Asignment practise english 4 ppt

Here are examples of a couple of essays written on the

assignment:

You might think a memorable picture would have

vivid color, an appealing or inspirational theme, or be

something you might want to display and look at

every day. That is not the case with the picture

that is most memorable to me. Rather, it is a large

mural, painted in 1937 by the Spanish artist, Pablo

Picasso, to protest the bombing of a small village in

northern Spain.

Surprisingly, there is no vivid red color to show

the flowing blood. One must imagine this, for the

mural is startlingly gray, black, and white. But there

is no avoiding the horror of the images. The figures

are not realistically drawn, but are cubist and

abstract, and it is apparent that innocent civilians

are being slaughtered. A mother screams with her

mouth wide open, her head tipped back in heart￾rending anguish, as she holds her dead baby. A sol￾dier lies dead on the ground, clutching his broken

sword, and three other people are shown in shock

and agony. Animals, including a tortured horse and

a crying bird, are also portrayed as innocent victims

of the massacre.

Some symbols are open to interpretation.

What is the meaning of the bull, which seems sim￾ply to be observing, or of the light bulb emitting rays

at the top of the mural? Does the bull symbolize

brute force, and does the light bulb signify that

there is hope? Yet there is no doubt that the dis￾torted, horrible images are intended to shock the

viewer. This depiction of human grief is a profound

statement of the cruelty and senselessness of

war. Limiting the pictures to black and white adds

a funereal element to the shocking depiction of the

catastrophe.

–PRACTICE TEST 3–

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■ Demonstrates limited writing skills and may contain serious flaws

■ Includes a limited or vague point of view on the question and reflects poor critical thinking,

using inadequate or irrelevant examples or other support

■ Displays a weak sense of organization and/or focus, and may lack unity and/or flow of ideas

■ Demonstrates an inadequate command of language, with limited or incorrect vocabulary, and

incorrect or flawed sentence structure

■ Contains serious errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics that may make the writing difficult to

understand

■ Demonstrates incompetence in writing and contains serious flaws

■ Does not contain a point of view on the question, or provides little or no support for the point

of view

■ Lacks organization and/or focus, unity, and a flow of ideas

■ Contains serious errors in vocabulary and sentence structure

■ Contains serious errors in grammar, usage, and/or mechanics that make the writing difficult to

understand

■ An essay that does not answer the question, or is blank, receives a zero.

(Adapted from The College Board)