Poetry/Drama
Words or instructions in a play that are written in italics and enclosed by parenthesis
What are stage directions?
When and where a story takes place.
What is the setting?
A sentence or words that explain a picture, usually found at the bottom.
What is a caption?
The general feeling created by the WRITER.
What is the tone.
Restate this question:
How has Ha's life been turned inside out by the war in her country?
What is Ha's life has been turned inside out by the war in her country because...
What kind of figurative language is used in this sentence: The tree danced in the breeze
What is personification?
What is conflict?
Helps the reader understand more about non-fiction text. Ex. diagrams, graphs, maps, photographs, illustrations.
What are text features?
Expresses a position, or makes a claim about an issue or problem, and supports that position with reasons and evidence
What is argument?
What writing strategy is used when writing a well constructed ECR?
What is RACES or RACECES?
In a play, the conversation between characters; it advances the plot and reveals conflict.
What is dialogue?
The turning point of the story.
Type of text structure describes an issue and at least one way to solve it
The writer's position, is often stated early in the argument, such as in the introductory paragraph, or even in the title.
What is claim?
In conclusion, old people do not like new music.
This is an example of which step?
What is summarize/sum it up?
What kind of figurative language is used in this sentence: The earth is a green blanket.
What is a metaphor?
The lesson learned or the message of the story.
What is theme?
Type of text structure shows how two or more things are alike and different
What is compare and contrast?
A specific piece of information that an author gives to support a claim.
What is evidence?
Transitions like, "For Example...", "In the text it states...", "According to the author...", "In paragraph ___ of the article, it states..." are all ways to introduce what step?
What is C or Cite evidence?
What kind of figurative language is used in this sentence: Elizabeth is as fast as a cheetah.
What is a simile?
STAAR Question: Paragraph 7 mainly focuses on -
What skill are you being asked to use for this question?
What is main idea?
STAAR Question: The author organizes this selection by -
What skill are you being asked to use in this question?
What is text structure?
The listener, viewer, or reader of a text.
Transitions like, "This shows", "This proves that...because", and "If....then...." are all examples of introducing...
What is explain evidence?
The division of a play consisting of several scenes
What is an act?
To draw a conclusion by reasoning from facts and information found in the passage.
When analyzing test questions, the phrase "support the claim" or "supports the idea" is asking the reader to find what?
What is text evidence?
To try to convince the reader of something is the ___________ of argumentative text.
What is purpose?
The text states, , “Mother measures rice grains left in the bin. Not enough to last till payday at the end of the month” (Lai 37).
This is an example of which part of the RACES writing strategy??
What is citing evidence?