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Review for Story Elements Test

Terms and Concepts for Review

1. Exposition
2. Rising Action
3. Climax/Turning Point
4. Falling Action
5. Resolution
6. Conflict (Review types: Character vs. Character, Character vs. Self, Character vs. Fate. Character vs. Society, Character vs. Nature)
7. Mood
8. Theme
9. Irony
10. Indirect and Direct Characterization
11. Point of View
12. Imagery
13. Figurative Language (metaphor, etc)
14. Dialogue Punctuation
15. Four different types of leads

You will be given a story to read and identify story elements.

"No Matter What" Planning Template & Paragraph

Mood Paragraph Example

Planning Template

Topic Sentence

In the story “No Matter What” the author created an uncomfortable and suspenseful mood at the beginning of the story.

Point 1

Joan Lowery Nixon describes the weather as “…hot and sticky and the wind is filled with dust…” (p.71)

Point 2

Danny enters the house and runs to the washroom and throws up; “I heard the bathroom door slam and the sickening sounds of violent retching.” (p.70)

Point 3

Bart Ridgeway comes to the door and acts suspiciously; “If you are with the sheriff’s department, why aren’t you wearing a uniform?” (p.74)

Concluding Sentence

Joan Lowery Nixon successfully draws the reader into the story through by using character’s actions as well as the weather to create an uncomfortable and suspicious mood.

Sample Paragraph

In the story “No Matter What” the author created an uncomfortable and suspenseful mood at the beginning of the story. One of the ways in which an author can create the mood of a story is by describing the weather; for example, a sunny day would create a happy mood. Joan Lowery Nixon describes the weather as “…hot and sticky and the wind is filled with dust…” (p.71). Experiencing this weather would be uncomfortable; by writing about this, the author can create a less comfortable feeling in the reader. As well, Danny enters the house and runs to the washroom and throws up; “I heard the bathroom door slam and the sickening sounds of violent retching.” (p.70) Upon reading this, the reader feels that something very strange is happening and wants to find out; this adds to a suspenseful mood. As the story continues, the reader meets Bart Ridgeway and he acts in a very suspicious way; “If you are with the sheriff’s department, why aren’t you wearing a uniform?” (p.74) In addition, he doesn’t allow Megan any time to view his police badge. The reader is left to think that something untoward is happening. Joan Lowery Nixon successfully draws the reader into the story through by using character’s actions as well as the weather to create an uncomfortable and suspicious mood.

Evaluating Presentation Strategies Task

Evaluating Presentation Strategies Task

At this point in the term you have viewed a variety of presentations from your peers and some examples online. You have also had the opportunity to prepare and present a poem in front of the class based on success criteria.

For this task, you are going to critique and evaluate the presentation strategies of two individuals who are presenting their poetry. You should consider the success criteria we developed in class as a way to critique the poetry readings. You may also write any personal critique (positive or negative) that you feel is important to share.

Please follow these steps:

1. Review the success criteria below:

• Pace of reading the poem helps the poetry reading be more effective
• Intonation helps bring poem to life
• Uses good expression
• Eye contact with the audience
• Standing straight, confident, no slouching
• Use appropriate gestures
• Voice is clear and easy to understand
• Volume is loud enough for everyone to hear
• Practice is evident

2. View the two videos below: 

3. Using the proper paragraph structure we learned in class, write a response explaining which of the poetry readings you preferred. This response will need to be several paragraphs in length. You are expected to use specific details from the poetry reading to support you choice. You will also need to relate your response to the success criteria reviewed in step 1.

4. Type up your response using proper formatting:

a. Use only one font
b. Do not exceed 12 point font
c. Single space your text
d. Separate paragraphs with a double-space
e. Indent paragraphs with a single "tab"

5. Hand in this task on Tuesday, January 26th 2016

Poetry Reading Success Criteria

Poetry Reading Success Criteria

Please come prepared to present your poetry on your scheduled date.

• Pace of reading the poem helps the poetry reading be more effective
• Intonation helps bring poem to life
• Use good expression
• Eye contact with the audience
• Standing straight, confident, no slouching
• Use appropriate gestures
• Voice is clear and easy to understand
• Volume is loud enough for everyone to hear
• Between 20-40 seconds
• Practice is evident

Links for Media Test

Link for Question 3

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

Video for Question 4

Video for Question 5

Media Literacy Final Test Guide

Media Literacy Test Study Guide

 

Review the 5 Key Concepts of Media Literacy

1. Media are constructions
2. Audiences negotiate meaning
3. Media have commercial implications
4. Media have social and political implications
5. Each medium has a unique aesthetic form

You can view all the videos about the key concepts by following the link below.

http://mediasmarts.ca/media-literacy-101

You will be asked to look at a variety of media including:

• print advertising
• TV advertising
• Online videos
• Websites

You will be answering questions based on the form and content of the media. All questions on the test will relate back to what we learned in class.

You will also be asked questions about the advertising techniques we learned in class:

• Pathos
• Ethos
• Logos

As well as the additional ones:

• Avant Garde
• Weseal Words
• Magic Incredients
• Patriotism
• Transfer
• Plain Folks
• Snob Appeal
• Bribery
• Bandwagon

I will not be asking any questions about camera angles.