Literature Question Types

Thinking About Literature Question Types

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Multiple Choice

Let's recap: in the P of an "impressions of..." question, you must provide...

• An action that the character does

• An emotion you feel

• An emotion that the character feels

• A personality trait of the character

Multiple Select

Let's recap: in the P of a "feelings for..." question, you must provide...

• An emotion the character feels

• An emotion you feel

• A reason from the text about why the character feels that way

• A reason from the text about why you feel that way

Multiple Choice

For the question “What are your impressions of the relationship between Ben and Albert?”, is this valid or not valid?

P: Ben and Albert have a good relationship.

E: Ben asks Albert how he is in Scene 1...

A: This shows how Ben is caring towards Albert…

E: Albert buys strawberries for Ben…

A: This shows how Albert is caring towards Ben…

L: They have a good relationship because they care about each other...

• Valid, because Ben and Albert's interactions with each other are being described

• Valid, because Ben and Albert's interactions with each other are not being described

• Not valid, because Ben and Albert's interactions with each other are being described

• Not valid, because Ben and Albert's interactions with each other are not being described

Multiple Select

P: Ben and Albert have a supportive relationship where Ben cares a lot for Albert.

E: Ben asks Albert how he is in Scene 1...

A: This shows how Ben is caring towards Albert…

E: Ben tries to make prata for Sushila to go the extra mile…

A: This shows how Ben is very caring…

L: Ben is very supportive and caring towards others...

• Valid, the answer is strongly focused on Ben and Albert's relationship

• Valid, and the discussion of Sushila makes this a stronger answer

• Not valid, the answer is not strongly focused on Ben and Albert's relationship

• Not valid, and the discussion of Sushila makes this a weaker answer

Multiple Choice

For the question “What are your impressions of the relationship between the speaker and his family in the poem ‘Bear’?”...

P: The speaker has a positive relationship with his daughter.

E: In the first stanza, the daughter climbs into the speaker and wife’s bed...

A: This shows that the daughter trusts her parents and wants to be close to them…

L: This demonstrates a positive relationship between the two of them...

• Valid, no improvements needed

• Valid, but improvements needed

• Not valid, cannot be improved at all

• Not valid, but the answer can be saved

Multiple Choice

P: The speaker has a positive relationship with his wife and daughter, but a negative relationship with his father.

E: In the first stanza...

A: This shows the positive relationship with his current family because…

E: In the other stanzas…

A: This shows the negative relationship with his father because...

L: This demonstrates how the speaker has a complex relationship with family...

• Valid, all family relationships that can be described are described

• Valid, but still needs improvements or has missing parts

• Not valid, the logic does not make sense

• Not valid, not all family relationships are described

Multiple Choice

For the question “How is the theme of intergenerational conflict presented in Perfecting Pratas?”...

P: Intergenerational conflict is presented through Ben and Albert.

E: In the play, Ben and Albert argue often...

A: This shows how there is intergenerational conflict, as their arguments are based in different mindsets due to their age…

L: This demonstrates how intergenerational conflict causes problems between fathers and sons...

• Not valid, answer cannot be saved at all

• Not valid, improvements are needed

• Valid, improvements are needed

• Valid, answer is fully complete

Multiple Choice

P: Loss is presented as being able to cause intergenerational conflicts between fathers and sons.

E: In the play, Ben and Albert both deal with the loss of Mother...

A: This creates different insecurities for both of them…

E: These insecurities lead to their arguments…

A: These arguments are due to differences in how they are each dealing with the loss of Mother...

L: This demonstrates how loss is able to cause the problem of intergenerational conflict between fathers and sons...

• Not valid, big idea is not clearly shown in P

• Not valid, but you can guess what the big idea is

• Valid, but big idea is not clearly shown in P

• Valid, big idea is clearly shown in P

Multiple Select

Choose valid P(s) for the question “How is the theme of family presented in ‘Bear’?”

• P: Family is presented through the speaker’s family.

• P: Family is presented as both a source of comfort and of conflict.

• P: Family is presented as positive and negative at different points in the poem, in order to teach us that the presence of parents is very important.

Multiple Select

Choose valid P(s) for the question “How is ‘Bear’ a vivid and striking poem?”

• P: The imagery makes it vivid.

• P: The repetition of the teddy bear makes it striking because it is unexpected.

• P: The contrasting childhoods of the speaker and his daughter is striking because it emphasises how important parents are to the happiness of a family.

Open Ended

What is your impression of the relationship between the speaker and his father in the poem “Bear”? Write three valid Ps.

Open Ended

Write down your response to the questions on the previous slide.

Open Ended

Write down your response to the questions on the previous slide.

Open Ended

Write down your response to the questions on the previous slide.

Open Ended

Write down your response to the questions on the previous slide.

Poll

Was this lesson useful for your learning?

• No, it was mostly not useful

• No, it was slightly not useful

• It was okay, but it did not affect my learning much

• Yes, it was slightly useful

• Yes, it was mostly useful

Open Ended

Why was it useful or not useful?