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SESSION TWO
Part A
Directions: Read the passages on the following pages (a memoir and an
excerpt from a novel). Write the number of the answer to
each
multiple
choice question on your answer sheet. Then write the essay in
your essay
booklet as described in Your Task. You
may use the margins
to take notes
as you read and scrap paper
to plan your response.
Your Task:
After you have read the
passages and answered the
multiple-choice
questions write
a unified essay about the
nature of boyhood friendships,
as revealed in the passages.
In your essay, use ideas from
both passages
to establish a
controlling idea about
the nature of boyhood friendships.
Using evidence from each
passage, develop your controlling
idea and
show how the
author uses specific literary
elements or techniques to
convey that idea.
Guidelines:
•
Use ideas from both passages to establish a
controlling idea about the
nature of boyhood friendships
• Use specific and relevant evidence from each passage to develop your
controlling idea
• Show how each author uses specific literary elements (for example: theme,
characterization, structure, point of view) or techniques
(for example:
symbolism, irony, figurative language)to convey the
controlling
idea
•
Organize your ideas in a logical and coherent manner
• Use language that communicates ideas effectively
• Follow the conventions of standard written English
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