Vocabulary
Situated inside
Internal
When you ask yourself things like:
- What does the author think I already know?
- What challenged, changed, or confirmed what I thought I already knew?
Big Questions
When a phrase is repeated throughout a text
Again & Again
Writing margin notes in a text
Annotating
The author's main argument that he/she tries to prove throughout a text
Claim
To make known to others
Reveal
When a reader uses context clues to determine an unfamiliar word
Word Gaps
When an author uses someone else's words to support what they say
Quoted Words
An author's word choice
Diction
Readers can use an author's diction to determine this about the author
Tone
To help something happen
Enable
DAILY DOUBLE
When an author pauses narration to include something that happened in the past
Specific quantities or comparisons to depict the amount, size, or scale of something
Numbers and Statistics
Example: The way Fujio's lantern projected his name onto Kiyoko
Symbol
DAILY DOUBLE
Example: People are not always what they seem to be
A thing with distinct and independent existence
Entity
When an author uses language that leaves no doubt, exaggerates, or pushes the limit
Extreme or Absolute Language
When an author provides ideas that oppose each other
Contrasts and Contradictions
Example: To sway an audience's opinion about supporting a war
Author's purpose
A comparison that goes on over multiple sentences or throughout a text
Extended metaphor
A synonym for reveal
Answers vary, but can include: show, divulge, tell
When a character (who is often older) offers insight to the protagonist
Words of the Wiser
When a character finally realizes something or figures something out
Aha Moment
Example: The old man stretched out his wrinkled hand, scooped up some of the red dust, and sifted it through his fingers.
Imagery
A form of repetition in which a grammatical form is repeated
Parallelism