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ENG3U Mrs. Morgenstern

ENG3U Mrs. Morgenstern. Someone once said…. Choose one the following quotations. Reflect upon how it relates to “The Test ” in writing. Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

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ENG3U Mrs. Morgenstern

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  1. ENG3U Mrs. Morgenstern

  2. Someone once said… • Choose one the following quotations. Reflect upon how it relates to “The Test” in writing. • Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. • Barack Obama • When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. • Viktor E. Frankl

  3. The Test – Reading Quiz • Identify the character to whom each of the following quotations belongs. • “People say that they only want you to slip them a little something.” • “They probably do like it better if a white person shows up with you.” • “Now, Mistress Mandy…remember your degree.”

  4. The Test – Reading Quiz • Identify the character to whom each of the following quotations belongs. • “People say that they only want you to slip them a little something.” • Mrs. Ericson • “They probably do like it better if a white person shows up with you.” • Marian • “Now, Mistress Mandy…remember your degree.” • The inspector

  5. The Test • Reactions • Important to note • Setting • Characterization • What is the test that Marian must pass? • Discuss

  6. Short story review • A work of fiction usually written in prose, often in narrative format. • This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. • Recall the short story plot diagram…

  7. Short story review • A more in-depth look at the short story plot includes • Causative incident • the first conflict or problem is created and begins the rising action

  8. Short and often not-so-sweet • What makes the short story appealing? • Length • The art of the format • Carefully crafted to reach the reader • “A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it.” • Edgar Allan Poe • (“The Raven”, “The Tell-Tale Heart”)

  9. Familiar literary devices • Match each of these terms to the definitions in front of you • Simile • Metaphor • Foreshadowing • Imagery • Irony • Dramatic, situational • Personification • Tone • Mood

  10. New literary devices • The use of literary devices within the short story highlights its artistry • Review new literary devices • This is only the beginning… • Essays will involve several more literary and rhetorical devices "An idea is a feat of association,and the height of it is a good metaphor." – Robert Frost

  11. Back to The Test • Characterization Find two quotations for each of the categories of characterization Groups Marian Inspector Mrs. Ericson

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