ECR/SCR
What do I have to draw to pre-write for my ECR
List the components of it.
The house
Hook/Thesis, supporting idea, text evidence, explain, conclusion.
My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.
Personification
A scene that takes place before a story begins.
Flashback
Purpose of Headings
Divides the text into sections and explains what the section will be about.
If the temperature of the air stays below freezing the entire time a snowflake is falling, it will reach the ground as a snowflake.
Cause and Effect
How to correctly answer an SCR
Restate the prompt + answer
Provide a piece of text evidence that supports my answer.
My hands were icicles because of the cold weather.
A narrative device in which suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted.
Foreshadow
Purpose of a picture or visual
Shows what something looks like.
A rainbow comes from sunlight shining through airborne water droplets. A moonbow, on the other hand, is created by moonlight.
Compare and Contrast
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Explain how the author uses dialogue to reveal the theme of the story.
The author uses dialogue to reveal the theme of the story by ...
The rain drizzled down for hours on end.
Onomatopoeia
The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning.
Irony
Purpose of a graph
Organizes and compares information in a visual way.
To keep cookies from becoming stale as you store them, try adding a slice of bread to the container for extra moisture.
Problem and Solution
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Explain how the poet uses descriptive details to develop how the speaker feels like an outsider.
The poet uses descriptive details to develop how the speaker feels like an outsider by ...
His arms were weak and felt like noodles.
Simile
The idea that things represent other things.
Symbolism
Purpose of caption
Explains what a photograph or visual is about.
The finished Statue of Liberty was disassembled into 350 pieces and then shipped across the Atlantic. It was finally dedicated in New York City in October 1886.
Chronological
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What can you infer about the speaker’s relationship with her mother?
I can infer that the speaker's relationship with her mother is ...
I could run around the world without breaking a sweat.
Hyperbole
A plot device in which a component of a story ends unresolved, usually in a suspenseful or shocking way.
Cliffhanger
Purpose of special print like italics, underlined, bold or highlights
These are important words for the readers to know
First the boy reached into the cookie jar, then the cookie jar fell over and broke. Next the boy went to tell his mom he knocked over the cookie jar, and finally the boy's mom came to help him clean it up.
Sequence