Drama
Words or instructions in a play that are written in italics and enclosed by parenthesis - they tell the actors and stagehands what to do
What are stage directions?
The central message or main point the author wants to make; what it's mostly about; the topic plus the statement about the topic.
What is the controlling idea?
What the R stands for in RACE; then provide an example:
Explain ways that teens can become addicted to their phones.
What is restate?
Teens can become addicted to their phones by....
Synonyms for the word show; minimum is 3 but list as many as you can.
What is express, indicate, signal, demonstrate, illustrate, convey, reveal, display, present, explain, exhibit, manifest, communicate, and clarify?
Describe the RACE strategy.
What is
Restate
Answer
Cite text evidence
Explain
The text the actors say out loud - informs us about the characters and helps develop the plot; also called dialogue.
What are lines?
The use of a question to make a point or create an effect, not to get an actual answer; encouraging the listener or reader to think deeply about something.
What is a rhetorical question?
The acronym for revising; include the strategy for each letter.
What is ARMS?
Add
Remove
Move
Substitute
Refers to how the story unfolds and progresses or grows from beginning to end, driven by a series of events and the characters' reactions to them.
What is development of plot?
Combine these sentences in a clear and effective way:
The dog barked.
The mail carrier ran.
What is
The dog barked, and the mail carrier ran.
When determining a character's qualities, you analyze these factors to see if they're honest, patient, or courageous
What are their actions, words, thoughts, and interactions with others?
The overall feeling or atmosphere a story gives you, like excited or mysterious, created by the author's words (setting, word choice) to make you, the reader, feel a certain way.
What is mood?
The acronym for editing; include the strategy for each letter.
What is CUPS?
Capitals
Understanding
Punctuation
Spelling
Synonyms for the word significant.
What is important, noteworthy, and serious?
Describing a text's main idea, important details, and overall meaning in just a few sentences.
What is summarizing?
Playwrights use this type of language to help us visualize the experience the story.
What is figurative language?
The way an author arranges ideas in writing (like cause/effect, compare/contrast) to help readers understand information more easily and to support their topic.
What is organizational patterns / text structure?
Use this strategy when combining sentences.
What is FANBOYS?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Synonyms for the word central.
What is main, controlling, primary, chief, leading, and foremost?
Combine these sentences in a clear and effective way:
I wanted to go to the party.
I had too much homework.
What is
I wanted to go to the party, but I had too much homework.
The big, universal message or lesson about life; it's the "why" behind the story; what the author wants readers to understand and connect with in their own lives.
What is the central theme?
A clear identification of the source's main idea supported by the most important key details without including personal opinions.
What is a complete summary?
The final sentence of a paragraph or an entire piece of writing (like an email or letter) that provides a sense of closure and reinforces the main idea.
What is an effective closing?
The "when" and "where" of a story, including the time (day, year, era) and place (location, environment), but it also means the mood and the social context (like culture or rules).
What is the setting?
Identify the setting by looking for hints in the story that make us think about these things.
Words, phrases, or sentences around a word that help determine an unknown word's meaning
What are context clues?