Academic Vocabulary #1
How can you tell a text is a poem?
Has a rhyme scheme.
Written in stanzas.
What is Main Idea?
What the passage is mostly about.
What strategy to do use for a short response question?
RACERS
What is author's purpose?
It explains why the author wrote the text.
What is the first step you take to answer an essay question?
Annotate the prompt.
What is the turning point of a story?
The climax is when things change!
How do you identify the main idea?
Think about the topic and what the other is trying to tell you about a topic.
RACERS - What is a sentence starter you can use for C & E combined?
When the text said, " " I inferred...
After I read this, " "I concluded...
How will you know if an author's purpose is to inform?
To give information. Look for facts.
What is the name of the strategy you will use to write the introduction of an ESSAY?
ANT
How can you determine the narrative point of view of a text?
2 steps
1. Cross out the dialogue.
2. Circle the pronouns
What is theme?
The message or the lesson of the story.
What does the second R in RACERS stand for?
Repeat C & E.
How will you know if an author's purpose is to explain?
Tells the reader how to do something. Look for steps.
Look for the topic of the essay.
How will you know a text is written in 1st person point of view?
2 reasons.
Pronouns: I, we, me
The narrator is a character in the story.
What is a character trait?
It describes a character's personality.
What is a sentence starter for C separate?
According to the text, " "
The text also states, " "
How will you know an author's purpose is to entertain?
To write for the reader's pleasure.
How do you write the N&T portion of ANT?
How do you know a text is narrated in 3rd person POV?
2 Reasons
Pronouns: He, She, They, Them
The narrator is not part of the story.
How do you determine a character trait for a character in a story?
Think about what the character says, thinks, does, and feels.
What is a sentence starter for E seperate?
This shows...
This proves...
How will you know if an author's purpose is to persuade?
To write to make the reader think a certain way. Look for opinions.
Name the paragraphs an essay must have.
Introduction
Body Paragraphs
Conclusion