Long Comp
Readings
Skills and Strategies
Poetry and Lit Terms
Open Response
100
MEAT
What is Main Idea, Evidence, Analysis, Tie back
100
This has two different types and is very important in fiction. Without it there is no story.
What is conflict?
100
This should be the first thing you do with a reading.
What is read the directions?
100
This term is used to describe sensory experiences in literature and poetry.
What is imagery?
100
You must not include this in your open response
What is your opinion?
200
This is the part of the essay where you give your main idea or central point.
What is the thesis?
200
Chronological Order, Problem-Solution, Compare and Contrast, and Cause and Effect are all kinds of this
What are patterns of organization in non-fiction?
200
When annotating this is a good strategy to start off with so you can refer to the text easily.
What is number the paragraphs?
200
This is something that often gives you clues or hints about what will happen later in a story.
What is foreshadowing?
200
This is the acronym for the order of the open response?
What is AEEEEEE?
300
This is where you comment or explain your evidence.
What is analysis?
300
In these, there is often a stated theme or message.
What is a parable or 'myth'?
300
In order to choose the best answer, this strategy can help narrow the focus.
What is process of elimination?
300
This indicates the author's feelings or attitude about the work or the characters and is usually described with an adjective.
What is tone?
300
This phrase when used after evidence indicates to the reader that you are about to start an explanation.
What is 'this shows'?
400
You'll need three of these to help prove your thesis
What is textual evidence?
400
These subjects often use cause and effect patterns.
What are history and science?
400
Many reading passages require you to do this in order to find answers that are not that obvious on the surface.
What is infer?
400
Metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, and allusion are all examples of this.
What is figurative language?
400
This is the best kind of evidence from the text for an open response.
What is a quotation?
500
Before you write your essay what two things should you do?
What are brainstorm and outline?
500
This can sometimes be a good strategy to help you focus your reading, but can also backfire and make you read too quickly.
What is read the questions first?
500
This point of view is expressed using he or she and assumes that the author is in the mind of ALL the characters.
What is third person omniscient?
500
Regarding open responses, this is extremely important for you to pass the MCAS.
What is FINISH THEM?
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