Vocabulary
The dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation?
The order of events in a story
What is plot?
The way information is organized in a non-fiction text (ex: compare/contrast, problem/solution, description, cause/effect, order & sequence)
What is text structure?
To highlight or make note of important information in a text to check understanding and identify key points and details
What is annotate?
A sentence/sentences that set up your argument/what your essay will be about
What is a thesis statement?
What is connotation?
The way the author feels about what they are writing
What is tone?
The most important point of a text
What is the main idea?
A reason you give for your argument or answer/reason why a reader should believe you
What is a claim?
Hints in the text to help you determine a word's meaning
What are context clues?
How a piece of writing makes a reader feel
What is mood?
What are headings?
A paragraph/short statement that provides the main/most important points from a piece of writing
What is a summary?
Quotes from experts, data, surveys/studies, or examples that support your answer/claims
What is evidence?
What is analyze?
The lesson or message the author wants a reader to learn from a story
What is theme?
Photos, charts, maps, or other images that provide additional information about a text
What are graphics/infographics?
What are definitions?
Basic structure of a written response
R. A. C. E. (Restate & Answer, Cite evidence, Explain)
To judge the quality or accuracy of a piece of work
What is evaluate?
The overall problem a character faces in a story
What is conflict?
Reason an author writes something (Persuade, inform, entertain)
What is author's purpose?
An educated guess
What is an inference?
Expand on your ideas/provide the thinking for your answer
What is explain/elaborate?