Annotations
What do great readers annotate for at the beginning of every text?
Genre, Topic, annotation focus
What does POE stand for?
process of elimination
What should you do if a question mentions a specific line or paragraph?
Reread that line or paragraph
True or False: You find a THEME in fiction texts and poetry.
TRUE. Themes are in fiction stories and poetry.
Read this example of figurative language:
Her stomach twisted and turned like a pile of snakes.
The author uses this simile in order to...
Show that the character is very nervous or sick to their stomach.
About how often should you make a margin note when reading?
Every 1-3 paragraphs
Name 3 POE codes
NR=not relevant
NT=not true
TS=too specific
TS=too general
Opp=opposite
NE=no evidence
What happens in the TURNING POINT of the story?
The problem gets intense AND the characters change
Define theme
The universal lesson in a story.
Name at least 3 types of figurative language
Simile
Metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
hyperbole
alliteration
What do great readers annotate for in FICTION text?
4cs & theme
Name three POE habits.
-Make a prediction
-Mark up the question
-Underline & number evidence that answers the question
-Cross off words that make the answer wrong
-Use POE codes to identify why wrong answers are wrong
You're reading a nonfiction text about a running club, and the author uses the subheading "Gaining Confidence and Speed"
Why did the author use that subheading?
The section describes how its members both improve their confidence and their running speed.
What is wrong with the following theme?
Kenny believes that the love of his family is magical.
Name the figurative language used in this example:
And then at last she loosened the right screw! Whizz! Bang!
onomatopoeia
What do great readers annotate for in NONFICTION texts?
Subclaims (margin notes) and author's claim
What writing structure should I use to answer my short-answer response?
ANEZEZ
In what part of a story do you see CHANGE?
exposition, conflict, turning point, resolution
Turning point
How do you find theme?
-Identify the CONFLICT and RESOLUTION
-Think, what lesson is the author trying to get the reader to learn?
Read this example of figurative language.
"he'd know the Wool Pooh is as serious as a heart attack."
Why did the author include this figurative language?
Characterization, conflict, change, charged language/craft
True or false: In ELA, I can paraphrase my evidence in my short-answer response.
FALSE. Evidence needs to be directly quoted in short-answer response in ELA
True or false: If a question asks how a paragraph contributes to the story, you only need to think about that part of the story.
FALSE. If a question asks how a section or paragraph contributes to the story, you need to think about both the section AND the whole story.
Name one theme from The Watsons Go to Birmingham.
-True magic can be found in a family's love.
-Part of growing up is recognizing that the world can be ugly.
-People can change and mature when their loved ones need their support.
-Families support and love each other, no matter what.
Read this example of figurative language:
Did you hear about the rose that grew
from a crack in the concrete?
Proving nature's law is wrong it
learned to walk with out having feet.
The author uses the line "It learned to walk without having feet" in order to....
Show that the rose continued to grow and thrive despite challenges