RACE
What does R stand for in RACE?
Restate the Question
An extreme overexaggeration
Hyperbole
Why the author writes their text
Purpose
This type of writing has:
Narrative Writing: Has plot, setting, characterization, theme, point of view, and figurative language
Provides information about a topic, person, or event.
Article:
Provides information about a topic, person, or event.
What do the C and E stand for in Race?
Cite and Explain Evidence
Using like or as to make a comparison
Simile
The author's point of view
This type of writing has:
Claim, Counterclaim, Reasoning and Evidence
Argumentative (also known as persuasive): has claim, counterclaim, reasoning, and evidence
examines and discusses a focused topic, with personal views
An essay:
examines and discusses a focused topic, with personal views
When citing evidence, what TWO things do we need to have to cite appropriately?
Quotation Marks and Author Last Name
Examples: Boom! Clap! Meow. Smack!, etc.
Onomatopoeia
Perceived opinion about something or someone
Bias
This type of writing explains or informs:
Expository writing : Explains or informs
Written to be read aloud; presents a topic
Speech: Written to be read aloud; presents a topic
How would you restate the following question: How can we stop bullying at Sandcreek Middle School?
We can stop bullying at Sandcreek Middle School by...
What is an idiom?
Give an example or defintion
A set of words that means something different when put together
"Get off my back." "It's raining cats and dogs." "Walking in someone else's shoes."
Author's word choice, sentence structure and personal choice
Style
This type of writing is personal, deals with individual consideration
Reflective Writing: requires the student to write about a personal experience
What is the difference between fiction and non-fiction?
Fiction: Fake, not based on true events: fantasy, mysteries, etc.
Non-fiction: Based on fact: historical, biographies, etc.
What is the point of restating a question?
Restating a question helps the writer to be more clear and more specific.
What is an antithesis?
Definition only
Two contradicting ideas in one sentence:
I hate you but I love you etc.
What is the difference between a paraphrase and a summary?
Paraphrase: in your own words, restatement of something, does not change meaning.
Summary: Main ideas in your own words
What is the difference between a biography and an autobiography? Which is which?
biography: an account of someone's life written by someone else
autobiography: an account of someone's life written by themselves
Name five different types of figurative language that we have talked about in class:
Different kinds of figurative language: Simile, Metaphor, Idiom, Onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole, antithesis, pun