Reading Comprehension
Annotating/Analysis
Essay Elements
Introduction Paragraph
Challenge
100

"To Understand something. In this case, It’s simply to understand what one’s reading."

What Is Reading Comprehension?

100

A person, place, or thing 

What Is a Noun? 

100

Hook, Background info, The brain of the essay

What Is an Introduction? 

100
  • What pulls the reader Into reading the essay. It Is also referred to as an Attention Grabber. 

What Is a Hook? 

100

This clip Is below Is used to make people laugh. The purpose of It Is To...

What Is To Entertain?

200


  1. To Persuade

  2. To Inform

  1. To Entertain

What Is the Author's Purpose? 

200
  • Emphasize Emotions 

  • Actions  

  • People Or Places 

What are the Figures of Speech? 

200

The call to action, restates thesis & significance.

What Is a Conclusion? 

200

Use an Incident or brief story

What Is an Anecdote? 

200

“The only good Is knowledge and the only evil Is Ignorance”.

- Socrates 

What Is a Quote? 

300
  • Background Knowledge 

  • Deciphering

  • Vocabulary 

  • Critical Thinking 

What are the elements of Reading Comprehension? 

300

Step 1. Circle/Underline Any Key Points 

Step 2: Write Small Comments Along the Margins 

Step 3: Abbreviate & Utilize Symbols 

Step 4: Summarize The Main Idea (In You Own Words)

What are the steps to Annotation? 

300

The bulk of your essay (The organs of the essay)

What Is a Body Paragraph?

300

This method Is used to help narrow down your Introduction. 

What Is the Inverted Triangle Method? 

300

This part of speech uses terms such as...

Dime a Dozen 

Better late than never 

All Bark & No Bite 

What Is an Idiom? 

400

This segment's purpose Is to let the audience In on what's happening In America. 

What Is To Inform?

400
  • How Do You Think the Idea Was Developed?

  • Patterns & Trends
  • Take Notes 

What Is Analyzing? 

400

This tool Is used for laying out the parts of your essay.

What Is an Outline? 

400

This Is primarily used for giving context to your topic. 

Can be Historical, Statistical, or a general summary of the topic.

What Is Background Information? 

400

This clip Is establishing creditability & hope for the audience.   

What Is Ethos & Pathos? 

500

This ad wants you to be Interested In leasing a new car. 

What Is To Persuade? 

500

Joins words, phrases, or clauses.

What Is a Conjunction? 

500

Comes before conclusion, the opposite argument to yours, ONLY IN ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAYS

What Is a Rebuttal? 

500

 In order to sustain this form of subculture for years to come Is to observe how video games sharpen the technological influence, Its role in understanding identity and thought, and the Impact It can have on the future.

What Is a Thesis Statement?

500

Using raw information and firsthand evidence such as interview transcripts, memoirs, statistical data, and works of art.

Constitute secondhand information and commentary made by other researchers.  

What are Primary & Secondary Sources 

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