Elements of an Argument
A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person, used as an example.
What is an anecdote?
You should do this before reading a passage.
What is read the questions?
A comment made by a character that other characters can't hear.
What is an "aside"?
This is used to illustrate the organization of events in a story or play.
What is plot mountain (or plot triangle).
This poem has three lines, with 5/7/5 syllable pattern.
What is a haiku?
This sentence identifies the topic being discussed, including the points discussed in the paper, and the writer's perspective.
What is a thesis?
This is usually found in the first paragraph or the title?
What is the main idea?
A play that ends with the death of the hero.
What is a "tragedy?"
The end of a story or play, where everything wraps up.
What is the resolution?
Songs are broken down into verses. Poems are broken down into these.
What are stanzas?
Examples might include data, quotes, or anecdotes.
What is evidence?
This is what the C in the R.A.C.E. response strategy stands for.
What is "cite evidence"?
The most tipping point, of the most exciting part, of a story or play.
What is the climax?
Examples include sensory images, repeated symbols, similes, and metaphors.
What is figurative language?
"My mind is an ocean" is an example of what type of comparison?
What is a metaphor?
This part of an argument states your belief and what you wish to argue.
What is a claim?
To come to a conclusion by reasoning, rather than by being told.
What is "to infer"?
The part of a play or story that exposes you to the characters, setting, and sometimes the conflict?
What is the exposition?
This type of character never changes or grows.
What is a flat character?
TDA prompts require students to use this, from a text.
What is evidence?
This part of an introduction grabs the reader’s attention.
What is the hook?
In this strategy, you cross off the obviously wrong answers.
What is "process of elimination"?
The structure or organization of events that make up a story or play?
What is the plot?
The message the writer is trying to convey through the story or play.
What is the theme?
The process of taking notes to help you find the key parts of a text that you need for a strong response?
What is annotation?