Fiction
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone: Author's attitude and feelings towards the subject in a text
Mood: The reader's feelings while reading the text.
How are poems organized by?
Lines and Stanzas
What should be in your introduction?
A thesis statement
What do you call the sentence that controls and guides the text?
Thesis Statement
What do you call the statement that states the author's side of the argument?
Claim
How does the author's use of sensory langauge help develop the tone of a text?
By using descriptive and specific langauge and imagery to help the reader understand the author's attitude.
What is the purpose of stage directions?
To help the reader infer on the characterization of (character) based on the actions given.
What structure should your body paragraphs follow?
A.B.E.
Answer
Best Evidence
Explain
What is the purpose of a caption on an image?
To provide a decription/ additional information on a print or graphic feature of a text.
When the majority believe an opinion because others think it is true. For example when others participate in a trend.
Bandwagon
What is the acronym we use to help us track Characterization?
S.T.E.A.L
Speech
Thoughts
Effect
Actions
Looks
What is the purpose of repetition in a poem?
To emphasize the speaker's desire or message.
Why should you use transition words and phrases in your essay?
To help organize and move from idea to idea smoothly.
What is most likely the author's purpose for using cause and effect text structure in a text?
To illustrate the relationship between an event and its conseqences.
The fallacy in which extreme consequnces are given when the audience chooses an incorrect argument.
Define Irony
When there is a contrast between what we expect versus what is realistically happening.
How can we identify if there is a tone shift?
By tracking the vocabulary and figurative language used through out the text.
Identify if the following prompt is an argumentative or informational prompt:
Write an response in which you analzye the differences between the character development of Calidore in the story and in the poem. Be sure to include evidence from both texts to support your response.
Informational
How can the author support their claims in a text?
By providing text evidence and commentary.
What do we call the method in which the author identifies the opposing view point but provides evidence to prove against the opposing view point?
Counterargument and Rebuttal/Refutation
How does foreshadowing in a text help contribute to the development of the resolution?
-Figurative language
-Symbolism
-Characterization/ Character Development
What is the difference between the denotative and connotative meaning of a word?
Denotative: the literal/ dictionary definition of a word
Connotative: the implied or emotional connection a word can create
What is the best words that can replace changes in the sentence below:
Having to get out of bed to turn it off changes the likelihood of hitting the snooze button.
a. Varies
b. Shifts
c. Controls
d. Decreases
D. Decreases
Name the five organizational text structures.
Chronological Order/Sequence
Compare and Contrast
Cause and Effect
Problem Solution
Description
When an argument is oversimplified or exaggerated.
Example:
"I wasn't a big fan of the movie Coco"
"Oh so you hate Mexican culture"
Strawman