Text Structures
The effect of this sentence: The wasteful energy use of many Americans has contributed to global warming.
What is global warming.
An idea that recurs in literature or work of art and is typically the author's lesson.
What is Theme.
What is CER and when should you use it?
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
Anytime you are answering a short answer/essay question.
Which president is on the penny?
Abraham Lincoln
Consists of exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
What is plot?
A sign or warning of what is going to happen next.
The most intense or high point of a story.
What is the climax?
What is the art of Japanese paper folding called?
Origami
The use of words that sound like what they mean, such as "hiss," "buzz," "slam," and "boom"
Onomatopoeia
The soft fur of the dog felt like silk against my skin and her black coloring glistened as it absorbed the sunlight, reflecting it back as a perfect, deep, dark mirror.
What is description.
Visually descriptive or figurative language.
What is imagery.
What is the name of the Superbowl trophy?
The Vince Lombardi Trophy
Refers to a situation that turns out to be the opposite of what is expected.
What is irony.
Medicine has a history spanning many thousands of years and specialized establishments for treating the sick have also existed for eons. Despite the fact that function of hospitals have not changed much during the last century, technological and scientific progress has made possible treatment approaches that could not have been implemented a hundred years ago and made a large contribution to health care. The main differences between hospitals today and a century ago are improved surgical techniques, the safer use of anesthesia, and safer childbirth procedures.
What is compare and contrast
An author/speaker’s attitude toward a topic or an audience, which is often conveyed through word choice and/or literary devices.
What is tone?
Using prior knowledge and what you read to determine what is happening.
What is inference?
What are the 5 Great Lakes?
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
What is extreme exaggeration?
Hyperbole.
The Middle Ages, The Renaissance, The Scientific Revolution, The American Revolution, The French Revolution, The Industrial Revolution, World War I, Interwar Years, World War II, Cold War, Vietnam War
Chronological order/ Sequence of events
When the goal is to inform, persuade, entertain, explain, or describe.
What is Author's purpose?
Jemelie is opposed to the arranged marriage with Rakesh that her parents have set up because she wants to study medicine. What type of conflict is this?
What is man vs. society.
Name all 7 continents.
Asia, Europe, Australia, North America, South America, Antarctica, Africa
A comparison of two or more similar objects, which suggests that if they are alike in certain respects, they will probably be alike in other ways as well.
What is an analogy.