Definitions
This means “adds to” or helps build understanding in a text.
A: What is contribute?
If you add more explanation and details to your answer, you are doing this.
What is elaborate?
The events that happen in a story.
What is plot?
The author's attitude towards a subject
What is tone?
Set up of the 4 credit response:
-Breakdown of each paragraph and what goes into it
Intro: Must see the answer to the prompt
Body 1- CERER
Body 2- CERER
(Optional Body 3)
Conclusion: Restate and wrap up
This means “having an effect on something.”
A: What is impact?
A statement you believe is true and can prove is called this.
A: What is a claim?
The main problem in a story.
What is conflict?
The feeling created for the reader
What is mood?
Different structures of writing- make a list
-Cause and Effect
- Compare and Contrast
-Chronological
- Problem and Solution
This word means “importance.”
What is significance?
Information not connected to the topic is this
What is irrelevant?
The main character
What is the protagonist?
Hints about what will happen next
What is foreshadowing?
Steps for Poetry
1. Read the text
2. Annotate each stanza
3. Identify Central Idea
4. Identify Theme
This means “to communicate or make known.”
A: What is reveal?
Closely connected information is called this.
What is relevant?
The force working against the main character.
What is the antagonist?
A break in the story to show past events
What is flashback?
What do you do when you see a "Most" question?
Pick the choice that applies to the most of the text
This means “to grow or expand on an idea.”
What is develop?
Carefully studying a character’s actions is to do this.
What is analyze?
The perspective from which a story is told.
What is point of view?
When one thing represents something else
What is symbol?
What do you do when your see a "Best" question?
Pick the choice that is the most specific