Annotations
Habits
Structure
Theme
Figurative Language
100

What do great readers annotate for at the beginning of every text? 

Genre, Topic, annotation focus

100

What does POE stand for? 

process of elimination

100

What should you do if a question mentions a specific line or paragraph? 

Reread that line or paragraph

100

True or False: You find a THEME in fiction texts and poetry. 

TRUE. Themes are in fiction stories and poetry.

100

Read this example of figurative language: 

Her stomach twisted and turned like a pile of snakes. 

The author uses this simile in order to...

Show that the character is very nervous or sick to their stomach. 

200

About how often should you make a margin note when reading? 

Every 1-3 paragraphs 

200

Name 3 POE codes

NR=not relevant

NT=not true

TS=too specific

TS=too general

Opp=opposite

NE=no evidence

200

What happens in the TURNING POINT of the story? 

The problem gets intense AND the characters change

200

Define theme

The universal lesson in a story. 

200

Name at least 3 types of figurative language

Simile

Metaphor

onomatopoeia

personification

hyperbole

alliteration 


300

What do great readers annotate for in FICTION text? 

4cs & theme

300

Name three POE habits. 

-Make a prediction

-Mark up the question

-Underline & number evidence that answers the question

-Cross off words that make the answer wrong

-Use POE codes to identify why wrong answers are wrong

300

You're reading a nonfiction text about a running club, and the author uses the subheading "Gaining Confidence and Speed"

Why did the author use that subheading? 

The section describes how its members both improve their confidence and their running speed. 

300

What is wrong with the following theme? 

Kenny believes that the love of his family is magical. 

This theme names a character, so it is NOT universal. Themes should apply to everyone. 
300

Name the figurative language used in this example: 

And then at last she loosened the right screw! Whizz! Bang!

onomatopoeia

400

What do great readers annotate for in NONFICTION texts? 

Subclaims (margin notes) and author's claim

400

What writing structure should I use to answer my short-answer response? 

ANEZEZ

400

In what part of a story do you see CHANGE? 

exposition, conflict, turning point, resolution

Turning point

400

How do you find theme? 

-Identify the CONFLICT and RESOLUTION

-Think, what lesson is the author trying to get the reader to learn? 

400

Read this example of figurative language. 

"he'd know the Wool Pooh is as serious as a heart attack." 

Why did the author include this figurative language? 

-to emphasize that the Wool Pooh is deadly and scary. 
500
What do the 4Cs stand for? 

Characterization, conflict, change, charged language/craft

500

True or false: In ELA, I can paraphrase my evidence in my short-answer response. 

FALSE. Evidence needs to be directly quoted in short-answer response in ELA

500

True or false: If a question asks how a paragraph contributes to the story, you only need to think about that part of the story. 

FALSE. If a question asks how a section or paragraph contributes to the story, you need to think about both the section AND the whole story. 

500

Name one theme from The Watsons Go to Birmingham. 

-True magic can be found in a family's love. 

-Part of growing up is recognizing that the world can be ugly. 

-People can change and mature when their loved ones need their support. 

-Families support and love each other, no matter what. 

500

Read this example of figurative language: 

Did you hear about the rose that grew
from a crack in the concrete?
Proving nature's law is wrong it
learned to walk with out having feet.

The author uses the line "It learned to walk without having feet" in order to....

Show that the rose continued to grow and thrive despite challenges