RL.10.1 — Citing Textual Evidence
Using quotes or details from the text to support your ideas is
What is citing textual evidence?
Theme is
What is a message or lesson about life?
A character that is dynamic does this
What is a character that changes over the story?
Connotation is
What is the emotional association of a word?
RL.10.7 asks readers to
What is Compare how a text and its visual/audio version differ?
A character lies to protect a friend demonstrates textual evidence that supports the idea that the character feels
What are lines that show regret, guilt, or reflection (e.g., “He couldn’t sleep that night.”)
The difference between the theme and the main idea is
What is main idea = what the story is about; theme = the moral/lesson learned that the author wants to convey?
In Romeo and Juliet's death scene, Romeo’s impulsiveness advances the plot by
What is Romeo's internal conflict, feelings, relationship, and key events that cause change?
Diction affects tone by
What is tone reflects emotion; diction shapes attitude?
One key difference between reading a play and watching its film version is
What is stage directions vs. visual cues and acting choices?
The difference between explicit and implicit evidence is
What is Explicit = clearly stated; Implicit = inferred from context clues?
In “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, a possible theme is
What is “Be content with what you have” or “Pride can lead to downfall.”?
In Romeo and Juliet's death scene, Romeo’s impulsiveness advances the plot by
What is his rash decisions (marrying quickly, fighting Tybalt) drive tragedy.
An author describes a storm as “furious,” evokes the emotion as
What is an angry tone?
In Romeo and Juliet, Baz Luhrmann’s film emphasizes emotion differently than Shakespeare’s text by
What is the film uses music, lighting, and close-ups for emotion?
In “Thank You, Ma’am,” one textual evidence that supports the idea that Mrs. Jones believes in second chances is
What is Mrs. Jones says she’s done wrong too; she gives him money and trust?
A theme that develops over the course of a story is
What is one that builds through character actions, conflict, and resolution?
Conflicts reveal character traits and allow characters to change through acts of
What is conflict forces traits like bravery, selfishness, or fear to emerge?
Figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification) contributes to meaning
What is figurative language deepens meaning and mood?
A director omits or changes a scene when adapting a medium because
What is the time limit or modern setting changes the focus of the reader/viewer?
Using textual evidence strengthens your analysis of a text and explains
What is textual evidence that creates a stronger argument and shows coherence.
Two different characters might reveal the same theme in different ways through
What is one character may show the theme through sacrifice, another through loss.
One event can connect multiple plot elements in a story through
What is a single event creates rising action, climax, and resolution connections?
Shakespeare’s use of diction and conflict influence mood and rhythm in Romeo and Juliet by
What is it adds emotion which enhances a dramatic effect?
Visual and auditory elements can shape the viewer’s understanding of a scene differently from reading it through
What are sound, color, and movement affect the tone and perception?