Text Structure
Vocab 1
Vocab 2
Rubrics
Past Stories
100
A test structure that arranges the story in time order
Chronological
100
What the passage is mostly about
Main idea
100
Another word for "portray"
show or exhibit
100
A short response is scored using a ______-point rubric whereas an extended response is scored using a ______-point rubric.
2, 4
100
What is the FULL name of the lady who kills her husband with a leg of lamb?
Mary Maloney
200
A newspaper article discusses how a student was bullied in school and she ended up hurting herself because of the stress from the bullying. What text structure does this article use?
Cause and Effect
200
An argument that directly opposes an argument made by an opponent
counter argument or counter claim
200
Explain: To make clear or understandable, to ____________
rephrase
200
From the 2-point rubric: Fill in the blank. ____________ inferences and/or claims from the text
Valid
200
What is the FULL name of the lady who sends mean letters to her neighbors?
Adela Strangeworth
300
A science articles discusses the problems of global warming and explains how they are similar and different to the problems that occurred during the Ice Age. What text structure does this article use?
Compare and Contrast
300
Summarize means: to objectively give the details of the passage and not all the __________, just the _______.
details, facts
300
A word that is similar in meaning to another word is called _______________; a word that is opposite in meaning is called ____________.
synonym, antonym
300
From the 2-point rubric: Fill in the blank. ____________ facts, definitions, details to develop response
Relevant
300
What is the FULL name of the author who wrote "The Tell-Tale Heart?"
Edgar Allan Poe
400
A narrative is broken up by the use of multiple ________________, whereas a poem uses _______________. TWO WORDS
paragraphs, stanzas
400
Author's purpose: the reason that he or she is writing, usually to ________, __________, _________ or _______. Four words
persuade, inform, entertain, prove a point or argue
400
"Distinction" means
difference
400
From the 4-point rubric: Fill in the blank Exhibit clear organization, with the skillful use of appropriate and varied ___________ to create a unified whole Hint: This helps connect your sentences
Transitions
400
What literary technique is being used in this case? The police officers are eating the very piece of evidence that will help them to solve the crime.
Situational Irony
500
A history article explains the events during the Revolutionary War from its inception to the moment that America gains independence.
Chronological
500
Theme: A ___________ or ____________ that is being conveyed.
message or lesson
500
Bonus - choose the shortest member of your group
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500
From the 4-point Rubric: demonstrate grade-appropriate command of _______________, with few errors This word refers to grammar, spelling, and puctuations
conventions
500
The way a story is told, from the viewpoint of an outsider
third-person narration
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