General Reading
What is plot?
This part of an essay tells what the topic will be.
What is a claim statement?
What is a topic sentence?
To use strong exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
A poems ________ ________ is the pattern of rhyming words
What is a Rhyme Scheme? (AABB)
A given example of a trait to describe a character - kind, shy, funny, brave, bold, etc.
What is characterization?
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" to describe ALL character points of view it is written in this perspective
What is third person omniscient?
The minimum amount of evidence you SHOULD use in a body paragraph or TAPES response.
What is two?
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room." is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is personification?
Poems are not written in sentences and paragraphs, they are written in _______ and ________
What are lines and stanzas?
Pairing what you read with what you know to make an educated guess
What is an inference?
The message or lesson that the author wants you to learn.
Theme
This part of an essay requires you to grab the reader's attention.
What is a hook?
It's raining cats and dogs.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is an idiom?
Poetry often includes ____________ _________ to make it more descriptive
What is figurative language?
When you have to cite evidence from more than one text, how do you let the reader know which passage or text the evidence came from?
What is the title and author?
The story is mainly about this topic. It requires multiple supporting details.
What is the main idea?
These are very important in your writing. If you have a lot of them they can distract the reader from your meaning, topic, argument, or story.
What are conventions?
This compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
This is the person who is telling the reader the poem. It can be different from the author.
What is a speaker?
When you cite evidence to prove your answer, how do you let the reader know that you found the evidence in the passage?
What are transitions? What are quotation marks?
Nonfiction passages/articles are organized using a specific ________ ________________.
What is text structure? (Ex. Description, cause and effect, problem and solution, chronological order, compare and contrast)
This is the last part of a paper that wraps it up. It is best to end this with an impact statement.
Which figurative language is the following sentence?
She is a tornado when she gets angry!
What is a metaphor?
The overall feeling of a poem
What is mood?
A short answer usually only needs 1-2 pieces of evidence, but an extended response needs 2 or more pieces of evidence and an explanation
What is TAPES compared to an essay?