TAP
ACES
Figurative language
Universal Theme
Key Literary Elements
100

TAP stands for:___________

What is Target, audience, and purpose?

100

ACES stands for: ____________

What is answer, cite, explain, and summary?

100

ONE type of figurative language: ___________

What is hyperbole, metaphor, personification, simile, idiom, onomatopoeia, alliteration, allusion, oxymoron, synecdoche, pun, symbolism, irony, imagery, OR paradox?

100

Universal theme is (definition): ______________

What is the generalization about life or human nature that applies across time and culture?

100

The key literary elements are: ___________ (There are 7, say at least 3).

What is character, plot, setting, POV, theme, conflict, and tone?

200

Prompt: school districts across the United States are moving towards eliminating the recess time that kindergartners have during the school day. Florida school districts are discussing the same action. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of eliminating recess time for kindergarten students to your Florida school district.

The TOPIC for this essay is: _______________

What is discussing the advantages and disadvantages to getting rid of recess for kindergartners?

200

Paragraph body: In to kill a mockingbird, Scout and Jew call Atticus by his first name to show that he views his children as equals. Charles Lamb writes, “lawyers, I suppose, were children once.” By starting the novel with this quote, Lee connects Atticus to his children on an equal level. The fact that ‘lawyers were children once,’ means that Atticus as a lawyer understands his own children to be equal to him as he was once in their position. Although the decision of the Finches to call their father by his first name may seem insignificant, it forces the reader to adjust their assumptions about power.

The ANSWER to the paragraph is: ___________

What is, “In to kill a mockingbird, Scout and Jew call Atticus by his first name to show that he views his children as equals?”

OR

What is the first sentence?

200

(Lord of the flies) “Piggy’s arms and legs twitched a bit, like a pigs after it has been killed,” is an example of

What is Simile?

200

Come up with a universal theme for man in the well

Should revolve around the cruelty of children or desperation of man as a generalization of human nature or something along those lines.

Should be answered like a question.

200

Example of a conflict from a MOVIE

What is (conflict from any movie and movie name)

300

Prompt: school districts across the United States are moving towards eliminating the recess time that kindergartners have during the school day. Florida school districts are discussing the same action. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of eliminating recess time for kindergarten students to your Florida school district.

The AUDIENCE for this essay is: ___________

What is my Florida school district?

300

Paragraph body: In to kill a mockingbird, Scout and Jew call Atticus by his first name to show that he views his children as equals. Charles Lamb writes, “lawyers, I suppose, were children once.” By starting the novel with this quote, Lee connects Atticus to his children on an equal level. The fact that ‘lawyers were children once,’ means that Atticus as a lawyer understands his own children to be equal to him as he was once in their position. Although the decision of the Finches to call their father by his first name may seem insignificant, it forces the reader to adjust their assumptions about power.

The CITATION in this paragraph is: ___________

What is, “lawyers I suppose, were children once?”

300

(Man in the well) “The darkness in the well seemed to mock his efforts,” is an example of

What is personification?

300

Come up with a universal theme for any media you know (movies, comics, shows, books, or songs)

Should be a generalization of human nature or life that applies across time and nature

Should be answered like a question
300

Example of tone from any BOOK

What is (tone and tittle of book)

Theme AUTHOR/NARRATORS attitude toward the subject or audience.

400

Prompt: school districts across the United States are moving towards eliminating the recess time that kindergartners have during the school day. Florida school districts are discussing the same action. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of eliminating recess time for kindergarten students to your Florida school district.

The PURPOSE of this essay is to: ___________

What is to provide the Florida school district with the information on advantages and disadvantages of discontinuing kindergarten recess?

400

Paragraph body: In to kill a mockingbird, Scout and Jew call Atticus by his first name to show that he views his children as equals. Charles Lamb writes, “lawyers, I suppose, were children once.” By starting the novel with this quote, Lee connects Atticus to his children on an equal level. The fact that ‘lawyers were children once,’ means that Atticus as a lawyer understands his own children to be equal to him as he was once in their position. Although the decision of the Finches to call their father by his first name may seem insignificant, it forces the reader to adjust their assumptions about power.

The SUMMARY in this paragraph is: ____________

What is, “Although the decision of the Finches to call their father by his first name may seem insignificant, it forces the reader to adjust their assumptions about power.”

OR

What is the last sentence?

400

(Animal farm) “But no animal escapes the cruel knife in the end,” is an example of

What is metaphor?

400

“The Giver is a novel about Jonas, a 12-year old boy in a seemingly utopian, controlled community where emotions and memories are suppressed to ensure sameness and eliminate conflict.”

From the summary of the book above infer a universal theme.

What is the suppression of human nature and the ability to exert power to control or suppress a group of people?

Other answers can be acceptable.

Should be answered like a question.

400

Example of theme from a SONG/ALBUM

What is (theme and song/album name)

Theme is the message implied by any work.

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