The message, lesson or central idea that can be taken from the author's writing
What is THEME
100
The first thing you are to do when coming in contact with a reading passage
What is read around the text/notice text features
100
Students should provide this in their written answers, regardless if the question/prompt states to include it or not
What is Text evidence
100
Define TONE.
author's attitude in his/her writing
200
deciding on the value, impact or accuracy of text
What is Assess
200
When a piece of text is taken out of a longer pieces of literature/non literature
What is an EXCERPT
200
When told to CHEAT before reading, what does that mean for test takers to do?
What is Preview/Scan the questions to set a purpose
200
Readers should be constantly making these as they read, utlitizing text evidence as well as their background knowledge
What is making inferences
200
com and con are prefixes that mean
What is two or more/together
300
To judge/form an opinion based on a text
What is Evaluate
300
When an author makes a reference to something well known in the text that the majority of the audience can relate to (myths/popular figures/popular works of art)
....many of the times, this can help the reader identify a theme
What is ALLUSION
300
Before you answer constructed response questions, what strategy should you use to break down and correctly answer all parts of the question?
What is HCAC - highlight, #circle, answer, check
300
The word convey means ....
What is to make known/to communicate either in written or verbal form
300
Give three examples of text features and state why they are important.
Graphs/Charts/Bolded words/Subtites/Titles/Box clue/Souce/Footnotes etc.
400
to assign meaning/make sense of
What is interpret/clarify
400
This is a type of figurative language that activates the readers 5 senses, it is very descriptive, and can sometimes help create a mood for the reader
What is imagery
400
What are the two strategies you must do to multiple choice questions?
What is process of elimination and make question notes
400
These are words/phrases you must remember to use throughout all types of your writing pieces (constructed responses, narratives, TDAs, informative, argumentative) in order to make your writing flow....
What is transitions
400
What do the prefixes ir, in, and im mean?
you must give an example for each
not
incomplete- irresponsible - immature
500
Combine information to make in a logical way
What is Synthesize
500
This is statement about a group that is true for most of the group..
You must be able to give an example.
What is generalization
Most teenage girls like UGG boots.
Many teens have cell phones.
500
When noticing repetition in writing, that can help the reader identify/create a
What is Theme/authors purpose
500
This is how the text is set up/structured- This helps the reader sometimes identify the authors purpose
You must be able to name 3 examples
What is text structure
cause and effect - description - sequence - compare/contrast - problem & solution
500
What is the difference between connotation and denotation? You must give an example
What is Denotation is considered the dictionary definition - connotation is can include emotions
Ex: Thrifty/Cheap - Conceited/Confident - Unique/Weird