SRP
The genre frames typically associated with narrative texts.
What are "who are the characters", "what is the problem", "what is the solution", and "what is the lesson learned"?
Your short response answers should include this many details from the text.
What is 2 pieces of evidence?
In this part of the essay, you should include plenty of text details and explain how those details support the point you're trying to make.
What are the body paragraphs?
You receive ___________ points for blank answers.
What is zero points? NEVER LEAVE A QUESTION BLANK!
The central message of a story, poem, or drama.
What is the theme?
The first thing you should do when you look at a passage
What is skim to identify the genre?
This is the answer to the question, and must be included to get any points.
What is a claim?
Found in your introduction, this answers all parts of the question being asked.
What is the thesis?
Use this process to remove multiple choice answers that are incorrect in order to narrow the number of items.
What is the process of elimination?
To examine and consider the similarities and differences between two or more objects, ideas, or people
What is compare and contrast?
This is when you determine what the question is asking in your own words, and annotate the question for key terms.
What is invest in the question?
This is what the wording of your claim should always do
rephrase the question
This part of your essay wraps up all of the ideas you proved throughout your writing.
What is the conclusion?
If you're unsure of an answer for a multiple choice question, you should ALWAYS look back at these two things to help you.
What is the text and your central idea?
A direct comparison between two things; e.g. "She was a ray of sunshine"
What is figurative language?
This should take no more than 10-15 minutes, before you write the central idea
What is read and annotate the text?
This is what should follow each piece of evidence
An explanation of how the evidence connects to the claim
This structure needs to be used in an ER to get all 4 points.
What is introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion?
If you're stuck on a question and it's taking a long time to answer it, you should do this.
Choose the answer that seems most likely and move on
The atmosphere and feeling that an author or poet tries to create with words
Tone/Mood
The genre frames associated with information texts
Big topic, teach me 1, teach me 2, author's pov
A sample response has a strong claim that is accurate and specific, two pieces of evidence, and a good analysis. It still earns a score of a 1 because...
The evidence did not connect to the claim
This is a useful step in outlining your essay as you invest in the question
Determine the number of parts to the question
You should always consider two of these for multiple choice questions
What is check your work?
How do you spell Ms. P's last name?
Perniciaro