LEAP 1
What is the time and place of a story called?
Setting
What does it mean to compare in an essay?
Look for and state similarities with details from the passage/selection
This term refers to the lesson or moral of a story or poem.
What is theme?
What is a plot?
The things that happen in a story; sequence of events like rising action, climax and resolution/ falling action
What does it mean to contrast something in an essay?
Look for and state differences with details from the passage/selection
What is conversation between characters usually using "quotation marks" called?
Dialogue
what is a direct comparison that USES "like" or "as"?
Simile
What is a direct comparison that does NOT use "like" or "as"?
metaphor
What is the main idea?
what the selection "as a whole" is about
What is the next sentence after the evidence?
Explain or Elaborate
(Tell how your evidence supports your answer)
It is important that students support their writing with ______________ from the text, not their opinion.
What is evidence?
RACE stands for __________ .
(R)estate the question, (A)nswer the question, (C)ite evidence from the text, (E)xplain your evidence and ELABORATE.
What is a topic sentence/ what does it have?
Main idea of a paragraph in one sentence, also has the title and author of the text
What is the main point of a story or the lesson to be learned?
theme
What does a Literary Analysis thesis need to include?
both authors and titles, theme, author moves, how the author develops the theme or characters
What is the feeling of a story called?
mood
You have read excerpts from “1984” by George Orwell and “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley. Write an essay analyzing how each author uses figurative language.
What type of prompt is this?
Literary Analysis, Research Simulation, or Narrative?
Literary Analysis
What does a Literary Analysis essay need to include to reach mastery?
RACE
Restate the prompt
Answer in your own words
Cite DIRECT EVIDENCE from the text
Explain or Elaborate how your evidence supports your answer.
What does a Narrative Essay need to include to reach Mastery?
beginning (rising action), middle (climax), end (resolution)
-dialogue, inner monologue, imagery
What do you need to include in a Research Essay to reach Mastery?
Restate: Topic Statement
Answer in your own words
Cite Evidence from ALL TEXTS
Explain how your evidence supports your answer.