higher level vocab/transition terms ready to go

• Avoid /

• Careful of your redundancy

• Thesis statements + topic sentences

Thesis Statement Examples

Levine strikingly portrays his message through the use of literary devices such as visual imagery, figurative language, sound devices, and the use of a sentimental tone.

Shows exactly what each body paragraph and overall focus will be.

Topic Sentences

• Connects to the thesis

• Outlines what the paragraph is about

• Connects to your organization

Topic Sentence Example

The use of structure and form in this poem helps to emphasize the feeling of abandonment of the factory.

The poet uses cacophony and consonance to make the factory look more mysterious, old and rusty

Provides structure and focus to the rest of the paragraph

Okay! Let's practice!

10 minute analysis

Consider:

The question

What the poem is about

Major elements - esp. those that contribute to the question

Open Ended

Write your thesis statement: