Figurative Language
What is a simile?
A comparison using like or as
What is the "theme" of a story?
The universal lesson learned
What is step one of HAT? What do you include?
Hook
- Title/author/restate
What does "conflict" mean?
A main problem in a story
What is a synonym?
Words that mean the same
What is a metaphor?
- A comparision WITHOUT using like or as
What is a "central idea"
A one sentence summary of the most important things that happened.
What is step two of HAT?
Attack the topics-
You answer the question; mention the topic
What goes AFTER your quote?
Your citation
What is an antonym?
Words that mean the opposite of each other
Identify the figurative language being used & what word makes it that specific figurative language.
The car screamed down the freeway
Personification
- Cars cannot scream
What is "summarizing"
When you put what happened in your own words and only include the big or important events
What is step three of HAT?
Thesis Statement
-One sentence that says exactly what your body paragrpah will be about
How long should your evidence be?
One sentence
What is a homophone?
Words that sound the same, but mean different
Identify the figurative language being used & what word makes it that specific figurative language.
I am so hungry that I could eat a horse!
Hyperbole
-Wouldn't actually eat a horse
What is the "climax" of a story?
What is the most important part of HAT?
Thesis statement
What is WAY more important than the actual evidence that you include?
Your explanation of why you included it/why it is important
What is the author's purpose?
What are the three kinds?
Why the author wrote the text
- Inform
- Persuade
- Entertain
Identify the figurative language being used & what word makes it that specific figurative language.
It is raining cats and dogs!
Idiom
- It is impossible to rain cats or dogs
What is character development?
How an author develops (grows) their character to reveal their traits/motivation
What is the part of your rubric grading called "Conventions"
If you have correct capitalization/punctuation
What is the puropose of "S" in RACES?
To conclude your writing/tie it all together
What does compare and contrast mean?
Say what is similar and different