Summarize It.
What Can You Infer?
Go Figure!
Read the Directions.
Write Now!
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A summary should include the main _______ of the text.
What is idea?
100
Jack went out to the backyard at night to gather sticks for a fire. On the way, he heard a strange noise and ran back to the cabin. He had a hard time falling asleep due to the cold. What conclusion can you draw about why the cabin was cold?
Since Jack was scared, he never gathered the sticks to start a fire, therefore he never started one leaving the cabin cold.
100
A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as"
What is SIMILE
100
If you are asked to make a "generalization" about the passage, you are being asked to take what is known from the text and make an _____________ or draw a conclusion based on clues from the text.
What is INFERENCE.
100
This is the formula to write a strong one for your essay: Topic + Opinion because (2-3 different reasons)
What is THESIS STATEMENT
200
In an objective summary, one must leave opinions out and stick to the...
What is facts.
200
To infer means to draw conclusion based on ______ from the text and your own background knowledge.
What are CLUES
200
"I told you a billion times to bring a pencil everyday to class," is an exaggeration, but it is called by another name in figurative language.
What is HYPERBOLE
200
If you are asked to COMPARE two passages, then you should look for ___________ between the two.
What are SIMILARITIES.
200
This is the type of writing you will do when you are asked to explain or describe.
What is EXPOSITORY
300
One of these sentences does not belong in a summary statement about a text about the hibernation of bears: a. Bears require large amounts of food to prepare their bodies for the long winter sleep. b. Bears are lazy animals who don't do much in the winter.
What is A.
300
What does the author mean when he says: At fourteen, I'm too old to run naked with my brother, too young to laugh with my father. I stand there with my hands in my pockets. The sun refuses to set, bright as a penny in a loafer.
The kid is most likely bored and does not fit in with the people he is with.
300
"Her heart was a cold stone unbable to feel warmth or love." This type of comparison is directly stated without the help of two other "likely" words.
What is a METAPHOR.
300
To contrast two texts is to look for things that are ___________ about the two.
What is DIFFERENT.
300
A counter-argument and rebuttal must be included in this type of essay.
What is PERSUASIVE
400
It is what the "I" stands for in an IVF topic sentence for a summary paragraph.
What is identify the ITEM (you are writing about)
400
What is the most likely reason Coach Boone in "Remember the Titans" wants the black and white players to bunk together at training camp?
What is He wants them to get to know each other better.
400
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things might make the wind stretch out and grab the leaves off trees, but this writer's tool is quite useful to make things come alive!
What is PERSONIFICATION.
400
If you are asked what is meant by a word in the second stanza, you are being asked to find the second section of what this type of text or writing.
What is POEM
400
Try an "anecdote" or short story, a quote, or an interesting question to start your essay with this.
What is HOOK/LEAD
500
One of these statements would NOT be important to include in a summary about dogs: A. There are over 3,000 types of dog breeds. B. Little dogs bark too much so big dogs are a better choice if you like it quiet. C. Dogs are warm-blooded mammals.
What is B.
500
All inferences drawn from the text must be supported with __________ evidence from it.
What is TEXTUAL
500
"Sandra swept her sweet silky strands of hair swiftly off her smiling face." Repeating the same consonant sounds is something a writer uses that rhymes with obliteration.
What is ALLITERATION
500
Something that is "irrelevant" to the text, is not neccessary or ______________ .
What is UNIMPORTANT
500
In addition, also, furthermore, although, on the other hand, nevertheless, and finally are all examples of these types of words.
What are TRANSITIONS
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