Ms. C
Ms. C's instagram
What is filled with food
What does the world DEVELOP mean in a question?
What is: Author's craft
What is translating the question
The first thing you do with multiple choice questions
How much each short response is worth
What is: 2 points
Where Ms. Brenner is from
Boston
The place Ms. C's family is from.
Bangladesh
The three author's purposes in non fiction writing
What are:
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
One way to know if a MC question is directing you to a specific location in the text (as opposed to the whole passage).
What is "lines 9-10," paragraph 4, the beginning of the text, etc.
How to get full credit on a short response
Use ACECES
Ms. Brenner's favorite sport
Rugby
Queens
Name at least 3 different types of figurative language.
What are simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, repetition, imagery, contrasting images, rhyme, connotation, word choice
Two keywords to know that a MC question is asking you to consider the "WHOLE" text
What are: Main idea of whole passage, author's purpose, author's tone, theme, structure
The 2nd thing you do when starting your extended response.
What is: Planning your E.R.
Where Ms. Brenner went to college
Ithaca College
Ms. C's birthday
What is January 7th
Name at least 4 Ways Nonfiction Authors use structure to develop their ideas.
What are: Cause and Effect, Then and Now, Chronological, Question and Answer, Problem/Solution, Compare and Contrast, Etc.
Purpose of process of elimination in MC
What is: to eliminate all wrong answers and trick answers, get to 50-50, make the best answer choice
The things that are missing from this SAR:
The author has a purpose. For example, "People do not know that dolphins are endangered." Also, "If more people knew, we could protect these animals." These quotes show that the author has a purpose.
Strong claim, explanation of evidence
Ms. Brenner's birthday
What is November 23rd
A great accomplishment that happened 2 years ago.
What is: published a story
Four types of TEXT FEATURES that can help us when attacking a passage.
What are 1. Directions (for genre) 2. Italics (Background info) 3. Images and Captions 4. Subtitles
Purpose of covering up the MC answer choices
What is: Coming up with your own answer first then comparing, and avoiding trick answers
Improve this body paragraph and explain what you changed: The author has an angry tone in the article. For example he says, "How dare politicians endanger our children?" He also states, "I am furious about this issue." This shows that the author has an angry tone in the article.
What is: The author has an angry tone in the article. For example he says, "How dare politicians endanger our children?" He also states, "I am furious about this issue." His language emphasizes his frustration, and informs the reader that he is upset about this injustice to young people. (Improved explanation)
The number of instruments Ms. Brenner knows how to play