Literary Elements
This term is used to refer to the emotions a reader feels after reading a specific text.
What is Mood?
This main point that you are trying to prove in your essay is known as...
What is argument (or thesis)
This text structure presents information, events, or ideas in a specific order.
What is chronological, process, or sequence?
This is how many paragraphs should be in a typical ECR response.
What is 4 paragraphs?
What is SCR and ECR (written response) questions?
This is the central message or idea the author wishes to convey in a story. Can also be known as the moral or lesson of the story.
What is...
Theme
This is where you need to provide evidence to support your arguments (may include facts, data, examples, etc.)
What is Body Paragraphs?
This text structure provides an explanation for a particular event and elaborates on the consequences of that event.
What is...
Cause and Effect
This is the term used to refer to your main answer to the prompt that will guide the rest of your essay.
What is a Thesis Statement (or claim)?
This is how long a typical SCR response should be.
This refers to the use of objects, characters, actions, or other things that can represent deeper meanings or concepts (beyond their literal interpretation).
What is...
Symbolism
This is the part of your essay (the paragraph) where you identify the opposing view, and then explain why that opposing view is incorrect.
What is counterargument/rebuttal?
This text structure identifies a problem and then proposes one or more possible solutions for that problem.
What is...
Problem and Solution
This is where text evidence goes in an ECR response.
What are Body Paragraphs (middle 2 paragraphs, or paragraphs 2 and 3)?
This part of a R.A.C.E. Response is where students paraphrase or quote directly from the story to support their point.
What is Cite (C)?
This is the central problem or struggle faced by the characters in a story.
What is...
Conflict
This term is synonymous with the word "convince" and is the purpose of your argumentative essay
What is persuade?
This text structure discusses two things, ideas, or concepts; showing how they are similar and different.
What is...
Compare and Contrast
This is where a Thesis Statement goes in an ECR response.
What is an Introduction (1st paragraph)?
This part of a R.A.C.E. Response reuses words from the question to begin.
What is Restate (R)?
This term refers to the sequence of events that make up a story.
What is...
Plot
This is what you have to do whenever you include outside sources in your essay and want to properly give them credit...
What is cite (citations)?
This text structure describes a specific topic, thing, idea, or concept and describes the characteristics in great detail.
What is...
Definition or Description
This is where a student rewords their Thesis Statement and reaffirms what their evidence and claim has proven in an ECR response.
What is a Conclusion (last paragraph, or paragraph 4)?
This part of a R.A.C.E. Response is where students tie their evidence back to their answer in their own words.
What is Explain (E).