Writing about Research
When asked to write a Research Simulation Task, are you responding to literature or informational reading?
What is informational reading?
If asked to write a literary analysis, would you write an essay or narrative story?
What is an essay?
Explain the type of prompt you might see if asked to write a narrative.
What is...
- Write a new ending to the story
- Write from a different character's point of view
- Complete the narrative
The lesson, or moral of the story or poem.
What is theme?
The NJSLA tool that allows you to mark a question that you find challenging, reminding you to go back at the end.
What is the bookmark? or flag?
If I read 3 passages, my writing would be organized in...
5 paragraphs
(intro, 3 body, conclusion)
How a Literary Analysis essay would be organized.
What is format in 4-5 paragraphs, depending on number of passages read.
Introduction
Body paragraphs- 2 or 3, depending on number of passages read
Conclusion
Your narrative should include at least one line of...
What is dialogue?
To persuade, inform, or entertain an audience.
What is author's purpose?
What is the X eliminator?
This tells your reader what to expect while reading your essay. This sentence states the purpose of your essay -- the point you are trying to make.
What is a thesis statement?
Explain what belongs in the body paragraphs of a Literary Analysis Task.
Body paragraphs- 2 or 3, depending on number of passages read, that...
1. To relate the details of the paragraph to your thesis statement.
2. To tie the details of the paragraph together.
If the exemplar narrative is written from the third person point of view, you should continue the narrative in...
What is third person point of view?
Put ideas in order, arrange thoughts and ideas.
What is organize?
If I have 15 minutes left to take the exam, I should check my essay for...
What is
- word choice, show don't tell, figurative language
- capital letters, misspelled words, punctuation, sentence structure and clarity?
The following are examples of...
Graphs, Charts, Statistics
Bold words
Pictures, Images
Captions
What are examples of nonfiction text features?
The part of a body paragraph that shows the scorer you really understand the evidence you chose?
What is the explanation?
exposition (setting), rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
What is the plot of a story?
To divide something into parts and look at each part in detail; then look at how the parts are connected.
What is to analyze?
Tool used identify important information when reading passages, to help when writing an essay.
What is the highlighter tool?
Along with a direct quote and explanation, you must tell...
the source of your direct evidence / cite your evidence
Direct quotations / Specific detail which can illustrate and support the ideas you are developing in your essay.
What is text evidence?
Metaphors, similes, personification, alliteration are examples of ...
What is figurative language?
To give only the main facts in a shortened form; leave out details and examples.
What is to summarize?
Use context clues, synonyms, antonyms to help find...
What is the meaning of an unfamiliar word?