Figurative Language
Identify this device:
You are all stars, and your knowledge will shine brightly on the EOY State test tomorrow.
What is a metaphor?
The characters in the passage “Market Day” and the passage from Suki’s Kimono experience special events. Write a response explaining how the characters’ experiences during these special events are similar and how they are different. Be sure to use examples from both passages in your response.
Identify the type of essay you need to write, how many paragraphs should it be, and what do you need to prove?
What is an informative essay, 5 paragraphs, and address how the character's experiences and events are similar and different.
Identify the correctly cited quote below:
1. “As Tim Zimmerman pointed out in an article for Outside magazine last year, the Association of Zoos & Aquariums reported that of all animals at the 228 zoos it accredits, only 30 species are being worked with for recovery.” (Phippen, 11)
2. “As Tim Zimmerman pointed out in an article for Outside magazine last year, the Association of Zoos & Aquariums reported that of all animals at the 228 zoos it accredits, only 30 species are being worked with for recovery” (Phippen 11).
What is option #2
If you know an answer option was not mentioned in the passages you read or is just not correct, what tool/strategy can you use?
What is process of elimination?
Identify the type of figurative language, and what does it mean?
He was so hungry that he ate an entire cornfield for lunch, stalks and all.
What is a hyperbole?
He was super hungry
Define theme and give an example of one.
What is the message or take-away lesson the author wants you to learn (usually in a complete sentence)?
Example: Life presents challenges and blessings--losses and gains.
Write a response that compares the setting of the passage from “Doodlebug & Dandelion: Faerie Glen” and the setting of the passage from “Doodlebug & Dandelion: Treasure Hunting.” Support your response with details from both passages.
What type of 5-paragraph essay do you need to write, and what will you focus on proving?
What is informative writing? AND Comparing and contrasting the different settings=times and places developed in each of the two passages?
Identify the correctly punctuation quote integration/lead-in to evidence:
1. One concern from these critics is that the zoos are not releasing enough animals after breeding programs that rebuild species: "Quote" (citation).
2. One concern from these critics is that the zoos are not releasing enough animals after breeding programs that rebuild species. "Quote" (citation).
What is option #1?
If you are on a stuck on a question for several minutes and still don't have a clue, what tool should you use?
What is the bookmark tool?
You can move on and come back to that difficult test item later. Sometimes when you've finished all of the questions, something you learn about in a later question helps you with the tricky one.
What type of figurative language is the statement, and what does it mean?
I have a frog in my throat.
What is an idiom (expression) or metaphor (comparison without using like or as)
The person can not talk.
What are examples of rhetorical devices/strategies or rhetoric?
Any literary device that evokes emotion or attempts to persuade or build a position; for example: charged diction, repetition, rhetorical questions, short story examples/anecdotes, figurative language (paradoxes, oxymorons, similes, metaphors, hyperboles, personification), alliteration, assonance, ethos/ethical appeal, logos/logical appeal, and pathos/emotional appeal.
Read this prompt:
Construct a multi-paragraph written response in which you argue which text is more convincing: Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty” speech or Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense.” Be sure to discuss the effect various rhetorical strategies play into your claim. Your response must be based on ideas and information that can be found in multiple cited sources.
Identify what type of essay you have to write and do you need to include a counterargument paragraph?
What is an argumentative 5-paragraph essay and yes, a counterargument paragraph is needed and should be placed before the closing paragraph?
Identify which option demonstrates correctly punctuated quote integration/lead-in to evidence AND citation format:
Option 1: The passage "Are Zoos a Good Thing?" notes, “...As numbers of some wild species drop, there is an increased danger of populations becoming too genetically similar. Breeding programmes provide a safeguard: zoo-bred animals can be released into the wild to increase genetic diversity” (Passage One 4).
Option 2:
The passage "Are Zoos a Good Thing?" shared important information. “...As numbers of some wild species drop, there is an increased danger of populations becoming too genetically similar. Breeding programmes provide a safeguard: zoo-bred animals can be released into the wild to increase genetic diversity.” (Passage One 4).
What is option #1?
You think there is an important part of the text that can help answer a question or you can use it as cited supporting evidence later in your argumentative or informative writing...what tool should you use?
What is the highlighting tool or scratch paper to note the passage and paragraph #?
Identify the type of figurative language and its meaning.
My dog gave me a hug with her furry paws.
What is Personification?
The dog gives a comfort cuddle to the person.
Identify the difference between these three rhetorical strategies: ethos/ethical appeal, logos/logical appeal, and pathos/emotional appeal.
1. What is logos/logical appeal: facts, examples, and statistics?
2. ethos/ethical appeal: experts (researchers, doctors, peer-reviewed journals, university studies, etc.) and other credible source authorities.
3. pathos/emotional appeal: charged diction that evokes emotion, including frustration, anger, sadness, joy, relief, etc.; relatable anecdotes; repetition; rhetorical questions; figurative language.
You have read a passage from a Leonardo da Vinci biography and another passage from the article "His Life and Ideas." Discuss da Vinci’s relationship with his apprentices and the theme shared in both pieces. Use details from both passages to support your response.
What type of writing do you need to do, and what is the topic?
What is Informative writing?
AND
Explaining how da Vinci treated his apprentices as well as the shared themes presented in both texts.
Identify any five elements that should be present in your counterargument paragraph for your argumentative essay.
What are:
1. transitional word or phrase into the counterargument/concession perspective
2. topic sentence
3. lead-in to relevant cited evidence that backs the opposition/concession reason
4. brief explanation of that concession evidence
5. transition into the refutation/rebuttal of that concession
6. cited supporting evidence to back that refutation/rebuttal and bring readers back to your position.
7. An explanation of your rebuttal evidence/reason
8. a closing clincher
You want to quickly preplan your 5-paragrpah essay and organize your thoughts using your scratch paper...what items would be a good idea to jot down to help you structure your essay responses?
Your thesis with three reasons and topic sentences for body 1, 2, and 3.
Additionally, if you are writing the argumentative essay, consider what the opposing view thinks/says, find a quote that shows it, then look for your comeback/refutation to bring readers back to your side.
What type of figurative language is the statement, and what does it mean?
He was as resourceful and intelligent as Albert Einstein.
What is a simile (uses "like" or "as")?
Meaning?: He was extremely smart and had ingenuity.
According to the passage, which statement best explains why the solution to the computer’s problem was special?
What is the trick to watch out for in this question?
There will be more then one correct answer, you have to pick the correct one.
Identify the three elements that need to be incorporated into an introductory paragraph in the proper order:
What are a hook/attention grabber, background information, and a thesis statement with reasoning?
Identify 5 elements that should be found in each of your three body paragraphs.
1. Topic sentence that ties to thesis reason
2. lead-in/transition/quote integration with proper punctuation
3. 2 relevent pieces of cited evidence
4. two 2-sentence explanations of EACH quote/cited evidence
5. a closing clincher that wraps up the central point of the body paragraph and ties back to topic sentence and thesis
If you are unsure of a vocabulary word, what strategies can help you make an educated guess at its meaning?
What is look for context clues, synonyms, and consider what you know about the prefixes, suffixes, and root of the challenging word?