Informational Text
What is a fact?
This type of statement can be proven true because it is based on evidence, not just a belief.
What is the struggle or problem in a story that creates tension and challenges the characters?
The conflict
What are the ____ in a poem that make up a stanza?
Lines
When answering multiple-choice questions to make a final selection, what strategy should you use?
SLASH & TRASH
What is cause and effect?
This shows what happens because of something else happening in the text.
This is the most exciting and intense part of the story, where the main conflict reaches its peak.
What is a climax?
What is the narrator called in a poem?
Speaker
What does OREO stand for?
Opinion, reason, example/evidence, and opinion
What is the first thing you do before reading the passage?
What are context clues?
These hints in the sentence help you figure out the meaning of a new word.
What is the theme of a text?
The theme is the message the author wants readers to walk away with, the lesson learned.
Stanza
What does TOSEEC stand for?
Topic sentence, evidence, elaboration, and conclusion
Identify the genre and be prepared to identify the genre frame questions
What is the author's purpose?
This is the reason an author writes an informational text, such as to inform, explain, or persuade.
What is B-M-E?
When writing a story, use a beginning, middle, and end.
What is one type of figurative language usually found in a poem?
Similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, and onomatopedia.
These words or phrases help connect paragraphs by showing the relationship between ideas.
When citing textual evidence, it is important to use quotation marks and ______ after your evidence.
Elaborate/Elaboration
What are supporting details?
These are the facts and examples in a text that help explain the main idea.
Paying attention to how the characters solve problems, what the characters learn from the problem, and how the character changes.
What is the difference between the literal meaning and the deeper meaning of a poem?
The literal meaning of a poem is the direct, surface-level meaning of the words—the facts or the simple story the words tell. The deeper meaning is the hidden message, emotion, or idea that the poet wants you to think about, which might not be obvious at first. For example, a poem might literally talk about a storm, but its deeper meaning could be about feeling sad or going through tough times.
What are the parts of a multi-paragraph essay?
Introduction, body, conclusion
What are the GENRE FRAMES for Literary text, Informational text, and Poetry?
Literary text- Who are the characters? What is the problem/solution? What is the lesson learned?
Informational text- What is the topic? What is the author teaching me about the topic? What is the author's point of view?
Poetry- What is the literary and deeper meaning?