Vocab
What is a synonym for the word "Illustrate"
Ex: Which paragraph best illustrates the theme of the poem?
What is to show, display, or to point out?
According to your favorite teacher, Mr. Taylor, what is the correct way to organize your short response?
What is using the RACE(CE) strategy?
What is the strategy we use to remove answers we automatically know are incorrect?
What is the process of elimination?
What is another word or phrase for "the protagonist in a story?"
What is the main character?
what are the 3 different POV types?
What is 1st person, 2nd person, and 3rd person?
What is a synonym for the word "contribute"?
For Example: How does Paragraph 6-8 contribute to the central idea of the text?
What is to help or assist?
What is the first thing you do when you are beginning to answer a short response question?
What is Restate the question?
What are one of the ways we identify key details within the multiple choice question?
What is marking/annotating the stand out words in a question?
What are the 4 different examples of text structure that an author can use in their writing?
What is Chronological/Sequential Order, Compare and Contrast, Cause and Effect, and Problem and Solution?
What are the three main purposes for an author writing?
What is to persuade, inform, and entertain?
What is a synonym for the "Represent"?
For Example: Which statement best represents the story's theme
What is to stand for?
What is the purpose of providing evidence in a short response?
What is to prove your answer correct?
What standard type do we expect to see the least of on the state test?
Hint: We struggled with the standard the most on the Edulastic exam
What is standard 6R.4 - Figurative Language?
What is the difference between the central idea and the theme?
What is what the specific section of a text is about, and the lesson the author wants the reader to learn?
List the 5 different phases of a story.
Hint: It looks like a map.
What is Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Conclusion?
What is another word that describes what the character does in a story or how the character acts?
Example: The character's ______ proves them to be a kind and generous person.
What is actions and/or behavior?
What is the purpose of providing an explanation to your short answer response?
What is to show how the answer connects to the quotes you have chosen?
We we annotate the question or the text, what are we ultimately doing?
What is making a mental connection from the text to the outside world?
What is the difference between tone and mood of a story?
What is tone is a focus or the authors attitude and mood is a focus on the overall atmosphere based on word choice used in a text/story?
An authors perspective can be influenced by 4 different reasons. Name at least 2 of the 4.
What is their background, family, culture, or geographic location?
What is a synonym for the word "convey"?
For Example: Paragraph 6-8 best conveys the author's tone.
What is to express or reflect?
What are 2 main reason(s) why a student will get a 2-2.5/4 grade on a short response as oppose to a 3-4/4 or?
What is most students do not explain their answer or provide 2 pieces of evidence?
What is the purpose of becoming familiar with the state standards before the state test?
What is so we can match key words used in the questions that are similar to the standard description?
What does Point of View mean from an ELA standpoint?
What is the way a character in the story sees something based on their personal veiwpoint/perspective?
What is the name of the very first strategy we learned this school year and what are the 3 steps?
What is the GIST strategy? What is circle
Step 1: Determine the “Who” or “what” in the text's section.
Step 2: Underline/Highlight the most important information regarding the "who" or "what".
Step 3: Write a GIST statement that combines information discovered in steps 1 & 2.