Paper Annotations
Multiple Choice Strategies
Short Answer Prompt
MISC 1
MISC 2
100

What needs to be at the top of your paper annotations? 


Name, title, topic, POV 

100

What are the first two things you need to do when you see a short answer or essay prompt? 

1- Circle key words 

2- Rewrite the prompt

100

What two things does the argument have to do?

1- answer the prompt 

2- give a how or a why 

100

What is the name of the MAIN argument sentence for an essay?

Thesis

100

How many paragraphs is an essay? 

4 paragraphs

200

What are the names for the three columns? 

Page/Paragraph #, It says (Quote), I say (Annotation)

200

What should you do once you've finished your multiple choice questions? 

Go back and review your work

200

What does zoom out 2 have to do? 

Explain how the evidence supports the argument 

200

What are the 4Cs? When do we use them?

Conflict/Craft/Ch/Changes; to annotate for theme

200

What is the order for the sentences in the introduction paragraph? 

Hook, Context, Thesis

300

What is the first "I say" annotation in a non-fiction text called? 

Initial Claim (IC)

300

What 3 steps should you take when the question asks for the definition of the word in a passage that you don't know?

1- Box the word 

2- Underline context clues 

3- Make a prediction

300

What does zoom out 1 have to do? 

Explain what the evidence reveals about the topic or the plot

300

What does SLATE stand for?

Speech

Looks 

Actions

Thoughts

Effects on Others

300

If the genre is "memoir", what should I annotate the text for? 

Theme; 4Cs

400

What is the last annotation for a fiction text called? What is the last annotation for a nonfiction text called? 

Theme/Author's Claim

400

After you read a multiple choice question, what should you do? 

Make a prediction

400

How many sentences should the short answer response be? What is the order of the sentences? 

7; AEZZEZZ

400

What does MR.CUF stand for?

Multiple Meanings 

Repeated Language 

Charged Language 

Unexpected Language 

Figurative Language 

400

What are the 7 kinds of evidence? 

facts 

anecdotes 

statistics

experiments

contrasts 

comparisons

word choice 


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