Determine a central idea...
What is the definition of exile?
What is...
To banish someone from their home or country.
When a comparison/contrast text structure used?
What is...
In fiction and non-fiction.
Used to compare/contrast individuals, things, concepts, ideas.
What does unfathomable mean?
What is...
Not capable of being understood or comprehended.
What are rhetorical questions?
What is...
a question that expects no answer.
What is rhetoric?
What is...
how writers or speakers use words to express their position or try to advance their point of view while communicating with an audience.
What are key terms and what do they do?
What is...
Important details and help an author support and develop central ideas.
Give 3 examples of both cause and effect words.
Cause words: given that, due to, if...then, because of, since
Effect words: as a result, because the, consequently, therefore, in that case.
What does the word labyrinth mean in the following sentence?
Oftentimes I was tangled in a labyrinth of armed vines like a fly in a spiderweb.
What is...
complex or confusing terrain; makes it difficult to find ones way.
What is a counter claim?
What is...
a claim that is made to rebut a previous claim.
What are the three parts of Aristotle's rhetorical triangle?
What is...
Logic, reasons and facts
1. What is the central idea?
2. Can there be multiple central ideas in one text?
3. What is the central idea also known as?
What is...
1. Authors main point or the most important idea of a text.
2. Yes
3. Also known as the main idea.
Match the following.
1. Problem/Solution
2. Definition/Example
A. Uses key words: "like", "for instance", "such as".
B. Uses a conflict that stands in the way.
C. Can be used in non-fiction texts with a story-like structure.
D. Can be used by authors to explain something unfamiliar.
E. Uses a 'somebody' who wants something.
What is...
1, B, C, and E
2, A, and D
What does the word vastness mean in the sentence and how is it used? (like is it an adjective or a noun or a verb)
What is...
An immense or boundless expanse of space.
It is used as a noun.
What are the three steps to building an argument and define each one.
What is...
Arguments purpose: The authors reason for writing.
Claim: The main idea or main point the speaker or writer is trying to get across.
Refine: To refine a claim is to make it clearer and more specific.
What are the three points of view in writing and what do they do?
What is...
First person: Someone telling you his or her story
Second Person: You being told how you should do something.
Third Person: Like a camera recording of the events.,
Define at least 5 of the following terms.
1. Implicit evidence
2. Key details
3. Summary
4. Central idea
5. Explicit Evidence
6.Inference
What is...
1. Indirectly stated or implied by an author.
2. Helps an author support the central idea.
3. Restatement of main points and key details.
4. An authors' main point
5. Directly stated by the author.
6. Reasonable conclusion based on evidence.
Match the description to its text structure.
1. Comparison/contrast
2. Cause/Effect
A. On the other hand is a key word.
B. As a result is a key word.
C. Shows how two things are alike and/or different.
D. Consequently is a key word.
E. Explains why something happens or what happens due to something else.
F. Similarity is a key word.
What is...
1 . A, C and F
2. B, D and E
Match each example to the correct kind of figurative language.
1. Metaphor
2. Imagery
A. The assignment was a breeze.
B. His words are pearls of wisdom.
C. It was dark and dim in the forest.
D. The girl ran her hands across the soft satin fabric.
E. My conscience is my barometer.
F. He whiffed the aroma of freshly brewed coffee.
G. The fresh and juicy orange was cold and sweet.
H. Words are daggers when spoken is anger.
What is...
1, A, B, E, and H
2 C,D,F and G
Name the five types of authors purpose and what each one does.
What is...
1. Inform: made to explain something
2. Persuade: Tries to get you to get something or feel a certain way about something.
3. Entertain: To tell a story; to amuse an audience
4. Convey a mood: Uses imagery and descriptive language to convey a mood
5. Describe: Gives you a clear visual image of what is being described.
6. Express an opinion: An opinion based passage that doesn't try to persuade.
7. Teach a lesson: Story that has a clear moral lesson; fables are usually an example of this.
What is point of view, how is it reflected and how is it conveyed?
What is...
Point of view is the perspective or attitude from which a writer or speaker presents information.
It is reflected in the words an author chooses and the tone of the writing.
It is conveyed in the content of the speech and through the delivery by the speaker.
What are all 5 steps to developing a central idea?
What is...
1. Identify what topic the text covers.
2. Examine the first and past sentences.
3. Look for repetitive or emphasized words, phrases or ideas.
4. Determine the main points
5.Look for details that support and develop the central idea.
What are 2 things that signal a definition/example.
What is...
It explains a concept, idea or person that may be unfamiliar to readers.
It has key words such as for example, such as, like, for instance, that signal this structure.
What are the three parts of a word and where do they go/what do they do?
What is...
Stem: root or base word.
Prefix: part of a word that is placed in front of a stem.
Suffix: part of a word that is placed after the stem.
Explain the difference between authors purpose and authors viewpoint.
What is...
Authors purpose is why the author wrote the text. Authors viewpoint is the way an author looks at a topic or the ideas being described.
Define and give an example of each of these words.
1. Alliteration
2 .Hyperbole
3 .Allusion
4. Personification
5. Repetition
What is...
1. The repetition of a single letter used to create an effect. Ex: She sells seashells by the sea-shore
2. A great exaggeration used to make a point. Ex: I've told you to clean your room a million times!
3. A brief, indirect reference to a well know historical, cultural, literary, or political person, place or event. Ex: Chocolate is my Achilles heel.
4. When human qualities are attributed to an object animal or idea. Ex: The wind whistled throughout the day.
5. Technique in which a sound, word, phrase or line is repeated for emphasis. Ex: When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child and U thought as a child.