Key Terms
1. A direct comparison.
2. A comparison using like or as.
What is metaphor and simile?
4 paragraphs minimum.
"Which of the following details least supports the central idea of the passage?" In this question I have to find the answer choice that does NOT really ______________the central idea.
What is Support?
The authors "point of view" means the author's __________
What is perspective, viewpoint, opinion?
Name a multiple choice strategy:
What is process of elimination? What is substituting? What is context clues?
the message, moral or lesson of the story.
What is THEME?
The way a text is organized.
(Cause and effect, problem and solution, chronological order, and comparing and contrasting).
What is Text Structure?
"How does paragraph 4 CONTRIBUTE to the development of ideas in the text?" In this question, I am being asked how paragraph 4 _____________ the development of ideas in the passage.
What is adds to/ builds on?
to make an education guess or conclusion based on evidence, prior knowledge (background knowledge), and logical reasoning.
What is infer?
1. Read the directions 2. Read the questions you will have to answer. 3. Read the title of the article, story or poem 4. Read the subheadings 5. Look at any pictures and captions
What is things you should do before reading a passage?
Hints about what is to come in a story
What is Foreshadowing?
What is restating the question then answering- followed by a relevant piece of evidence than explaining the evidence - followed by another piece of evidence and explaining the evidence- Than lastly a wrap-it-up sentence.
Which of the sentences from the passage best supports the author’s central idea?" In this question the word best tells me that all the answer choices could be _____________, but I have to find the ______________ answer.
What is correct/best?
Spoken conversations - usually between two or more characters
Using the words around it to help define the word.
What is context clues?
the contrast of what is expected to happen and what actually happens
What is Irony?
Text structure in which the author compares and contrasts two or more similar events, topics, or objects.
What is a Comparison and Contrasting?
An one-two sentence summary of the text should only be placed where in an essay?
What is an introduction?
(claim) + (reason) + (reason)
What is a Thesis Statement?
1. Underline or highlight important words and sentences. 2. Circle words you don't know and use context clues to try to figure out what the words mean. 3. Write questions and notes in the margins.
What is annotating?
A literary device that uses symbols, be they words, people, marks, locations, or abstract ideas to represent something beyond the literal meaning.
What is Symbolism?
A word or phrase that shows the relationship between paragraphs or sections of a text or speech.
What is Transitions?
When should you do wrap-it-up sentence?
What is each short response and each paragraph in an essay?
"How does the author’s ALLUSION to Pandora’s Box contribute to the meaning of paragraph 4?" The word allusion means _________________
Allusion means "reference". Eg: In a story one of the characters may ask his friend, "Why did you jump off the roof? Were you trying to be Superman?!" The character is making an ALLUSION or reference to another story/movie (Superman). You may also see a question that uses the word "alludes". ("Why does the author allude to Pandora’s Box in paragraph 4?"). This is the verb form of allusion.
What is a Grabber/Hook?