V4 Literature test preps

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2,3

Welcome! Bag at the front. You need: wasp, notebook, grammar booklet, pen on table. 

Program

- Learning goals

- The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

- Genesis and Catastrophe by Roald Dahl

- Important tips for the test

- Reflection/Evaluation

- Homework

Expectations

1. We come prepared to class. I've done my homework and got all the materials I need for this lesson.

2. We are respectful towards each other. Towards my fellow classmates, as well as my teacher. I help where necessary. 

3. We are focused in class. I focus on achieving the learning goals. 

Learning goals

At the end of this lesson...

- I can analyse a short story using five elements, like plot, character, conflict, theme and setting. 

- I can use literary elements and devices like metaphors, similes, alliteration.

- I can recognize imagery.  

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

Open your reader on p. 37. Please check your notes whether they're complete, actively take notes.  

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

Open your reader on p. 46. Please check your notes whether they're complete, actively take notes.  

Important tips: Literary elements/devices

P. 6 in your reader: very important, study! 

You need to be able to recognize imagery, similes, metaphors and alliterations. 

Simile: comparison of 2 unlike things, marked by use of the words "like" or "as"

Metaphor: comparison of 2 unlike things, marked by use of the verb to be and NOT words like "like" or "as"

Alliteration: Repeated consonant (= medeklinker) sounds at the beginning or within words. 

Alliteration

Alliteration creates melody, establishes mood, calls attention to important words, and points out similarities and contrasts.

Foreshadowing

Answer formulation on the test

When writing the answer to a question: 

• Read the question/task carefully. 
• ALWAYS explain your answer. Give arguments. 
• Often, your argument is stronger when using an example from the short story. 
• Use literary devices when describing things (make sure you study them and understand the definitions)
• If you don't know a word, always describe it (this doesn't count for literary devices, you NEED to know the terminology!). 

Test: what to expect?

Multiple choice questions: you 

need to know all five elements of 

the short stories: plot, characters, 

conflict, theme and setting 

(narration too). 

Test: what to expect?

Open questions: you 

need to understand the definitions

of the literary devices given in class

and in the reader. 

You need to be able to point out a 

literary device in an excerpt and 

explain why it is that literary device.

Test: what to expect?

Open questions: you 

need to understand the definitions

of the literary devices given in class

and in the reader. 

You need to be able to point out a 

literary device in an excerpt and 

explain why it is that literary device.

Example of an open question

Explain the title.

Give a short summary of the plot.

Describe the setting. 

Describe the main character. 

ALWAYS use terminology from the reader! 

Example of an open question

Example of literary device-questions: 

(Excerpt from The Tell-Tale Heart)

""Villains!" I shrieked, "dissemble no more! I admit the deed! - Tear up the planks - here, here! - it is the beating of his hideous heart.""

What literary device do you spot in the excerpt above? 

Explain your answer.

Reflection/Evaluation

At the end of this lesson...

- I can analyse a short story using five elements, like plot, character, conflict, theme and setting.

- I can use literary elements and devices like metaphors, similes, alliteration.

- I can recognize imagery.  

Homework

Study all notes from your reader.