Submit a recorded or hand-written copy of your interview Thursday.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD ALL ESSAYS ON THE LIST.
Read June Callwood's essay, "Why Canada Has to Beat Its Literacy Problem" and take notes on the persuasive techniques she uses. Have specific quotes written down in your notebook for you to use on the test. You will be writing a paragraph on ther essay during the test.
Test outline:
1. Paragraph on the Callwood essay / 24 marks How does she persuade you of her thesis? State the thesis. Explain which details are effective and why. Explain which literary techniques are effective and why. Discuss her audience. 150 words.
2. You will need to define and give examples of several literary techniques
Matching and short answer including:
parallelism
anecdote
motherhood statement
allusion
diction, elevated, colloquial
concrete details (imagery)
direct quotation
hyperbole
appealing to a higher authority
empathy
pop culture
pun
juxtaposition
analogy
incongruity
rhetorical question
strong verbs (pad or trot) and key adjectives
3. You will need to answer questions about specific essays. These questions will be point form answers.
For example, which title has an allusion and a pun in the title? There are two essays in the selections we read which do that.
or
Which essay purposely uses elevated diction to intimidate its readers?
How do essayists address hostile readers?
Why does King think horror films are important for society?
Which essay is addressed to the author's son?
What is the purpose of incongruity? What type of essay does it suit?
Which essay uses opinions as facts? Why?
4. You will read a short essay and then write 100 words about a topic and I will ask you to use at least 4 of your favourite techniques and underline them and explain their effectiveness.
