Genre Strategies
What you write for a summary for Non-Fiction
5 W's - Who? What? When? Where? Why?
The first thing you should do when you see a poem
Number the lines
What the C stands for
Connotation - Figurative Language - Similes, Metaphors, Personification, etc.
You should provide this for every question whether you underline/highlight or write your own explanation
Evidence/Proof
Strategy for SCR
R - restate the prompt
A - answer the prompt
C - cite your evidence
E - explain your evidence
What you write for a summary for a Fiction story
Window - Characters, Setting, Problem, Solution, Theme
Next thing to do with a poem
Find a rhyme scheme, if there is one
What the A stands for
Attitude - Speaker's Tone
You should do this if you have a hard time finding the answer to a question
Process of Elimination (mark out answers you know are wrong)
You need this many paragraphs for an ECR
4 - Introduction, Reason 1 Paragraph, Reason 2 Paragraph, Conclusion
What you write for a poem
TPCASTT
Figurative Language to look for
Repetition, Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Hyperbole, Idiom, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia
What does the S stand for
Shift - Change in tone
Use this if you don't know what a word means
Dictionary
How you should include your evidence
Put evidence from the passage in quotations with an evidence starter
What you write for a summary for a play or drama
Window - Characters, Setting, Problem, Solution, and Theme
What the first T stands for
Title - What do you think the poem will be about?
What the second to last T stands for
Title - What does the title mean? Why did the author choose it?
Directions for actors to use on stage with their emotions or props
Stage Directions
Second Paragraph of Argumentative ECR should have this
Counterargument and Rebuttal
What you write for a summary for an argumentative text
5 W's - Who? What? When? Where? Why?
What the P stands for
Paraphrase - Summary - 1-2 sentences
What does the last T stand for
Theme - Universal words, your own words, complete thought
Format of ECR
Introduction - Thesis
Reason 1 - Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
Reason 2 - Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
Conclusion - Restate your Thesis