Genres
A true account of a person’s life written by someone else is called this.
What is a biography.
This is what SCR stands for.
What is a Short Constructed Response.
When it comes to ECR's there are two types of essays you will write. One is Argumentative and the other is this.
What is Informational.
What are stanzas.
The middle two large boxes on your essay graphic organizer for for which paragraphs?
What are called the body paragraphs.
A text that explains how to do something or teaches a concept belongs to this type of nonfiction.
(hint: can include numbers, statistics, or facts)
What is Informational.
The highest score you can get on an SCR.
What is a 2.
The highest score you can get on an ECR.
What is a 5.
The method we use to annotate a poem.
What is SWIFT.
A type of figurative language that is used to compare two things.
What is a metaphor.
This genre is meant to be performed on stage in front of an audience.
What is a play/drama.
The first part of your SCR response should include this.
What is the flipped question and your answer to the question.
One of the MUST-HAVE things you need in your body paragraphs.
What is text evidence.
Specific language chosen by the poet, sometimes to create a certain effect when reading.
(hint: the W in the SWIFT method)
What is word choice.
What is it called on a test when you are presented with two texts and are asked to answer questions over both?
What is a paired passage.
A story that could actually happen in real life but didn’t is called this type of fiction.
What is realistic fiction.
The second thing you must include in order to get the highest score on your SCR.
What is text evidence.
Your ECR is graded over these two categories.
What is Organization & Development and Conventions.
As part of the annotating process, this is something you should always do BEFORE you read the poem.
(hint: sometimes we write it at the top of our paper)
What is make a prediction.
This type of figurative language is used to give human-like characteristics to a non-human thing.
What is personification.
This genre is set in the future and often includes advanced technology, space travel, or other scientific developments.
What is Science Fiction.
Your SCR should be no shorter than this many sentences.
What is 2.
The topic sentence or statement in your introduction that your entire essay is based on.
What is a controlling idea.
Another name for the overall message of a poem.
(hint: last letter of SWIFT)
What is a theme.
The name of the process when you take your writing prompt and turn it into part of your answer.
What is flipping the question.