Test-taking Strategies
What is a distractor?
The argument an author is making
What is a claim?
Getting the reader excited about the topic
What is hooking the reader?
Using numbers or something that will make us raise our eyebrows
What is providing surprising facts or statistics?
Who is Hailey?
Getting down to two options
What is a 50/50?
The way an author sounds about the topic
What is tone?
Making an argument about a topic
What is making a claim?
Making people laugh
What is incorporating humor?
Name of the organization helping Starr find justice for Khalil
What is Just us for Justice?
What I should do before reading the texts
What is annotating the questions?
The people who the author targets with the writing
What is audience?
Writing about what other people think in your article
What is acknowledging other's perspectives?
Making the audience feel like you are talking to them
What is addressing the readers/listeners directly?
The favorite TV show of Chris and Starr
What is The Fresh-Prince of Bel Air?
What I should do while reading the texts
What is annotating and gisting?
What is evidence?
Making a reader emotional about the topic
What is stirring empathy?
Sharing the opinions and research of very knowledgable people
What is bringing in expert opinions and quotes?
The thing that rolls down the street while Big Mav is gardening
What is a tank?
When I annotate the questions I look for these two things
What is the 'what' and the 'where'?
What the author provides to show multiple perspectives about the same topic.
What is a counter claim?
Wanting the reader to do something about the issue
What is moving the reader to action?
Telling real life stories about yourself and others
What is using personal stories and anecdotes?
The man who went on TV to say positive things about officer 115
Who is officer 115's father?