Literature
the main or central idea of the text.
What is theme?
Use details from the text to support an answer
What is citing evidence?
A word that replaces a noun
What is a pronoun?
A statement or position you are trying to prove
What is a claimi?
What we ain't got time for
Sleep
It reveals personality, feelings, or motivations.
How does dialogue help develop a character?
A preference or opinion that may affect fairn
What is bias?
Is this active or passive?
“The homework was completed by the student.”
What is passive?
Wrap up ideas and restate the main point
What is a conclusion?
Name my two daughters
Phoebe and Amy
the difference between an inference and an explicit answer.
An inference is a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning. An explicit answer is stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.
the author’s purpose if they are trying to convince you of something
Persuasion or argumentative
Identify the type of sentence
After the game, the players shook hands.
What is complex?
Always addresses the prompt in narrative and informational essays.
Thesis statement
College attended
East Tennessee State University
The difference between internal and external conflict
Internal = within the character; External = outside forces
First-hand account or original document
Primary Source
What tense is this verb in?
He walked around town.
Past tense
“Time is money.”
metaphor
When I attended JMS
2006-2009
Toni Morrison
The purpose of graphics in informational text
To help readers understand information visually
the present tense, present participle, past and past participle of the word bring
Bring, bringing, brought, has, have, had brought.
“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.”
Hyperbole
This Side of Paradise
The Sun Also Rises
East of Eden
The Hobbit
Lonesome Dove
Hamlet