CCC
What does CCC stand for?
Claim, Claim Evidence, Commentary
What is the main idea?
The topic or focus of the author's writing.
The author's ___________ is the reason why they wrote their work.
Purpose
What is it called when we make an educated guess about what the story will be about?
Prediction
How are these words related?
Cheerful, excited, joyful, happy, glad
They are synoyms
A claim is your position statement, but you need 2 main ___________ to back it up.
Reasons
The main idea should always be stated in 2 paragraphs. What are they?
The intro and the conclusion
What does PIE stand for?
Persuade, perform, entertain
What is it called when you restate the main points of a text?
Summarize
Where is the prepositional phrase in this sentence? Remember this type of phrase relates to position or movement.
Can we go to the mall on Saturday?
Go to, or on Saturday.
Why do essays need claim evidence?
To prove that the claim is right.
What is it called when the author is discussing the similarities and differences in two different topics or subjects?
Compare & contrast
Is this a metaphor or a simile?
You are the apple of my eye.
A metaphor
What's it called when we find things that relate closely to one another in the text?
Connections
Add a prepositional phrase to make this sentence more interesting.
We walked
Answers may vary.
An author presents a ____________ when trying to prove their point or defend their side.
Argument
This is another word for the lesson of the story:
Theme
What is imagery?
Painting a picture for the readers using words that appeal to the senses.
What's its called when we have to make assumptions about characters or events in our text?
Making an inference
How can we make this sentence more clear?
I went to the park. I saw a dog. I also saw a cat.
I went to the park, saw a dog, and a cat.
Gathering evidence is always done through ___________.
Research
What do tone and mood mostly deal with?
The emotion or the feeling of the story.
What is it called when we take someone else's words and use them as our own work?
Plagiarism
What's called when you take notes, underline, circle, and make other marks to help remember important details.
Text marking (also known as annotating)
What are the three main parts of speech?
Nouns, verbs, and adjectives