What is the setting of a story?
Where/when the story takes place
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
First Person
What is a claim or thesis statement?
a statement that tells what a writing will be about
What is the opening paragraph to your writing called?
The closing, the introduction, or the body?
Introduction
What is the theme of a story?
the lesson or moral of a story
The problem of the story
The message or lesson of the story
Theme
How do we learn the theme of a story?
By looking at characters experiences
What is the part of the plot where the characters are introduced
The exposition
How do you make an argument or claim stronger
Citing evidence
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To tell how things are the same or different
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective
Third Person
Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Fiction = a made up story
Nonfiction = text based on factual information
How many sentences are in a paragraph?
Name as many types of figurative language as you can.
simile, hyperbole, metaphor, personification, aliteration
Which word in the sentence is the pronoun:
"Mrs. Salonga was so excited to teach her students this new math."
her
What a nonfiction text is mostly about?
Facts or real events
What is a verb?
How do you organize a compare and contrast essay
Body paragraph 1 discusses the similarities and body paragraph 2 discusses the differences
Words used to describe charactera
Character traits
List as many testing tips as you can! R.E.A.L.
R- read the questions then the passage, E - eliminate wrong answers, A - Answer the question, L - Look back for evidence
What is at the top? The climax or the resolution?
Climax
What type of figurative language is this
She was hot as the sun
Simile
What are some sentence stems you can use to start your written answer to a question based on a passage?
According to the text/passage...
What are the three types of author's purpose? hint: PIE
persuade, inform, entertain