ENG1120K Review Class

Format Closed book Three sections Bring your student card and pens No electronic devices permitted Don’t worry and good luck :)

Format Section 1 [30 marks] (~45 min) Definitions and examples Provide a definition and example from any of the works studied this term Pick 10 of 20 terms to define and provide example 1 point for the definition, 2 points for the clarity and appropriateness of the example Don’t just memorize a list of definitions, go through the notes and keep the content around the definition so that you are able to provide an example along with the definition – this will help with being able to give a clear example Don’t forget to explain how the example is an example of the definition. Make sure that the definition relates back to the example. Might need to say that the story is written in the time when _____ was prominent Answer should be 2 – 4 sentences total. You CANNOT use the same aspect of a story as an example for more than one definition Think of definitions in terms of their context.

Format Section 2 [30 marks] (~45 min) Identify quotations and write a paragraph explaining the significance of each quotation 10 quotations all from stories and novels used in the class (no critical articles) Choose 5 of 10 Must give author and title of the work as well as the significance of the quote 1 point for each full author name and full title 4 points for the significance of the quote to the work Good structured paragraph about the significance Don’t say anything that you aren’t completely sure about – that could trip you up or be wrong. Don’t just say where the quote happens in the work First, situate the quote within the work (who said it, what’s happens at the time its said. Then situate the quote within the greater context (critical discourse) Talk about how the quote relates to the theme (ex. Love, danger) of the work or to the critical movements studied with the work (symbolism, etc.) Will mostly be quotes that we looked into detail about during the lectures. Reread or skim all the texts in the works – pay close attention to the passages that were mentioned during the course.

Format Section 3 [40 marks] (~1.5 hours) Essay response Choose 1 from 5 choices. If you choose an example, it cannot be something that you have previously talked about in either Section 1 or 2. All topics will ask you to compare 2 or 3 stories that we have read. Questions are more open-ended than essay topics from Research essays Thesis should be very clear 5 paragraph essay – make it clear and make it concise Use the structure of a 5 paragraph essay, but use very strong points and have everything support everything Avoid repetition at all costs Let the arguments shape the essay – make sure that the thesis is debatable Try not to take too much information or ideas from lectures – the goal of this section is to see our thought process and see what we have learned and our opinions Read all the stories on the syllabus so that you will have much more options for examples. Think about common things within the stories (themes, imagery, character similarities, etc.) Read notes from lecture about how to write a good essay

Format Grading rubric for Section 3: Write a well-organized essay response. It will be graded according to the same guidelines as your essays BUT you will not be graded on citation and documentation Do try to defend your arguments with evidence from the text, but don’t worry about citing it Grading rubric for Section 3: Thesis: Clarity of thesis, specificity of focus, complexity, debatable, etc. Development of Argument: Coherence (e.g. logical reasoning, transitions), support of ideas, demonstration of all parts of thesis, etc. Structure: Introduction, conclusion, paragraphing, integration of quotations, overall organization, etc. Style: Spelling, grammar, diction (don’t use words that you don’t know how to spell

Terms Modes or Genres Satire Terms for analysing fiction Southern Gothic Aleatory Writing Hypertext Fiction Etc. Terms for analysing fiction Prose Theme Message Characterization Imagery Metaphor Simile Point of View Symbol Etc. Approaches New Criticism Historicism Feminist Theory Etc. Historiographic Metafiction: