Explode the moment
The five senses
sensory detail/language
Simple, complex, compound, or complex-compound?
The cat was the best character in the entire book.
Simple
Word: pilgrimage
definition: a religious journey
Citing a quote or part of a text to back up your claim (answer to a question)
Evidence
What code did Knight's have to follow?
chivalry
Dialogue
Characters talking
Add punctuation/correct the run-on sentence:
Against all odds the cat survived the fight with the eel because of Alyce and he followed her everywhere and eventually they became best friends
Against all odds, the cat survived the fight with the eel because of Alyce. He followed her everywhere and eventually, they became best friends.
Definition: a man's short close-fitting jacket, made usually of light-coloured leather, and often without sleeves, worn over the doublet in the middle ages
Word: jerkin
Explaining why you chose a piece of evidence to back your claim
Elaboration/Reasoing
How many people died from the Black Death?
~25 million people or 30-50% of the European population
Snapshot vs thoughtshot
Snapshots: anything you can see, feel, taste, hear, smell or experience/capture on camera
Thoughtshot: character's inner thoughts and feelings (like mind reading)
Once upon a time, there was a knight, a lord, and a lady. They all lived in a castle and George was the name of their cat.
Definition: lonely and hopeless
Desolate
3 elements of answering Text-Dependent Questions (TDQs)
Claim
Evidence
Elaboration/Reasoning
What group of people were the highest on the hierarchy?
Clergy or pope
Metaphor, simile, and personification
Figurative language?
Simple, complex, compound, or complex-compound?
Jane continued to birth babies while Alyce worked at the inn.
complex
Word: protagonist
the main character/hero of the story
How do you cite a direct quote from a book?
"'She was not as stupid as some I have had, and better company...'" (Cushman 88).
"Direct quote," (Author Pg#).
What did they call the time period after the middle ages?
The Reinassance
Exploding the moment (5 techniques)
Sensory language/detail, character's thoughts/feelings, description, dialogue, and figurative langauge
Ms. Krofchek and her scholars read The Midwife's Apprentice in class and they learned how a Alyce's identity can change overtime while she learned to be the midwife's apprentice.
complex-compound
Definition: in an outwardly shy or modest way intended to be alluring
Word: coyly
How do you cite a paraphrase from a book?
The midwife spoe highly of Alyce and even called her good company (Cushman 88).
Paraphrase (Author Pg#)
What are the levels of the medieval hierarchy in order from least powerful to most powerful?
peasants/serfs, tradesmen, knights/nobles, king/queen, clergy