Vocabulary
Reading Comp
Literary Response
Writing
Miscellaneous
100
The strategy where you read around an unknown word, use clues, and figure out the meaning.
What are Context Clues
100
When information comes directly from an eye-witness, a participant, or an informant
What is Primary Source
100
When an author tells you what a character looks like, how they speak, and what they do, but leaves you to figure out what kind of a person they are.
What is indirect characterization
100
The main idea in a piece of writing (it shows up in the introduction).
What is the thesis
100
The first step when taking a test and the passage is a reading selection
What is Read the Title and think
200
The term for a word that mean the same or almost the same as another word
What is a Synonym
200
To stretch out your answer or give more information when writing a response or answer
What is Elaborate
200
A character who changes throughout the story
What is a dynamic character
200
The standard length of an essay
What is 5 paragraphs
200
You should do these three steps when you are given a reading passage on a test that has different sized paragraphs
What is decide if the paragraph is skinny or chubby, skim first and last sentence, and make comments
300
A word part that comes at the beginning of a word and changes it's meaning
What is a Prefix?
300
Some structural elements of a technical document (like a set of instructions)
What are bolded, underlined, italicized words or graphics
300
When a character makes a lengthy speech
What is a monologue
300
Three parts that are required in each body paragraph of a persuasive essay
What are a reason, three details, and an elaboration
300
Another name for the picture in a technical document
What is a graphic
400
A word that means the opposite of another word
What is an Antonym
400
When you read something that is fairly long and then restate the main points in a short way using your own words
What is Summarizing
400
The main message about life that an author presents throughout the story
What is universal theme
400
You should always restate this in your conclusion
What is your thesis or main point
400
When the reader knows something that the characters in a story do not know...
What is dramatic irony
500
The emotion that a word may imply
What is Connotation?
500
The one sentence in a passage that tells what the whole thing is about
What is the main idea or topic sentence
500
A comparison between two dissimilar things meant to form a picture in the reader's mind
What is a metaphor
500
The standard format that is required when turning in a final draft - it includes a heading, title, page format, and works cited page
What is MLA format
500
when an author purposely leaves out some information to make the reader draw their own conclusions
What is ambiguity
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