Text & Story Elements
What is THEME?
How should the underlined part of the sentence be written?
The Morristown Engineering Club is building and programming a robot for a local contest. _____ entry could earn the club a place in the International Robot Exhibition!
What is... Its?
Identify the text structure.
Bicycles have evolved over many years. In 1818, a heavy two-wheeled device called a "velocipede" was patented in Paris. The rider controlled the direction with a steering wheel and moved it forward by pushing his feet on the ground. In 1863, pedals were added. A few years later, a new, lighter bike was developed that used a very large front wheel and a small rear wheel. Called the "Ariel." Over the next decade, "safety" bicycles were produced, incorporating improvements such as air-filled rubber tires, brakes, and gears. By 1899, about a million bicycles were in use.
What is... sequential (or chronological)?
“August slipped away into a moment in time
'Cause it was never mine”
What is... PERSONIFICATION?
What is this question asking you to do?…
"Which sentence best summarizes the story?"
What is... Tell/Describe what the main points of a passage are in one sentence?
the central point or argument of text, often expressed as a single statement that summarizes the key information
What is MAIN or CENTRAL IDEA?
Correct the punctuation of the underlined phrase.
Cricket a game similar to baseball is popular in England and many former colonies of Britain.
What is... Cricket, a game similar to baseball, is popular?
Identify the text structure.
Of the 1.3 billion residents of China, approximately 850 million speak Mandarin Chinese as their first language. For more than 60 million others, Cantonese Chinese is their first language. Although both languages are sometimes called "Chinese," the two sound so different that a Mandarin speaker and a Cantonese speaker cannot understand one another. Mandarin, spoken in Beijing and much of northern China, is the official language of mainland China. Cantonese, however, is more common in southern China and Hong Kong. Both languages are tonal, meaning that when pronouncing words, the voice must rise or fall in certain ways.
What is... compare and contrast?
"'Cause baby, now we got bad blood"
What is... ALLITERATION?
How do you indent your paragraphs when writing the essay?
What is... hit the space bar 5 times?
Draw and label a plot mountain.
Correct the errors in the following sentence. (4)
Listening to the radio humming his favorite song, Kenny washes and dried the dinner dishs.
Listening to the radio, humming his favorite song, Kenny washed and dried the dinner dishes.
The difference between compare and contrast and cause and effect text structures.
What is...
Compare & Contrast = similarities & differences
Cause & Effect = explains events & the results of the events
"You were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles, and my daddy said ‘stay away from Juliet’"
What is... ALLUSION?
How do you start each body paragraph of your essay? Provide one example!
What is... Transitions!
First, In addition, In comparison, In conclusion,
The use of an object to represent another object or element that has a deeper, more significant meaning.
What is SYMBOLISM?
Rewrite this sentence with a a passive voice:
Morgan Wallen releases his album, "I'm the Problem," on May 16th.
What is... The album, "I'm the Problem" will be released by Morgan Wallen on May 16th.
Identify the text structure.
A group of students in a summer program in India recently put their minds together to propose a new and improved design for prosthetics for patients who have lost their hands. The difficulty is that many prosthetic, or artificial, hands are hard to fit and move, as well as tiring to use. With robotics, the students in the program succeeded in creating a soft, flexible prosthetic hand that uses a hinged aluminum mechanism and is easier to operate. This innovation has the potential to improve thousands of lives around the world.
What is... problem-solution?
What is the rhyme scheme?
You know I adore you,
I'm crazier for you
Than I was at 16,
lost in a film scene
Waving homecoming queens,
marching band playing
I'm lost in the lights
What is... AABBBCD?
What is this question asking you to do?…
"Explain what the author means by 'the rhythm of daily life.' Use details from the passage to support your answer."
What is... write a CER using direct quotes (evidence) from the passage?
the AUTHOR’S ATTITUDE towards the story is _______
VS.
the way a text makes the reader FEEL is _______
What is TONE and MOOD?
AUTHOR’S ATTITUDE = TONE VS. YOUR FEELINGS = MOOD!
Correct the errors in the following sentence. (4)
The wildebeests graze on the savannah in plane site of a group of tourists who were thrilled to witness the African herbivores in their natural habitat.
The wildebeests were grazing on the savannah in plain sight of a group of tourists, who were thrilled to witness the African herbivores in their natural habitat.
Identify the text structure.
Snowflakes are formed by water droplets freezing onto bits of dust in the atmosphere, but they come in many different shapes. The most well-known is the six-pointed, star-like snowflake. But some snowflakes are simple six-sided disks, and others are tiny six-sided columns. Two main factors determine the shape of an individual snowflake crystal: the temperature and level of moisture in the air. Colder temperatures, below -22°C (-7.6°F), produce simple disks and columns. The familiar star-shaped crystals form in warmer temperatures. And moister air gives rise to more complex shapes with more branches and details.
What is... Cause-Effect?
Identify ALL pieces of figurative language... (4)
"Hung my head as I lost the war
And the sky turned black like a perfect storm
Rain came pouring down
When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe"
What is... ALLITERATION, METAPHOR, SIMILE, AND IRONY?
What is this question asking you to do?…
"How does paragraph 4 develop the concept..."
What is... determine what paragraph 4 adds to the passage?