Word Work
"Unlike Julie's ordinary brown sandals, Marley's pink heels were outlandish."
The word that helps you identify the meaning of "outlandish" as it is used above.
What is "ordinary"?
Condensing a text to its general theme(s) and/or major points
What is "summarize"?
What is the prompt?
First step when the test administrator tells you to begin your test
What is brain dump?
The strategy used to identify central idea and create summaries
What is List to Gist?
"The stench filled the air as the putrid smell spread through the small town."
The word that helps you determine the meaning of the word "putrid" as it is used above.
What is "stench"?
A grouping of lines of verse in a poem often set off by a space in the printed text
What is a "stanza"?
"Describe," "explain," and "analyze" are used in this type of writing prompt
What is explanatory essay?
What is Gucci, Mid, Dogwater?
Helps you identify context clues when determining the meaning of an unknown word
What is WESAD,G
"Jane slinked down the winding staircase lit dimly by candlelight. The floorboards creaked beneath her bony feet."
The italicized words create this tone:
What is creepy/scary/ominous?
When an inanimate object or an abstract concept is spoken of as though it were endowed with life or with human attributes or feelings (e.g., The sun smiled down on us.)
Personification
"Retell" and "extend the ending" are used in this type of writing prompt
What is narrative essay?
Strategy to use when the passage is boring or difficult
What is list to gist?
The strategy that helps you determine theme
What is L,GAS?
"It was the big day. The wait was driving Josh mad! He had waited an eternity for this Lego release. He could nearly see the door of the store as his palms began to sweat."
The italicized words create this tone
What is anticipation/excitement?
A narrator who is a participant in the story and uses the pronouns I and me
What is "first person point of view"?
"Evaluate," "argue," and "support/oppose" are used in this type of writing prompt
What is argumentative essay?
What is go to the bathroom and get water?
Method for ranking evidence
What is Gucci, Mid, Dogwater?
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning
What is connotation?
The verbal interaction between two or more characters in a dramatic or narrative work
What is "dialogue"?
The acronym used to remember the correct order for an introduction paragraph
H.O.T. (hook, overview, thesis)
What to do if they say you have ten minutes remaining you aren't finished with the test
What is -- answer every question that is blank and then use the remaining time to review the questions?
Paragraph that must be used in an argumentative essay
What is EARS (explain counterclaim, acknowledge counterclaim, refute, summarize)