Terms to Know
What the author is trying to convince the reader to see/understand about their text
Author's purpose
Author's point of view
The way the author feels about the topic. Positive? Negative? A more specific tone/feeling word?
alliteration
What do you need to answer this writing prompt, "How did the author develop the theme in the text?"
1. Name the theme
2. Name the literary devices
3. Evidence that shows the literary devices
4. Analysis that relates back to the claim/answer
Name the text structure: writing about the similarities and differences of two things
Compare and contrast
A retelling of the most important parts of what was read
A summary
Name the genre frame questions
Who are the characters and what did you learn about them? What is the conflict? What is the resolution? What is the theme?
What is the topic? What is the author teaching me? What is the author's opinion on the topic?
What is the literal meaning? What is the deeper meaning?
the author uses one thing to stand for another (e.g., owl = wisdom)
symbolism
What do you need to answer this writing prompt, "How did the author develop the central in the text?"
1. Name the central idea
2. Name the tools the author uses like nonfiction text structures, tone, scientific research, etc.
3. Evidence that shows the central idea
4. Analysis that explains how the reader is able to understand this is the main idea
When you are asked, "what sentence would be most important to include in a summary?"
What answer/answer choice should you be looking for?
Look for the answer which includes a detail that proves the author's main points/central idea. Anything that is TOO specific or not related to the OVERALL central idea will not be the answer.
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character; author's feelings
tone
structure
imagery
Two pieces of evidence from EACH passage
Name the text structure: the order in which things happen
chronological or sequence
Claim
A statement made by the author that can be proven or backed up with evidence. May or may not be an opinion
a quality or characteristic
trait
gives objects or animals the qualities of humans
personification
Thesis/Intro --> answer the bullet points in 1-2 sentences
BP1 --> Answer one bullet point or answer both questions for one passage
BP2 --> Answer the other bullet point or both questions for the second passage
Conclusion --> Restate thesis
Name the text structure: the reason something happens and the result of it happening
Central idea
the most important point the author makes
Name the 5 non-fiction text structures
1. Descriptive
2. Cause and Effect
3. Problem and Solution
4. Chronological/Sequential
5. Compare and Contrast
A literary device that references a person, place, event, or artistic work in another piece of writing. For example, The Giver referencing the Bible a bunch
Allusion
What are the components of an analytical paragraph?
Claim
Context/Introduce Quote
Quote #1/#2
Analysis of the Quotes
Summary statement
Define simile and metaphor
simile: a comparison using "like" or "as"
metaphor: a comparison without using "like" or "as"