Composition/ Writing
What phrases should you avoid when writing a literary composition on the EOC or in any writing?
I, He, She, I think, etc.
Painting a picture using the five senses.
What is imagery?
Hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words.
What is context clues
What text is it recommended you start with for the EOC?
The last text
What 7 colors in order are in a rainbow?
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
Name three examples of a literary text.
Drama, Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, SCi-Fi Story Narrative, etc.
An author's attitude toward the subject
tone
The way authors organize information in the text.
What is text structure
What do we call a logical method to identify an entity of interest among several ones by excluding all other entities?
Process of elimination
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
SpongeBob
What are the three parts of a good introduction?
1. a hook 2. background information 3. thesis statement
Double Points!! The literary device used to present action that occurred before the beginning of the story
What is a flashback?
Positive or negative emotions are associated with a word based on the context in which it is used.
What is connotation?
What will you do with al that white paper you are given?
annotate, analyze, SOAPSTONE
What is the largest state in America?
What is Alaska
What do you need to include/do in your constructive response?
Restate the question, answer the question, cite evidence for your answer, and explain why the evidence supports your answer.
A character who changes through the course of the story
What is a dynamic character?
the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.
What is theme
what method do we use to analyze poems?
SOAPSTONE
Double Points!! How many months have 21 days in them?
What is all of them!!
Double Points !!! What does Segue mean?
to move without stopping from one topic to another
Double Points
Man vs. himself is this type of conflict
What is internal?
Use clues to come to a conclusion.
What is inference (to infer)?
What words should you not use in your CR?
I am looking for...Very and I
Who is the most famous American Gothic writer? We read 3 of his works.
POE