We agreed on the following tips to success:
- always explain your evidence
- use 9 pieces of evidence throughout
- organize the writing (don't write while you think)
- plan, think, write
- prep, prep, prep
Also: google Stylistic elements in __________ (whatever play or novel you are preparing)
For a 7 or higher, it is advantageous to add a discussion of style into your question. Do not force it as this discussion must also answer the question but you can refer to the genre of your piece, the syntax, diction, dialogue, settings,
etc
Eg: Jane Eyre--gothic and romantic period elements (ghosts, supernatural, emotional, personal and lyrical, celebration of the common man, imagination
Handmaid's Tale- dystopian novel elements, palimpsest
Death of a Salesman: stream of consciousness, stage directions, walking through walls, post-war consumerism, ethereal nature of the dream reflected in Ben (a character only present in Willy's mind)
Hamlet: foils of the three family dynamics: Fortinbras, Laertes, Hamlet, 7 solioquies, changes from the traditional revenge tragedy,
King Lear: tragedy of an old man easily duped, child like in his misunderstanding of human nature, denial of the duality of man, assumption that title leads to morality,
The Outsider-absurdist philosophy, simple syntax, sensuous detail,
The Importance of Being Earnest--a comedy of manners observing the absurdities of society, double-entendre, irony, confused identity, puns, aphorisms, epigrams,
Tomorrow: Bring the prose and poetry sections we have practiced. We'll do one poem and one prose prep.
Thursday: Be here by 7:45, 7:30 if you want to have a snack before the exam. Bring water. Dress in layers. Bring several pens and pencils and pencil sharpeners and a watch. HB pencils only. Exam is in the science wing in Ms. Scott's room, 267.
