Citation
Why is citing correctly important?
1- it gives the author recognition for their work
2- it removes the risk for plaigarism
What is central idea?
What is a word's literal, dictionary definition?
Denotation
What are the following: Bold words, headings, captions, and diagrams are all examples of these, which help readers navigate a nonfiction text.
Text features
When we look for a resource, what are the three things we want it to be?
Reliable, relevant, or credible
In MLA citation, what goes into the parentheses?
Author name and page number
These are the specific facts, examples, or details an author uses to support the central idea.
Supporting details or evidence
If house, home, and shack all have the same dictionary defintion but have different associated feelings, what is that called?
Connotation
What is text structure?
How text information is organized
1.Author
2.Purpose
3.Evidence
4.Date
5.Bias
6.Domain
In MLA format, this appears at the end of your paper and lists all sources you used.
Works Cited Page
This term describes a brief statement of the central idea written in your own words, without personal opinion, that captures the author's main message.
Objective summary
The words slender, skinny, and lean all have the same denotation. Rank them from most negative to most positive connotation and explain your reasoning.
skinny (negative) → slender (positive) → lean (neutral/positive); answers may vary with explanation
Name all five common nonfiction text structures.
chronological/sequence, cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem and solution, and description
A source that can be trusted because it is accurate, honest, and written by a qualified author is described as this.
Reliable or credible
This is the correct MLA format for a book citation: Author's last name, first name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year.
Identify the error in this citation: Smith, John. The River Runs Deep. 2019. Penguin.
The publisher and year are in the wrong order
(Should be: Penguin, 2019.)
Find the central idea of the passage:
Many teenagers feel tired during the day, but sleep is much more than just a way to rest. When you sleep, your brain is actually hard at work. It sorts through the information you learned during the day, stores important memories, and clears out waste products. Getting enough rest also helps regulate your mood, strengthens your immune system, and keeps your body growing properly. Without enough sleep, focus drops, memory suffers, and stress increases. Far from being a waste of time, sleep is a vital biological process that keeps both the mind and body healthy.
Sleep is an essential process that keeps both the teenage body and brain healthy.
A journalist writes: "The protesters stormed the building." Explain how replacing stormed with entered changes both the connotation and the reader's perception of the event.
"stormed" has a violent, aggressive (negative) connotation that makes the protesters seem threatening, while "entered" is neutral and changes the tone significantly
A student reads an article with the heading "Why Rainforests Are Disappearing" and subheadings like "Deforestation," "Climate Change," and "What Can Be Done." Identify the text structure and explain how the subheadings support the author's purpose.
problem and solution; the subheadings identify causes of the problem and guide the reader toward solutions, supporting the author's purpose of informing and persuading
A student is writing a research paper on climate change. Rank these sources from most to least credible and explain: a personal blog, a NASA article, a Wikipedia page, a peer-reviewed journal.
peer-reviewed journal → NASA article → Wikipedia → personal blog; explanations should address expertise, editorial review, and bias
If you quote a book written by John Smith on page 45, what should the parenthetical citation look like at the end of your sentence?
(Smith 45)
Find TWO central ideas from the passage:
Central Idea 1: Rooftop gardens improve the city environment by cooling down buildings and helping local wildlife like bees and birds.
Central Idea 2: Rooftop gardens improve human well-being by giving city residents a peaceful place to relax and grow fresh food.
An author describes a character as "frugal" (or wise) in chapter one and "miserly" (or greedy) in chapter five. Both words mean spending little money. Analyze what this shift in word choice reveals about how the author wants the reader's perception of the character to change.
the shift from a positive/neutral connotation (frugal = wise) to a negative one (miserly = greedy) signals that the author wants readers to view the character less favorably as the story progresses
An author can use multiple different text structures within one informational text. True or false.
True
A student finds two sources on the same topic: one is a .gov website from the CDC updated last year, and one is a .com article from a health blog with no listed author, dated 2009. Write a full explanation of which source is more credible, using at least three specific evaluative criteria.
the CDC source is more credible because it has authority (government health agency), currency (recently updated), and accuracy (peer-reviewed data); the blog lacks an identifiable author, is outdated, and may have bias or no editorial oversight