Literary Elements
The people in a story are known as _______, but the people in poems are ________.
Who are characters and speakers?
What does the personification in this text suggest?
Harry tried to ignore his unfinished essay, but it glared at him from across the room.
- The essay was printed in large text.
-It bothered Harry that the essay wasn't finished.
What is, it bothered Harry that the essay wasn't finished?
In the introduction paragraph of a literary analysis and research simulation task, you need a HIT.
Hook
Introduce the text
Thesis statement
There are two mistakes:
By urban population, Mexico City, the capital of mexico, is the largest in North america.
By urban population, Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, is the largest in North America.
Her _____ question made the class think more deeply.
What is incisive?
Incisive- clear, direct, showing strong understanding.
When and where the story takes place is the ________ of a story.
What is the setting?
What does the idiom in this text suggest?
Polly submitted her suggestions to Tanner; now the ball is in his court.
-Tanner feels like playing or relaxing, not working.
-Tanner needs to act next.
What is Tanner needs to act next?
Determining the author's purpose is easy as PIE.
[P.I.E.]
Double Jeopardy for words+meaning
Persuade [convince]
Inform [to teach]
Entertain [target emotions]
There are 2 mistakes.
In terms of Attendance, new York has the largest St. Patricks Day parade in the country.
In terms of attendance, New York has the largest St. Patricks Day parade in the country.
She gave a ____ smile when she received the award.
What is demure?
Demure: quiet, shy, and polite in behavior.
What the story is mainly about from beginning to end is known as the ____________; but the moral lesson learned by the end is the _____________.
What is main idea and theme?
What does the verbal irony in this text suggest?
For spring allergy sufferers, the botanical garden is as pleasant as a traffic jam.
- The botanical garden is unpleasant for allergy sufferers.
-The botanical garden is noisy and crowded.
What is The botanical garden is unpleasant for allergy sufferers?
[C.E.R.]
Claim sentence
Evidence sentence
Reasoning sentence
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Poet maya Angelou advised, "Be a rainbow in someone else's cloud".
Poet Maya Angelou advised, "Be a rainbow in someone else's cloud."
The student gave an _____ answer that confused the teacher.
What is equivocal?
Equivocal- unclear, having more than one meaning, hard to understand exactly what is meant.
Direct words from the text used in your writing to support your claim is known as __________.
What is evidence?
What does the personification in this text suggest?
The lighthouse horn moaned, and the sound traveled through the thick fog, reaching the sailors who were enveloped in the grayness.
-The horn made a long, low sound.
- The sailors were complaining they were lost.
What is the horn made a long, low sound?
When setting up the four square for a narrative writing task, one of your boxes should contain the TAG, one box should contain the writing checklist, one box should contain QTNA, and the last annotations.
(TAG) Title + Author + Genre and frames
(QTNA) Questions that need answers
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"The depletion of water resources is a worrisome trend that impacts much of the world", insisted dr. morgan.
"The depletion of water resources is a worrisome trend that impacts much of the world," insisted Dr. Morgan.
After staying up all night, she felt ____ and couldn’t focus.
What is delirious?
Delirious- very confused or not thinking clearly, often because of illness or strong emotions.
The author's attitude towards a subject is the ______, but the _____ is the general feeling a reader experiences through the story.
What is the tone and the mood?
What does the metaphor in this text suggest?
Amanda felt a roller coaster of emotions when she heard the news.
- Amanda felt delighted by the news.
- Amanda felt varied feelings.
What is Amanda felt varied feelings?
In 5th grade, we wrote paragraphs using the RACE strategy, in 6th grade, we now use the ToSEEC strategy to write each paragraph.
(RACE) Restate the question | Answer the question | Cite Evidence | Explain the evidence
(ToSEEC) Topic Sentence | Evidence | Elaboration | Conclusion
There are 5 mistakes:
"Children", lady bird johnson cautioned, "are likely to live up to what you believe of them".
"Children", Lady Bird Johnson cautioned, "Are likely to live up to what you believe of them."
His explanation was ______, so everyone knew what to do next.
What is coherent?
Coherent- clear and easy to understand, make sense.