The two things you should look for before you start reading a new passage
What are: the type of text, and if there is a writing prompt
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literature such as a poem, short story or novel that describes imaginary events and people
What is fiction
100
a struggle between two opposing forces; the main problem in a story
What is conflict
100
the underlying message an author wants to communicate to the reader
What is theme
100
Explain the difference between 1st and 3rd person point of view
What is: 1st person is when someone tells his or her own story using "I" or "We"; 3rd person is when a narrator tells someone else's story using he, she, it, or they
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In order to help me understand the text, I will do the following for every paragraph
What is take a brief note about what is happening
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writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people
What is nonfiction or informational texts
200
two major different kinds of conflict that can occur in stories
What is internal and external conflict
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the most important idea or what the author is trying to say about the topic of their informational text
What is central idea
200
Explain the difference between theme and central idea
What is: central idea is the big idea and is found in informational texts, while theme is the author's message and is found in narrative texts
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In order to answer multiple choice questions, I must first
What is: read the question twice to make sure I understand what it is asking
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an account of someone's life written by that same person
What is autobiography
300
when authors make readers feel uncertain, curious and excited about what is going to happen next
What is suspense
300
the way the author chooses to let the reader see, hear and feel what is going on in a story; or, the position from which you see something which impacts your opinion and feelings about it
What is point of view
300
Explain how you would plan differently for a narrative prompts vs. an essay prompt
What is: plot pyramid vs. a 4-5 paragraph essay with an intro, body paragraphs, and conclusion
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The MCAS MCQs are trying to trick me. In order to avoid being tricked I must do this with ALL answers:
What is read them carefully multiple times
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writing that is trying to convince someone to do or believe in something
What is persuasive writing
400
the part of the story when the conflict reaches its most important or exciting moment
What is climax
400
the 5 ways an author can communicate a character's traits to the reader
What is STEAL- speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions and looks
400
How do we find central idea while we're reading an informational text
What is: Pay close attention to the beginning, the end, and the topic sentences of each paragraph
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The most important multiple choice strategy I can do
What is go back to the text and underline or label evidence that proves my answer is correct
500
an opinion piece in a newspaper
What is an OP-Ed
500
how the author makes the reader feel through word choice; the emotional state of the story
What is mood
500
a feeling of sadness and pleasure that can come from remembering something from the past and wanting to experience it again
What is nostalgia
500
Explain the similarity and the difference between a simile, a metaphor and personification
What is: all 3 are forms of figurative language; simile and metaphors are both comparisons of two unlike things but simile uses like or as; personification is giving human characteristics to something that is not human