Citing Evidence
When something is clearly and directly stated in a text
What is explicitly?
Statement, point, or belief that an author is trying to prove with support and evidence.
What is a claim?
What is the Exposition?
The universal message in piece of literature
If a student wants to return a book to the book store, ________ must have a receipt.
Complete the sentence with a pronoun
he or she
a conclusion based on clues from the text along with prior knowledge
What is an inference?
When the author addresses the opposing viewpoint in an argument
What is a counterclaim?
"Jane sat in awe as the stars danced across the night sky."
What type of figurative language is being used?
Personification
The main point that an author wants the readers to remember most. It can be directly stated or implied.
What is the central idea?
Lara's company will have _________ annual picnic next week.
Complete the sentence with a pronoun.
its
Read the following excerpt from "In Africa, Decoding the 'Language' of Elephants"
(4) Like humans and many other mammals, she explained, the elephants have a wide range of calls and signals for different purposes—to secure their defense, warn others of danger, coordinate group movements, reconcile differences, attract mates, reinforce family bonds, and announce their needs and desires.
(5) Distinctive expressions of joy, anger, sympathy, playfulness, and many other emotions are among their vocal repertoire.
(6) Poole and others have found that the elephants not only trumpet their calls but squeal, cry, scream, roar, snort, rumble, and groan.
(7) Calls range from as soft as a whisper to more powerful than a jackhammer; from as abrasive as a rooster's crow to fluid as water gurgling and pulsating through an underground tunnel. Some of the sounds are so low-pitched they aren't audible to human ears.
This paragraph BEST supports the idea that elephants communicate their feelings?
What is Paragraph 5?
Which statement best supports the position that playing team sports is valuable for children?
(A) Children spend too much time sitting down watching TV.
(B) It is unusual for a child to have no interest in individual or team sports.
(C) We live in a society in which professional athletes make ridiculous salaries.
(D) Children learn respect for authority through working with coaches, umpires, and referees.
Statement D
"John was an ox as he rolled the boulder up the steep hill."
What type of figurative language is being used?
Metaphor
A shortened, objective account of text where the central ideas and only the most important details are given.
What is a summary?
Karina and Rosalie have been best friends ever since __________ were in elementary school.
Complete the sentence with a pronoun.
they
Read the following excerpt from, "In Africa, Decoding the 'Language' of Elephants"
(8) "Elephants are extremely exuberant and expressive animals," said Poole, an American who grew up in Kenya and returned as a student researcher in 1975. "The emotion and energy in groups when they come together after they've been separated is incredibly powerful. That kind of behavior occurs in many situations."
(9) Under a three-year program known as the Savanna Elephant Vocalization Project, Poole and her team are compiling a lexicon of the different kinds of calls used by the Amboseli elephants.
(10) Poole's research is part of the Amboseli Elephant Research Project, launched in 1972 by renowned elephant researchers Cynthia Moss and Harry Croze.
This paragraph could BEST be cited to support the idea that Joyce Poole thinks that elephants are unusual and interesting.
What is Paragraph 8?
Read the following excerpt from the editorial "Children Need More Team Sports"
When my team lost the championship game by only one run, I held my tears until I got home. Then, even though I was eleven, I collapsed onto my father's lap and wept like a baby. "Sharon cost us the game," I cried. "She swung at a pitch that was clearly not a strike. She ended the game. Ended it and lost it!" father patted my back gently but spoke firmly. "No one person wins a team game," he said, "and no one person loses it." I thought about that for a moment. Many of our batters had struck out during the game. Like my coach, my father was right. And I've been a better "team player" at work as an adult as a result of their lessons.
The main point of paragraph 6 is that
(A) nothing is ever anyone's fault.
(B) there is no such thing as a true sports "star."
(C) people can only do what they're capable of.
(D) blaming an individual for a group's failure can be unfair.
Answer D
The turning point or most intense part of a story where the conflict has reached its peak
The mode of narration an author employs to let the readers "hear" and "see" what takes place in a story, poem, or essay.
What is point of view?
Someone left __________ backpack in the media center this morning.
his or her
Read the following excerpt from "There Will Come Soft Rains"
At eight-thirty the eggs were shriveled and the toast was like stone. An aluminum wedge scraped them into the sink, where hot water whirled them down a metal throat which digested and flushed them away to the distant sea. The dirty dishes were dropped into a hot washer and emerged twinkling dry.
Paraphrase this excerpt.
Machines scraped the cold food into a garbage disposal and washed he dishes.
Read the following excerpt from the editorial "Children Need Team Sports"
Glee club, debate club, and many other activities can be important. However, in my opinion, there is nothing like playing a team sport to help children learn valuable life lessons. Some people argue that team sports encourage a "group mentality" point of view and it is more important to learn to be an independent individual. To them I would say that we have many opportunities to learn the value of depending on ourselves, such as when we write a paper, read an assignment, or take a test. In the meantime, we live and function in groups—family, classroom, coworkers, and society. We need opportunities to recognize the value of working together.
What is this paragraph an example of?
A counter argument
Read the following excerpt from "Memories of May 1980"
We spent two nights camping and exploring, and on May 18, we got up early to head home. We were just a few miles into our drive back to Seattle when Mount St. Helens exploded. I don't remember any sound, but I felt the rumbling of the blast through the old suspension of my truck. Then the plume of smoke began to grow like an atomic explosion. While Bobby began to take photos from the passenger side, I concentrated on fleeing as quickly as possible. The ash cloud began to spread through the sky as I accelerated as fast as I could down the road. As I drove, Bobby described the massive landslide he saw in the distance. Rocks, ice, mud, and trees were tearing apart the previously pristine, snowcapped mountain. A large part of the north slope of the mountain had exploded, all of which moved downward at a high rate of speed.
How would you describe the author's tone in this paragraph?
Anxious
Explain the difference between denotation and connotation.
Denotation is the dictionary definition of a word, whereas connotation is the ideas and feelings associated with a word.
Which sentence is correct?
1. I have a good feeling about Cassandra and I.
2. I have a good feeling about Cassandra and me.
2. I have a good feeling about Cassandra and me.