Vocabulary
This type of strategy helps you figure out the meaning of a word by looking at the sentence it is in and the surrounding context.
What are context clues?
This is an example of?
"The ocean is mischievous?"
What is personification?
This part of speech shows an action or state of being.
What is a verb?
The use of your own background information and what the text says to make an assumption about the text
what is an inference?
This part of an essay restates the main idea and wraps up the argument or explanation without adding new information.
What is the conclusion
The events that take place in a story
What is plot?
A paragraph or sections of a poem is called:
What is a stanza?
What is this sentence missing?
"My favorite colors are blue red yellow and purple."
What is comma?
Analyzing 2 texts looking at the similarities and differences between the two.
What is compare and contrast?
This part of informational writing is the main position or argument a writer is trying to prove in an essay that is stated in one sentence.
What is thesis statement?
A type of figurative language that compares two things or ideas using the words like or as; for example, the sun shone like a giant flashlight in the sky
What is a simile?
The overall idea, message, or lesson about life in a text. It is usually not stated in the text.
What is the theme?
This prefix goes in front of root words and makes the word mean to do again.
details from the text such as; statistics and statistics that a reader can use to support his or her ideas and opinions about the text
What is textual evidence?
In 1- 3- 1 essay structure there are three of these types of paragraphs.
What are body paragraphs?
the use of words, phrase, symbols, or ideas to paint a picture in the reader’s mind. It includes similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and personification.
What is figurative language?
The 3 elements of a story that interact with each other.
What are setting, plot, and character
These two words are examples of what type of word:
"stop" and "halt"
what is a synonym?
What the author says directly, leaving no room for assumption.
What is explicit
The action you do to give credit to the author you are referencing in your writing.
What is cite?
The feeling or idea associated with a word from its context, rather than the dictionary definition.
What is connoation?
The 5-7 sentence paragraph using only key details and facts to explain a text.
What is a summary?
This is an example of what type of figurative language:
"Time is money"
What is a metaphor?
In informational texts the primary, message or key point an author wants to communicate about a topic, often summarized in a single sentence
What is central or main idea
This type of writing is used to inform the reader on a specific topic or subject.