TEXTUAL EVIDENCE
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
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The amount of evidence required for a short answer response.

What is two pieces of evidence?

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A lesson the author wants the reader to learn. ie. Don't judge a book by it's cover
What is theme?
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It is what the passage or paragraph is about.

What is main/central idea?

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The main events of a story

What is the plot?

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The technique being used is: Drip—hiss—drip—hiss fall the raindrops / on the oaken log which burns, and steams, and smokes the ceiling beams. / Drip—hiss—the rain never stops.
What is a hyperbole?
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Words around another word that can help you figure out the meaning of the word.
What are context clues?
200
The theme of the story: The Crow and the Pitcher A CROW perishing with thirst saw a pitcher, and hoping to findwater, flew to it with delight. When he reached it, he discovered to his grief that it contained so little water that he could not possibly get at it. He tried everything he could think of to reach the water, but all his efforts were in vain. At last he collected as many stones as he could carry and dropped them one by one with his beak into the pitcher, until he brought the water within his reach and thus saved his life.
What is If at first you don't succeed, try and try again.
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The reason why an author writes.

What is Author's Purpose?

200

Requires an inference and two pieces of evidence to receive full credit.

What is the short answer response?
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The lake waves were flakes of red gold.
What is a metaphor?
300
Used around textual evidence to show that it's the author's words and not yours.
What are quotation marks?
300
The theme of the story: The Mule in the Lion’s Skin An Mule once found a Lion’s skin which the hunters had left out in the sun to dry. He put it on and went towards his native village. All fled at his approach, both men and animals, and he was a proud Mule that day. In his delight he lifted up his voice and brayed, but then every one knew him, and his owner came up and gave him a sound cudgelling for the fright he had caused. And shortly afterwards a Fox came up to him and said: “Ah, I knew you by your voice.”
What is It is better to be called a fool quietly than to open your mouth and confirm suspicions.
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An educated guess made from observations.
What is an inference?
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The feeling the author wants the reader to get.

What is mood?

300
A watery light Touched bleak the granite bridge, and white Without the slightest tinge of gold, The city shivered in the cold.
What is personification?
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The amount of evidence necessary for an extended response. 

What is at least 4 pieces of evidence?

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the acquisition of knowledge or skills through experience, study, or by being taught.
What is learning?
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The place, time, period, and atmosphere of a story.
What is the setting?
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The vocabulary an author uses to show how he or she feels about a topic.

What is tone?

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Your lips, light as the wings of the dragon-flies...

What is a simile

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Making notes while reading to help with understanding and answering questions.
What is annotation?
500
This is given to see the level of understanding of each student. It is also worth 70% of your grade. The best way to prepare is to review class notes and assignments, also paying attention in class.
What is an exam or test?
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Direct words from a passage to prove an answer.
What is textual evidence?
500

A statement that is arguable and can be proven with evidence

What is a claim

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the use of words that sound like what they mean, such as "hiss," "buzz," "slam," and "boom"

What is a onomatopoeia?

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