Vocab
What is the "turning point of the story"?
Climax
How many paragraphs are in an ECR?
4-5
What is an "Argumentative text"?
a text in which the writer develops and defends a position or debates a topic using logic and persuasion
What is "Rhyme Scheme"?
the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse. Like AA/BB or A/B/A/B
What is an "Informational Text"?
text that presents information in order to inform or educate an audience.
What is "language that does not mean what it says literally"?
Figurative Language
What is a thesis statement?
What is "a statement that cannot be proved because it expresses a person’s beliefs, feelings or thoughts"?
Opinion
What is a "Haiku"?
a Japanese poem having 3 lines containing five, seven, five syllables.
What is a "Credible Source"?
the quality of having reliable and trustworthy characteristics which may be influenced by an author having expertise on a topic, using unbiased and accurate reasoning, evidence, and sources to support ideas, and providing current and up-to-date information.
What is "important ideas throughout a work that support the central message, theme, tone, etc."
Key Ideas
How many Body paragraphs should an ECR have?
2-3
What is "Text Evidence"?
relevant facts, statistics, quotations, examples, and expert opinions that support a claim.
What is a "Stanza"?
a group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem.
What is a "Primary Source"?
a source from the time in which an event being studied occurred and created by someone who was present at the event.
What is "the pattern an author constructs as they organize their ideas and provides supporting details."
Organizational Patterns or Text Structure
What are "Counter Claims"?
an argument made to oppose another argument.
What is "Poetic form"?
a distinctive poetic structure with distinguishable characteristics based on meter, lines, stanzas, and rhyme schemes such as a sonnet, blank verse, ballad, haiku, epic, lyric, etc.
What does it mean to "Paraphrase"?
restate the meaning of something in different words. Paraphrasing alters the exact wording of the source and transmits its ideas or information without evaluation or interpretation.
Define the word "Juxtaposition"
the placement of two or more things side by side to show their similarities and/or differences.
What is a Conclusion Paragraph?
It concludes your essay/argument and allows you to wrap up what you are saying.
What is "Loaded Language"?
using words that cannot be proven but sound important
What is a "Sonnet"?
a poem with 14 lines and 3 "quatrains"
What is "Chronological Structure"?
the arrangement of events by their order of occurrence, or the order in which they happen.