Argumentative
Drama
Poetry
Informational Texts
Ms. Sanchez Garcia's Classroom
100

What is Claim?

This means having an opinion and taking a strong stance on it.

100

What is Dialogue?

A conversation between two characters.

100

What is a Stanza?

The paragraph of a poem.

100

A text structure that describes one topic in detail.

What is Description?

100
What does Ms. Sanchez Garcia say at the end of every class period?

Have a good rest of your day (or weekend)!

200

What is the definition of an argument?

(Claim + Evidence) For an argument, we need our claim and evidence.

200

What are Stage Directions?

Directions written in parenthesis () in a script in order to guide actors and directors.

200

What is Rhyme Scheme?

A term referring to finding the rhymes in the text and then marking the order they come in (ABABA, AABBA).

200

A text structure that explains steps in order.

What is Sequence?
300

What is Monologue?

An uninterrupted speech given by one character, directed towards other characters and usually giving extra information.

300

What is TPCASTT?

A special method you can use to analyze poems. (Title, Paraphrase, Connotation, Attitude/Tone, Shift/Structure, Theme, Title.)

300

A text structure that describes the advantages and disadvantages of a subject.

What is Pro/Con?

400

What is Soliloquy?

An uninterrupted speech by one character, talking to themselves. 

400
Often metaphor, simile, and personification. 
What are the most common types of figurative language in poetry?
400
A text structure that explains how one event may lead another event to happen.

What is Cause and Effect?

500

What is Aside?

A comment or look made by a character towards the audience, not heard or seen by other characters.

500

What is Meter?

This is indicated by the way your voice rises and falls while you read a poem out loud. 

500

A text structure that describes multiple topics in detail, often in categories.

What is Classification?

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