Literary terms
What does it mean to develop an idea?
To take an idea and make it more complete or whole.
If you are writing an argumentative/persuasive essay, what are you writing?
You are writing an essay that expresses an opinion about a topic and you back it up with facts and evidence.
What does it mean to infer or make an inference?
To draw a conclusion that is not explicitly stated in the text.
True or False: When taking a reading test, you should look at the questions first.
True
What do you call the facts you use to back up a claim?
Support or evidence
What is another way to say central idea?
Main idea, Controlling Idea
If you are writing an explanatory essay, what are you writing?
You are writing an essay that gives information and explains a topic.
What two types of words is an apostrophe used?
Contractions and possessives
What are two other ways to say restate what you just read?
Paraphrase and summarize
What does it mean if a word is vague? Give an example of a vague word.
The word is unclear, too general, and/or does not provide enough information. EX: Stuff, things, lots
What is a generalization?
A broad statement about something based on a study of belief.
What does it mean to summarize?
To restate in a short and brief manner
Is the following sentence grammatically correct:
Bobby is a brilliant chess player I am not.
No, it is a run on sentence.
A pattern of organization is the way information is arranged or put together. What is an example of a pattern of organization?
Cause and effect, chronological order, compare and contrast, sequential order, classification
If an article has a lot of facts that are based on numbers and statistics, what are those facts called?
Numerical data
What does it mean when someone asks you to find the author's point of view?
It means to find the author’s opinion about the topic that they are writing about.
What is a claim?
The writer’s position or viewpoint on an issue or problem.
A constructed response should follow this format, TEE. What does each letter in TEE stand for?
Topic, Example/Evidence, Explain
What is another way of saying a type/category of reading? An example would be fiction or non-fiction.
Genre
What are the four main types of figurative language?
Simile, metaphor, personification, exaggeration
What are the stages of a plot?
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
Sources that are used in writing must have three characteristics. What are they?
They must be credible (believable), trustworthy (come from a reliable place), and relevant (they must apply to what is being discussed and be up to date).
Does State Testing determine anything about you as a person?
NO ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!
What are two different ways to say counterarguments?
Rebuttal and refutation
What does it mean is a question asks you to cite evidence, use explicit evidence from the text, or support your answer with information from the source?
It means you need to pull facts from the text to back up your thinking. You need to have BOTH facts from the text and your thoughts in the answer.