Vocabulary 1
Information that is used to support an argument
Evidence
Growing tensions that makes readers want to keep reading to find out what happens next
Suspense
What is stereotyping?
*Extra points for a school appropriate example
A simplified image or explanation of someone or something
Scientists found the solution. The scientists were equipped with the latest technology.
Equipped with the latest technology, the scientists found the solution.
Combine the sentences using the word in brackets:
There is a person in every class. That person tries to make everything funny. [who]
There is a person in every class who tries to make everything funny.
Clues about what may happen later in the plot
Foreshadowing
When a story transitions back to an earlier time in the plot
Flashback
What is a controlling idea?
The main idea of an informational text
Two scientists launched a boat. They were looking for a mysterious fish. The boat was equipped with SONAR.
Two scientists launched a SONAR equipped boat to search for a mysterious fish.
Use the bracketed conjunctions to combine the sentences:
The company will move to New York. It will move to New Jersey. [Either ... or]
The company will move to either New York or New Jersey.
What is the difference between mood and tone?
Mood: Overall feeling the reader gets in the text
Tone: Writer's attitude about the subject
A question that does not need an answer
Rhetorical Question
What is the purpose of a controlling idea?
Lets the reader know what the informational passage is about
The athlete trained every morning. She wanted to improve her speed. She also lifted weights.
The athlete trained every morning and lifted weights to improve her speed.
Use the adverb in brackets to create a subordinate clause and combine the sentences:
Susan was sixteen. [When...] She moved to Austin.
When Susan was sixteen, she moved to Austin.
Writing that is logical and consistent; easy to understand
Coherent
The use of language to share ideas and information
Discourse
What is a graphical element?
A visual aid that helps the reader better understand information in the text
Mia forgot her homework. She rushed out of the house. She remembered it halfway to school.
Mia rushed out of the house and forgot her homework, but she remembered it halfway to school.
Use the bracketed conjunctions to combine the sentences:
You clean your closet. You can't get a new sweater. [Either..., or]
Either you clean your closet, or you can’t get a new sweater.
What is sweeping generalization
*Extra points if you can give an example
Applies to a general rule to a specific instance without evidence
What is complexity?
Intricate structures or ideas in a literary work
Explain the difference between subjective and objective
Subjective: Reader sees feelings and thoughts of the subject
Objective: Reader is getting information from no one's side of the story.
The volcano erupted without warning. Lava flowed down the mountainside. Residents evacuated quickly.
When the volcano erupted without warning, lava flowed down the mountainside and residents evacuated quickly.
Use the adverb in brackets to create a subordinate clause and combine the sentences:
The tanker ran aground. [After...] Oil washed up on the beaches.
After the tanker ran aground, oil washed up on the beaches.
Oil washed up on the beaches after the tanker ran aground.