AP Multiple Choice Questions
Rhetorical Function
Rhetorical Function
- explain purpose of a sentence/stanza/paragraph
- focuses on part of text compared to the text as a whole
- asks meaning of a word in the context of a passage
- many EXCEPT questions
- asks what noun a phrase is referring to
- asks to consider style choices the author has made
- identify the tone of the passage
- Strategy:
- if there are two parts to the question, the answer must be true in both cases
Hamlet
Background
- based on Norse legend composed by Saxo Grammaticus 1200 CE
- translated into French: Histoires Tragiques 1570
- most likely based on Ur-Hamlet by Thomas Kyd
- Thomas Kyd's Spanish Tragedy
- depicts son's revenge for father's murder or vice versa
- hero's hesitation
- hero's insanity
- hero's contemplation of suicide
- multiple levels of intrigue
- an able scheming villain
- abundance of philosophic soliloquies
- sensational murder
- the offense: maximized by injuries and insult
- antagonist: a formidable but vulnerable and flawed person
- series of delays to slow the momentum
- unforeseen development that almost thwarts scheme
Hi, Tom! Your notes are a good summary of most of what we did during this time period. The only piece you're missing is the "relationships among ideas" and the "connections" between the ideas in this piece and other academic subjects, current events, your own experiences, etc., so unfortunately I can't pass you for now. :( If you add these connections, you should be fine!
ReplyDeleteHey Tom!
ReplyDeleteGood job touching on most of the topics we talked about in class. I liked how you condensed the information down in your own voice. Sometimes though, I feel like you could have included more details so that the notes were more thorough. Also, you don't have outside connections in any of your notes, so make sure to fix that! I can't pass this entry for now (I'm not passing this one for the outside reading requirement instead of not passing all of your entries), so please just fix that and things should be good after that. :)
Pass!
ReplyDeleteYou covered everything that was important for the week, and you phrased everything well, keeping it clear and concise. Nice job! However, you need to remember to include the outside connections. That's the only thing your notes have been lacking. The only notes that didn't pass were 10/11-10/22 because I decided to fail only one entry because you really did do a great job with everything else. Just remember the outside readings!