Literature
An educated guess based on text evidence and prior knowledge.
Inference
This is the "Big Idea" or universal message about life that the author conveys through the story
What is THEME?
What is a NOUN?
This is the author's primary purpose for writing—usually to inform, persuade, or entertain.
What is AUTHOR'S PURPOSE?
A statement that summarizes the main point of an essay and is developed, supported, and explained in the text by the use of samples and evidence.
What is CLAIM or THESIS STATEMENT?
The atmosphere or feeling a reader gets from the text.
What is mood?
The specific part of the plot where the conflict is introduced and the tension begins to build.
What is RISING ACTION?
In this "voice," the subject of the sentence is the one performing the action (e.g., "The cat chased the mouse").
What is ACTIVE VOICE?
This term refers to a writer’s use of "strong and thorough" facts and details to support an analysis.
What is TEXT EVIDENCE?
You should never use these words in an argumentative essay, it ruins your credibility.
What are PERSONAL PRONOUNS?
What is ALLUSION?
This term refers to the struggle between a character and an outside force, such as nature, society, or another character.
What is INTERNAL CONFLICT
A verb form ending in -ing that actually functions as a noun in a sentence.
What is a GERUND?
This organizational structure explains why something happened and what the results were.
What is CAUSE AND EFFECT?
This is the specific group of people the writer is trying to convince; knowing them helps the writer choose the right words.
Who is the AUDIENCE?
This literary element is the perspective from which a story is told, such as first-person or third-person omniscient.
To provide a brief statement of the main points of a text without adding personal opinions or bias.
What is SUMMARIZE?
The Greek root -bio- (as in "biology" or "biography") means this.
What is LIFE?
When an author includes a point that supports their claim, it is called this.
What is a REASON?
This method helps you write your evidence, reasoning, and explanation. 1:2
What is SAY, MEAN, MATTER?
This occurs when a character’s words or actions take on a different meaning for the reader than they do for the characters themselves.
What is Dramatic Irony?
Information in a sentence that helps you define a difficult word you don't know.
What are CONTEXT CLUES?
This punctuation mark is used to connect two independent clauses that are closely related without using a conjunction.
What is a SEMI-COLON?
This text structure organizes information by the order in which events happened in time.
What is CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER?
This element of argumentative writing is when you address the other side and provide evidence as to why you have the stronger claim.
What is COUNTERCLAIM/REBUTTAL?