Terms
What is the key word you should have in mind when asked about tone or mood?
Feeling
How should you outline your extended response?
Intro
Body Para 1
Body Para 2
Conclusion
What is plot?
The sequence of events in the story. (Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution)
When asked about structure of a short story, where should you look to find your answer?
What is shifting from beginning, middle, and end.
A written debate. The author states their position and proves it with evidence.
What is central idea?
A one sentence summary of what the text is mostly about
Read and annotate the questions and directions first.
What is theme?
The moral, lesson, or message the author wants you to learn from the story.
What areas should you be evaluating when asked about poetic structure?
1. Stanzas
2. Rhyme Scheme
3. Repitition
4. Rhythm
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
Determine what is the same and what is different.
Define Claim
A statement the author believes to be true
What is a strategy you can use for multiple choice?
Process of elimination.
What is structure?
How does the author organize and outline the sequence of events in the story in order to bring about meaning.
When a multiple choice question asks you the meaning of a word, where should you look in order to figure it out?
Read the sentences and words surrounding the word and use your inferencing skills to determine the meaning.
Define persuade.
Causing someone to believe what you are arguing based on the strength of evidence you provided.
Define Relevant
Directly connected to what is being discussed.
What two things should you do if you do not know the meaning of a word?
Check for a root word and check for context clues!
What are character traits?
Adjectives used to describe a character's personality.
What 4 places do you look in order to find the central idea?
1. Title
2. Introduction
3. Conclusion
4. Words and ideas that are being repeated throughout the text.
What should your evidence be proving in your RACE(C)(E) paragraph?
You evidence should prove your ANSWER!
Define Sufficient
Enough
What does each part of RACE(C)(E) stand for?
R-restate question
A-answer the question
C-Cite evidence
E-explain evidence
C- cite another evidence
E-Explain how your evidence proves your answer
What is a character's perspective?
The point of view of the different characters, including YOU as the reader. How are the opinions of each character different based on what each knows? How is what you as the reader knows different from what the characters know?
Where is there extra insight into the reading you are about to read?
In the directions!
Define figurative language and provide 2 examples.
A way or explaining, comparing, or expressing that does not use literal meaning.
Examples:
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Hyperbole