Nonfiction
How can you find the main idea?
Ask: Who, what, why?
Look for the 5Ws (warning: the "who" can be more than one person/animal)
Look for PECS!
What is a stanza? What is a line?
A stanza is a chunk of lines in a poem.
A line is one line of words in a poem.
What should you look include in your fiction annotations?
PECS: Problems, Events, Characters (and their points of view), Setting
What is 1st person point of view?
The narrator telling the story is also the main character so you can see only their thoughts and feelings.
What are dictionary entry words and how do we use them to find words?
Entry words are the first & last words on a dictionary page. They are at the top of the page and help you find words faster because you can tell if a word belongs on that page.
What are at least 3 text features you should pay attention to / read?
Titles, subheadings, footnotes, pictures, captions, graphs....
What is a simile or metaphor? Give a example.
A type of figurative language that mikes a comparison between 2 unlike things.
Example: "I am a coconut because I look rough on the outside but I am sweet on the inside."
How do you identify a character's point of view about a subject?
Look for and combine ALL their thoughts, feelings, actions, and words about the subject.
What is 3rd person point of view? How is it different from 1st?
3rd person point of view is when you can see more than one character's thoughts and feelings.
How do you annotate a question? Why do we break down questions?
Box in WHERE to look. (btw: "selection" means "passage")
Underline key ELA skill words (ex: main idea)
Circle key character or topic to think about.
How do you identify the author's point of view about the topic?
Look for how they DESCRIBE the topic, their opinion words, or if they use positive/negative words.
What is alliteration? Give an example.
Repetition of the first sound of multiple words in a row.
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"
"with wicked whispers"
What is a summary? What should go in a summary?
The main events of a story or main ideas of a passage.
Should only have IMPORTANT and TRUE problems, events, characters, and information from the CORRECT section.
What are 2 other words that mean "inference"? How do you make an inference?
Inference: Conclude, Suggest, Convey, etc.
Choose the answer that makes sense AND is supported by the MOST and BEST evidence.
What is the central idea of a passage and how do you find it? What should you think when you see the word "central"?
Central idea is a main idea THROUGHOUT a WHOLE passage. Combine your gists to choose the most central (main) idea.
What is personification? Give an example.
Figurative language where the author gives human characteristics to a non-human.
"The tree branches reached for the heavens"
What happens to the story problem during the rising action, climax, and resolution?
Rising action: the problem gets worse
Climax: the character has to face the problem
Resolution: the problem is resolved
What is a theme or central message? How do you determine the theme?
The theme/ central message is the life lesson of a passage.
Determine it by finding how the challenge resolved or how characters changed by the END.
How do you use a T-chart? Come to the board to demonstrate and explain.
Compare (similarity): find the answer that is TRUE (with supporting evidence) in both passages
Contrast (difference): find the answer that shows a TRUE difference between the passages. *Make sure that if it should be true for ONLY one passage, that it's really false for the other)*
What is text structure / organization? Give 2 examples of text structures AND explain how do you find it.
Structure = The pattern the passage is organized in.
Pros/Cons, Problem/Solution, Cause/Effect, etc.
Find it by identifying the main idea and pattern
What is our acronym for annotating poetry? What are at least 3 things you should annotate?
TIPCAT:
Topic, Interpret figurative language, Paraphrase stanzas, Central ideas, speaker's Attitude, Theme
What is a drama? What are 3 characteristics that make a drama unique?
Dramas are theatrical plays.
They are broken into scenes of different times.
They have a character list at the top.
They include stage directions of the characters actions in italics.
What is a Noun? Verb? Adjective? Adverb?
Noun (n)- person, place, thing
Verb (vb)- action
Adjective (adj)- description
Adverb (adv)- describe a verb
What are all the steps you should follow for the compare/contrast section of the test?
1) annotate passage 1
2) break down and answer passage 1 questions
3) annotate passage 2
4) break down and answer passage 2 questions
5) Use T-charts to answer compare contrast questions