Mood as the attitude of the author toward the subject, and Tone as the attitude of the author toward the audience.
100
What is plot? Name the 5 processes in a plot.
Plot is the events in a story. Exposition (intro), Rising Action (conflict), Climax (high action), Falling Action (the problem begins to be solved), and Resolution (conclusion)
100
What is the best way to answer a short response question?
RAFET
100
Where do you find what your introduction paragraph should include? What must you make sure is included in your intro?
You find the introduction summary in the top part of the task question. You must include the author and title, and a CLEAR thesis or claim.
200
What is the definition of the word suspense?
Suspense occurs when the audience is unsure of what will happen next in a story, when the audience is anticipating an upcoming event, or when an outcome is uncertain.
200
What is theme?
The moral or lesson of a story. The theme is a sentence as opposed to a few words, as people sometimes think.
200
How many textual details must be included in a short answer response?
2 or more!
200
What is the minimum number of paragraphs you will ever have in an extended response question? What are they?
3: Intro, Body, Conclusion
200
What is the theme of Black Ships Before Troy?
What is love comes at a price
300
What does the word persevere mean?
Continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success.
300
What does it mean to make an inference?
educated guess: what the text says plus my background knowledge = a new idea (inference)
300
In terms of the test, which is better, quoting my evidence or paraphrasing the examples into my own words?
Paraphrasing examples into my own words.
300
What are the types of conflict in a story?
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, and Man vs. Society.
300
What figurative language is in the following:
Jim is so quiet and quick, he would be called a sly fox.
What is a metaphor?
400
What is author's purpose?
Author's purpose is what the author is trying to do (inform, explain, persuade, entertain, etc.) when they write a selection.
400
What is point of view? Tell the 4 kinds and what they are.
The way the narrator tells a story.
First person = I, Second = you. Third person limited = one character's actions and thoughts. Third person omniscient = knows all character's thoughts and actions.
400
What should you do while reading the passage?
Annotate and write down synonyms.
400
What is the most points you can get on an extended response question?
4
400
What figurative language is in the following? What does this mean?
The grass is not always greener on the other side.
What is an idiom? It means that you may want what others have, but what they have may not be as good as you had thought or as you already have.
500
What is foreshadowing?
Foreshadowing is when someone or something gives a warning or indication of a future event. This future event may or may not be true.
500
What is figurative language?
Figurative language is language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. When a writer uses literal language, he or she is simply stating the facts as they are. (Metaphors, similes, personification, imagery, hyperbole.)
500
The ice blocks around the ship caused havoc and problems for the people on the ship.
What is the central idea in "Shackleton's Stowaway"
500
What is also very important when writing the essay? (Meaning what will they be checking also?)
Spelling, grammer, punctuation, indented paragraphs, capitilzation of sentences, names, places, cities, etc.
500
What are the similarities and differences between a primary source and a secondary source?