Expository/Persuasion
What are the Thinking Jobs for Expository and Persuasion?
What is the topic?
What is the author trying to teach or tell me?
What is the author's point of view?
What are the Thinking Jobs for Literary Non-Fiction?
Who or what is this about?
Why is this person or event important?
What obstacle or problem do they face?
What is the lesson learned?
What are the thinking jobs for fiction?
Who are the characters?
What is the obstacle or problem?
What is the solution?
What is the theme or lesson learned?
What are the Thinking Jobs for Poetry?
Literal meaning
Figurative meaning
What is an example of a metaphor, that we have read?
"Life for me ain't been no crystal stair"
What are the three author's POVs we look for?
Positive, neutral, negative
What is Literary Non-Fiction?
A story about a real person or event
Autobiography, diaries, journals,
Combination of fiction and expository
Real information told in a story like way
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Name 5 figurative languages
Alliteration
Tone
Hyperbole
Repetition
Onomatapeia
Cliches
Metaphor
Similie
Imagery
Mood
Personification
Irony
Name the steps, in order, to answering questions.
1. Skill/knowledge
2. Read answer choices
3. Go back to the text
4. Eliminate/answer question
5. Justify your answer
4. Which definition best fits the meaning of shadowing as it is used in paragraph 7?
H. Definition 3
37. Read these sentences from Paragraph 3
I owe much to Paige. Buying a puppy from her meant having the freedom to pick her brain, no matter how often I called--calls that in the beginning were more frequent than she bargained for, I'm sure, and were typically panic-driven.
D. Worried that he wasn't caring for his dog correctly
Which event from the story shows that Bragger's attitude about playing basketball is different from Kirby's?
H. Bragger acting as if he doesn't care that he misses a basket.
What is literal meaning?
Explicitly written; stated within the text
What is Literary Non-Fiction a combination of?
Expository and Fiction
5. In paragraph 10, Maya included examples in her argument most likely because she -
D. Wanted to stress the potential for danger during their trip
38. What can the reader infer about the woman mentioned in paragraph 4 through 5?
G. She disagrees with the author's choice not to provide his dog with formal training
J. That Kirby has a negative attitude about his ability to play basketball
Hidden message; infer what the speaker/poet is trying to say
Why are autobiographies considered "Literary Non-Fiction"?
Autobiographies are literary non-fiction because the information is presented in a story like manner.
2. Which of Maya's statements is an example of stereotyping?
H. I think parents and judges should make the decision because teenagers often make irrational decisions, especially when trying to obtain attention for a world record.
42. What is the best summary of the selection?
H. The author established a bond with his puppy Atticus by following the dog breeder's advice. Instead of participating in obedience training and teaching his dog tricks, the owner chose to focus on helping Atticus feel safe and happy.
What is the best summary of the story?
D. Kirby is shooting baskets in the gym before basketball tryouts. His cousin Bragger wants him to try out for the team because Kirby loves basketball, but Kirby insists he is not good enough as a player. As Coach Armstrong hands out permission slips, Kirby considers contributing to the team in a way that does not include playing.
What is the difference between figurative MEANING and figurative LANGUAGE?
Figurative meaning is a hidden message that the poet/speaker is trying to get across.
Figurative language is the way the poet/speaker is trying to present the poem.
Expository informs us
Persuasion convinces us