Analyzing Sources
True or False: If you are writing about modern smartphones, a source about telephones written in 1898 (126 years ago) passes the CRAAP test.
False
You up the dictionary and read that the definition of car is "a four-wheeled road vehicle that is powered by an engine and is able to carry a small number of people." This is the word's __________________.
denotation
Alliteration
What is it called when a writer gives advance warning of something that will happen later in the story?
Foreshadowing
What does the R in TREE stand for?
Reasons
True or False: If you are researching Beluga Whales, a source on sea turtles is NOT considered relevant for your project.
True
Words can have 3 types of connotations: positive, negative, and ____________.
Neutral
Simile
______________ is when an item, person, or plot theme represents something beyond its literal meaning.
Symbolism
True or False: You should always begin a written response by UNPACKing your prompt and prewriting.
True
If a source contains many emotionally charged or biased words, can you trust it to be credible?
No
Is the connotation of the word "bossy" positive, negative, or neutral?
Negative
An ______________ is a common saying in a language or culture.
Idiom
___________________ is the message or lesson an author wants the reader to take away from the story.
Theme
Give an example of a transition word/phrase you can use when introducing your conclusion
When a source is credible it often contains a Voice of _____________, which is when a person who is an expert in the topic you are researching either wrote the source or is quoted within the source.
Authority
"The night was black as ever, but bright stars lit up the sky in beautiful and varied constellations. The night air felt crisp on my face, and I could smell bonfires burning somewhere in the distance as I heard the laughter of the people gathered around it." What is this an example of?
When Taylor Swift sings, "You're a flashback in a film reel on the one screen in my town," what type of figurative language is she using?
Irony
Give an example of a transition word you can use when transitioning from your thesis statement to your first reason.
First, to begin, to start
Before we trust a source, we need to make sure we know what the author's ______________ is in writing it. For example, we cannot trust a source whose goal is to sell us something.
Purpose
Edgar Allan Poe uses lots of interjections like "Ha!" in his writing which makes the writing immediately recognizable as his. What is this an example of?
Voice
In the song Shallow by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, they compare falling in love to jumping off a diving board into a deep pool throughout the entire song:
"I'm off the deep end, watch as I dive in
I'll never meet the ground
Crash through the surface, where they can't hurt us
We're far from the shallow now
In the shallow
In the shallow
In the shallow
We're far from the shallow now"
What type of figurative language is this?
Extended Metaphor
When Edgar Allan Poe wrote, "Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December..." to begin his poem The Raven, what literary device is he using?
Flashback
If you are given 2 sources to read and use to help you respond to a prompt, how many sources should you pull text evidence from?
2