What's the Point?!
The message or lesson the author wants the reader to understand.
What is theme?
This text structure uses signal words like first, next, then, and finally.
What is sequence (chronological order)?
This term refers to the author's attitude toward the subject of a text.
What is tone?
This is the author's main argument or position in a text.
What is a claim?
This punctuation mark is used to introduce a list or explanation after a complete sentence.
What is a colon?
Which theme is best represented by a story in which a character learns that hard work leads to success?
What is the value of hard work? (Also: Hard work leads to success/Perserverance pays off)
A passage explains how pollution affects oceans and then describes the results; this text structure is being used.
What is cause and effect?
Words like hopeful, cheerful, and optimistic would create this type of tone.
What is a positive (or optimistic) tone?
Facts, statistics, and expert opinions are all examples of this type of support for a claim.
What is evidence?
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence that uses a semicolon properly.
A. I ordered a salad for lunch; it, was very refreshing.
B. I ordered a salad for lunch; it was very refreshing.
C. I ordered a salad for lunch, it was very; refreshing.
What is B?
Read the scenario:
A student volunteers at a shelter but initially complains about the work. By the end, the student feels proud and continues helping others.
Which theme is best developed?
What is helping others can lead to personal growth? (Similar answers accepted)
Many schools have seen an increase in student enrollment over the past decade. As more students fill classrooms, teachers often struggle to give individual attention, and resources become limited. To address this issue, some schools have added portable classrooms and hired additional staff.
Which text structure is primarily used?
What is cause and effect? (Accept: problem and solution)
“The wind howled through the trees, and the shadows crept silently across the ground.”
Which technique is the author using, and what effect does it create?
What is personification, and it creates a suspenseful (or eerie) tone?
A writer claims that school start times should be later and includes a personal story about feeling tired in the morning, along with a study from a medical journal about teen sleep patterns.
Which piece of evidence is most effective in supporting the claim?
What is the study from a medical journal?
Choose the best revision to correct the error in the sentence below:
“The school offers many clubs, for example drama, art, and robotics.”
A. The school offers many clubs; for example, drama, art, and robotics.
B. The school offers many clubs for example, drama, art, and robotics.
C. The school offers many clubs, for example drama; art, and robotics.
What is A.
At first, Marcus avoided helping others, believing it was a waste of time. However, after volunteering at a local shelter, he began to understand the importance of supporting his community and continued to do so even after his required hours were complete.
How does the author develop the theme in this passage?
What is by showing the character’s change (or growth) over time?
Some students prefer online learning because it allows them to work at their own pace. Others, however, argue that in-person classes provide better interaction with teachers and peers. Both options have benefits depending on the learner’s needs.
How does the text structure help develop the author’s ideas?
What is it compares different viewpoints (compare and contrast) to show multiple perspectives?
“The deadline loomed closer and closer, a ticking clock echoing in her mind.”
How does the author’s word choice impact the tone?
What is it creates a sense of urgency or anxiety?
A writer argues that school lunches should improve and includes a quote from a nutrition expert to support the claim.
Which type of appeal is the writer using, and how does it strengthen the argument?
What is ethos, and it strengthens the argument by using a credible source (or expert) to build trust?
Choose the sentence that correctly uses parallel structure.
A. She enjoys reading, to write, and painting.
B. She enjoys reading, writing, and painting.
C. She enjoys to read, writing, and painting.
What is B.
Passage 1: A character refuses help from others but eventually realizes that accepting support leads to success.
Passage 2: A team struggles until its members learn to trust one another and work together.
How are the themes of these two passages related?
What is both passages develop the idea that success often requires trusting or relying on others?
The article begins by describing the rapid growth of technology in schools. It then explains several challenges teachers face when integrating technology and concludes by offering specific strategies to improve its use.
How does this structure contribute to the development of the author’s ideas?
What is it introduces a topic, presents challenges, and then provides solutions to guide the reader toward improvement?
“The opportunity slipped through his fingers like sand, leaving him grasping at what could have been.”
How does the author’s use of figurative language contribute to the meaning of the sentence?
What is it emphasizes loss and regret by comparing the opportunity to something that cannot be held?
A writer argues that students should not have homework, stating, “No student I know likes homework, so it clearly has no benefits.”
What logical fallacy is the writer using, and how does it weaken the argument?
What is a hasty generalization, and it weakens the argument by relying on a limited personal experience instead of sufficient or credible evidence?
Choose the Works Cited entry that is correctly formatted for a source with multiple authors and an editor.
A. Smith, John, et al. “The Impact of Reading.” Literacy Studies, edited by Mary Johnson, Penguin, 2020.
B. Smith, John, et al “The Impact of Reading.” Literacy Studies, Edited by Mary Johnson, Penguin 2020.
C. Smith, John, et al. “The Impact of Reading.” Literacy Studies, edited by Mary Johnson Penguin, 2020.
What is A Smith, John, et al. "The Impact of Reading." Literacy Studies, edited by Mary Johnson, Penguin, 2020.?