MC Strategy
What is the first step you take when you read fiction, poetry, and non-fiction text?
Read the title.
What do the words "convey/portrays/reveals/serves to" mean?
They all mean "shows" or "helps".
What is a "flashback" in fiction?
It is a scene that shows something about a character's past.
How is a "stanza" different from a "paragraph"?
"Stanza" is a group of words/ short sections like a paragraph in the poem.
What is an "anecdote" in non-fiction text?
An anecdote is a short personal story.
How do you use "Elimination" in multiple choice questions?
Is it positive, negative, or neutral? Delete at least 1 choice that is wrong and make your best guess.
What is "Personification"?
Personification gives human qualities to non-living things.
Language hint: Look for adjectives and actions that usually describe humans
What is "irony" in fiction?
It is the opposite of what usually happens in a situation.
What is a "repetition" in a poem?
Repeat something that is important, sometimes it can be the central idea of this poem.
What are "Details/Studies/Information/Research" in non-fiction text?
They are the facts in the passage.
How can you find the meaning of "unbreakable" by breaking it up into word parts?
Prefix: "un-"; suffix: "-able". root: "break".
Unbreakable: can't be broken.
What is "tone"?
Tone is the author's attitude in the text. Like “Tone of voice” but in words. They use “word choice” to let you know the tone.
Examples: sympathetic, enraged, heartbroken or angry
What is a "conflict" in fiction? Please list 4 types of conflicts? (Man vs. ?)
"Conflict" is a struggle between two opposing forces.
1. Man vs. man.
2. Man vs. nature
3. Man vs. himself
4. Man vs. society
What do you need to pay attention to when you read a poem?
1. Language
2. Who the speaker is?
What does "contradicts" mean?
"Contradicts" is something that goes against or shows the opposite.
How can you figure out the meaning of the word "earworm" in this sentence.
1. It was too late. Now I had an earworm — a song, melody or jingle that gets stuck in your head.
Read the words or the definition after that unknown word.
What is the "author's purpose"? Please list 3.
1. to inform; 2. to entertain; 3. to persuade
What do you need to pay attention to when you read fiction? Please list at least 3 of them.
1. Character; 2. setting/location; 3. dialogue; 4. beginning, middle, and end.
What is "imagery" and what is "symbolism"? Give an example of each.
1. "Imagery" is the language that causes people to imagine pictures in their minds. Example: Her hair fell down like water.
2. "Symbolism" is when an author uses an animal or object to represent a much bigger idea than what it seems on paper. Example: Heart = Love
What do you need to pay attention to when you read a non-fiction text? Please list at least 4.
1. Pay attention to facts, people, events, quotations, and statistics(number).
2. Problems and Solutions
3. Causes and effects
4. Obstacles to overcoming problems
What kinds of "text structure" do you know?
1. problem/solution; 2. Compare/Contrast 3. Parallel Structure 4. Personal Narrative/anecdote 5. Chronological
What guided questions you can ask yourself as you read fiction? Please list at least 3 questions.
1. Who are the characters?
2. What is happening?
3. What is the problem that the main character is dealing with?
4. How does the main character find a solution to the problem?
5. What is the central idea?
What guided questions you can ask yourself as you read a poem? Please list at least 3 questions.
1. Who is the speaker?
2. What is the purpose?
3. What is the subject?
4. What is the tone?
5. What is the central idea?
What kinds of guided questions you can ask yourself when you read a non-fiction text? Please at least list 3 questions.
1. What do I know about this topic?
2. Who are the people?
3. What is the problem?
4. What is the solution to this problem?
5. Is there a cause or an effect?