Figurative Language
What is a simile?
A comparison USING LIKE or AS
What tone is conveyed by the author’s use of first-person narration in Passage 2?
What does the word CONVEYED actually mean?
To show or express
BONUS: What is tone?
What is Theme and Central Idea. What is their difference.
Theme is the lesson or moral of a story, while Central Idea is the main message or topic a story is about.
Why do authors need to use text structure?
In order to organize their ideas and thoughts.
How many hours of sleep should you get before your FAST Test
At LEAST 8 hours of sleep
How do you spell the form of figurative language that represents SOUND?
ONOMATOPOEIA
Part A: What is the theme of Passage 2?
Part B: Which sentence from Passage 2 provides evidence for the answer to Part A?
What is PART B asking you to do?
To support my answer for PART A with text evidence
Making an educated guess backed by text evidence is called an?
Inference
What is sequential order?
When an author orders their information in time order, from beginning to end.
BONUS: What did we use to call sequential order?
List 5 different TEST TAKING SKILLS
Process of Elimination
Highlighting Key Words in the question
Annotating my story
Color Coordinating My Highlighting
Reread My questions
Reviewing My Answers
Flag Unknown Questions
Don't Spend Longer than 10 Minutes On a Question
DO NOT TAKE ALL DAY TO COMPLETE MY TEST
Once in a blue moon will Mr.Rojas let us have a "free day"
Which form of Figurative Language is "Once in a blue moon"?
Idiom
Based on the information in Passage 2, which sentence best describes how the women’s suffrage movement developed in the United States?
What does the word DEVELOPED mean in this question?
How a subject begins AND ends.
What is Plot and name the 5 Elements of Plot IN ORDER
Plot is the series of events in a story.
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax. Falling Action, and Resolution.
What does compare and contrast mean?
Comparing two things are looking at their similarities and to Contrast is to look at their differences.
What helps create/build great students?
CONFIDENCE
An allusion is when an author tries to trick the reader into believing something fake.
True or False?
False
BONUS: What really is an Allusion?
The word circumstances derives from the Latin word part circum-, meaning “around.” Based on this information, choose the likely meaning of circumstances as it is used in this passage.
What is the question asking me to actually do?
You need to find the definition to the word CIRCUMSTANCES
What is Characterization? What are the two different types of Characterization?
Characterization is the description of characters in a story. The two types are Direct and Indirect Characterization.
Which form of text structure do Argumentative Essays use the most?
Problem/Solution
I MUST GROW AS A STUDENT. I should be at a higher score compared to the beginning of the year.
She was so mad she was spitting fire and staring daggers at me.
This is an example of what form of Figurative Language
Hyperbole
What is the author’s main purpose for writing Passage 1?
What is another way of saying "MAIN PURPOSE"?
The central idea
BONUS: What is central idea?
What is the difference between Mood and Tone.
Mood is what the reader feels while reading the story, while Tone is what the author is trying to express with word choice.
Give me an example of a problem/solution text structure story that we read this year.
"Mars Can Wait, Oceans Can't"
or "Packing for Mars"
Who is Mr.Rojas' favorite class period?
All of them :)
OBVIOUSLY!!!!!!!!!!!!