💬 What text is this quote from?
"Someone might have thought/ I was making a fire in my hands."
"Oranges"
For which step in the TEXT would you give a quote?
E = Evidence
What word must be edited out of this claim?
"My theme for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is that humor can be used to overcome self-doubt."
My
Metaphor, simile, onomatopoeia, idiom, and pun are all types of...
Can 10th graders leave campus during lunch?
Nope! That's a privilege for 11th and 12th grade.
"What though before us lies the open grave?"
"If We Must Die"
What should you always place directly after evidence in parenthesis?
Citation
Titles of short texts, such as poems and short stories, must always be in ____________________.
Quotation marks
What is a stanza?
A group of lines in a poem. (The equivalent of a paragraph in a narrative)
Where do most students eat lunch?
In the hallway. Weird, right? (But the front red hallway is seniors only.)
Some students also eat in classrooms for Lunch & Learn.
"And at the moment the overwhelming majority of our people out there feel that people get along better, take more of a common interest in the life of the community, when they share a common background."
A Raisin in the Sun
TEXT stands for...
Topic Sentence
Evidence
eXplanation
Termination/Transition
A theme should never contain the word...
What rhyme scheme is used in these lines?
"If we must die, let it not be like hogs
Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot,
While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs,
Making their mock at our accursèd lot."
ABAB
(The whole poem is a Shakespearean sonnet: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.)
Take a guess! Where can you go after school in the building to have a quiet workplace?
The QO library/media center
"Such an old country tradition. Always carry a plant. Always stay rooted to somewhere."
"Gate 4-A"
Your ________ should not just paraphrase the evidence, but instead analyze the style of the text and/or make connections.
What kind of sentence is this?
"That is the moral of the story, only people who ignore reality will suffer the consequences."
Not just a run-on, but a ___________.
Comma splice
What sound device/stylistic technique is used in these lines?
"Frost cracking/ Beneath my steps, my breath/ Before me, then gone,"
Alliteration
Hall sweeps return next year. Take a guess! How many times does a student need to be caught late to class before receiving detention?
3 times = detention
"This is a love colored with iron and lace./ This is a love initialed Black Genius."
"This Is Not a Small Voice"
In English class, we typically write three different genres/types of writing. For which two types of writing might you use TEXT format?
Argument & Analysis
(Not narratives)
One of the most common pitfalls in argumentative and analysis writing is needless repetition. What is one way you avoid repeating the same idea too many times when writing an essay?
Answers vary!
- Analyze the language instead of just paraphrase
- Connect to other parts of the text, other texts, or real life
- Discuss development (of characters, plot, themes, et cetera) rather than just one moment
- Connect the evidence to larger themes, symbols, trends in the text
What device is used in these lines (other than rhyme)?
"A poetry expert will like you
know when to pause
and when to continue."
Enjambment
According to QO school policy, what happens when phones are used for non-instructional purposes outside of lunch?
The phone will be confiscated.