Literature Analysis
This is the person telling the story.
What is the narrator?
What is introduce the quote?
Use surrounding sentences to figure out word meaning. These are called...
What are context clues?
This type of sentence combines two independent clauses with FANBOYS.
What is a compound sentence?
The first thing you should do when reading sources.
What is annotate?
When the reader knows something a character does not, this is called this type of irony.
What is dramatic irony?
This shows exactly where evidence comes from.
What is a citation?
A word with the opposite meaning.
What is an antonym?
This punctuation mark is used to introduce a list.
What is a colon?
You must use at least this many sources in the essay.
What is two or more sources?
The turning point or moment of highest tension in a story.
What is the climax?
Strong evidence should be this: directly connected to the claim.
What is relevant?
A word with a similar meaning.
What is a synonym?
Removing unnecessary words improves this.
What is clarity or conciseness?
The central claim of your essay.
What is a thesis?
A character who changes throughout the story.
What is a dynamic character?
After using evidence, you must do this to explain how it supports your claim.
What is analysis / explanation?
The feeling associated with a word.
What is connotation?
A sentence fragment is missing this.
What is a complete thought?
This paragraph explains the opposing viewpoint.
What is the counterclaim?
The lesson or message of a story.
What is theme?
This type of evidence is quoted word-for-word from the text and placed inside quotation marks.
What is direct textual evidence, or direct quotation?
The dictionary definition of a word.
What is denotation.
This type of writing uses claims, reasons, and evidence.
What is argumentative writing?
The first sentence of the final paragraph of an argumentative essay should....
What is restate the thesis?