This is a Costa's Word! It describes how a reader makes sense of something they read by examining the text and making sense of all of the parts. It is similar to the word "analysis."
What does it mean to ANALYZE?
100
This is the storyline! Every good TV show should have one of these and it should include: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
What is plot?
100
Examples include: headings, text boxes, sections, titles,italic type, bulleted or numbered lists, and graphic aids, such as charts, tables, timelines, illustrations, and photographs.
What are text features?
100
Exaggerating with language.
I'm so hungry I could eat a pig!
What is hyperbole?
100
Examples:
A teacher favors girl students over boys.
When you have favorable or unfavorable feelings towards an issue or idea and you use this to sway an audience.
What is author's bias?
200
This describes WHY an author writes something or what an author's reason is for writing. Examples of this might include to inform, to persuade, or to entertain.
What is author's purpose?
200
In philosophical chairs in Science class, AVID students had different perspectives to share about heredity and genetics. In other words, everyone has a different ____________ __ _____________.
If everyone in life had the same ________ ___ ________ the world would be a pretty boring place!
What is point of view?
200
What wraps up your Cornell Notes and gets at the main idea of the passage.
What is a summary?
200
As the students' bus pulled into Flager College's parking lot, they screamed with jubilation! Smells drifted from the nearby pizza place - the kids stomachs rumbled as they pictured eating delicious slices of pizza, garlic knots, and wings for lunch. With the FCAT behind them, they felt free and joyous. Seagulls flew overhead, other school buses pulled into the lots, and the tour guide came onto the bus: it's going to be a great day, she told the students. When she was finished w her welcoming speech, the kids clapped.
What is imagery?
200
The main character and the character who serves in opposition to the main character in any novel.
What is the protagonist and what is the antagonist?
300
Example: "Because of my broken arm, I cannot play basketball." or "Because I used tutorial time so effectively, I earned an A on my math test!"
Another way of describing this: why something happens and what happens as a result!
What is cause and effect?
300
Before you even read a book, you can read the back ("blurb"), examine the front cover and the title, and make ______________________(s) about what the book might be about.
What is a prediction?
300
This is how a text is organized - common patterns include compare/contrast, cause/effect, chronological order, and argument/support.
What is text structure?
300
Examples: Similes and metaphors are the most common examples.
Simile: Frank's heart is sang like a bird when his crush walked into the cafeteria.
Metaphor: The wind stood up and gave a shout!
What is figurative language?
300
This is the main problem or tension in a story.
What is conflict?
400
Example:
Both AVID students and non-AVID students are both members of the Oceanway community. However, AVID students know more about what it takes to get into college.
Finding the similarities and differences about something...
What is comparing and contrasting?
OR
What is compare and contrast?
400
These words might connect ideas or topics. When you are writing an essay, these words (or sentences) link one idea to the next. If you don't have these, the reader might get confused!
What are transition words/phrases/expressions?
400
MEOW! BUZZ! WHOOOOOOOOSH! SPLASH!!!!!
What is onomatopoeia?
400
The moethod a writer uses to create and develop characters.
What is character development?
500
This is when a reader "looks between the lines." The answer may not be right there, but if we read between the lines we are making an ______________.
Example: Mr. Connor was smiling a lot after he received Oceanway's FCAT results. He walked out onto the stage with over 100 Buc passes in his hand and declared, "I have some news to share with you."
What is an inference?
500
At the end of a story or play when the central problem is solved. The ______________ comes after the falling action and is intended to bring the story to a satisfactory end.