F.A.N.B.O.Y.S.
The A in FANBOYS stands for _________.
the teller is a character in the story telling what he or she sees or knows.
What is First Person POV?
To briefly restate the main ideas of a piece of writing
What is summarize?
What does the N stand for in FANBOYS?
What is nor?
A writer’s statement of a position or opinion about a topic.
What is a claim?
FANBOYS is an acronym that stands for the most common ___________ used in sentences to connect subjects and predicates.
What are conjunctions?
the points that explain why the author is making a certain claim
What are reasons?
The reader has to find_______ ________, which could be quotations, summaries, or paraphrases from text passages to support a an answer to a text-based question.
What is textual evidence?
Anna doesn't like football __________ she is very skilled at it. (Hint, we a providing an additional idea)
What is yet?
Having a strong ___________ will convince your reader that your side is correct. (Hint - to persuade in writing or speaking)
What is argument?
Which FANBOY is appropriate: William went to the corner store ________ he could grab some candy for his sisters.
What is so?
The overall emotional quality of a work, created by the author’s language and tone.
What is mood?
write notes to explain or present ideas that help you analyze and understand a text
What is annotate?
We can order Lobster or stay within our budget. We do not use a comma because there are two WHAT TYPES OF WORDS in this sentence.
What are verbs?
THIS is taking and using as your own the words and ideas of another.
What is Plagiarism?
Which FANBOYS is appropriate: I am going to do my homework tonight, __________ I do not thing I will finish.
What is but?
the author’s choice of presenting a topic in an objective (persuasive) or neutral (informational) tone. (Hint: P.I.E.)
What is author's purpose?
To make a logical guess or conclusion based on observation, prior experience, or textual evidence
What is inference?
__________ we contact the dog's owner, it can stay in my backyard. Which subordinating conjunction is most appropriate to use. (This one is NOT a FANBOYS)
What is until?
Some writers will discus the issues of a public debate or dispute concerning a matter of opinion. This is a ____________ that many people know about and usually agree to one side.
What is a controversy?
What word does the comma need to go after? Casey is an introvert but he likes office parties.
Theme, message, or purpose of a literary work
What is the central idea?
When we are reading an informational text, we hope that the information is _____________ (Hint - to be trusted, or believed).
Is there supposed to be a comma? If so, where?
Jane will bake some decoy cupcakes and Larry will sneak in the lobster.
What is Yes, after cupcakes.
When we are looking for evidence to support a claim, we want to find the most __________ evidence that we can. (Hint - closely connected to the matter at hand; for example, evidence supporting a claim)
What is relevant?