RACES
What does RACES stand for?
Restate, answer, cite, explain, sum it up
Theme
main universal message about the text
simile
comparing two unlike things using like or as
What was the theme of the book "Night?"
Multiple responses. I'll tell you if you are right
A body paragraph should be in ____ format?
RACES
What do you do on the state test if it says to provide two examples?
Write two RACES responses.
Foreshadowing
metaphor
comparing two unlike things without using like or as (something is something else)
Who took a stand in "Words Do Not Pay?"
Chief Joseph
What is a thesis?
claim
"According to the UN..." is an example of...
Introducing the quote
Situational irony
When the story takes turn that is unexpected to the reader due to their prior expectations on genre and tropes
personification
giving human characteristics to nonhuman things
Both video game articles argued that the percent of those who get addicted to video games supports their argument. What was that percent
10%
Name three things that need to be included in the intro of an argumentative essay?
Hook, background, thesis
What are the sentence starters of the E?
This quote shows that... This is important because...
dramatic irony
When the reader knows more than the characters
hyperbole
exaggeration
What was the name of the story that we read about the hurricane?
The Banana Tree
What is a call to action?
Tells the reader of an argumentative essay what action they should take
How many sentences is a RACES response?
It takes as long as it takes OR four or five.
I'll take away 100 points if anyone says 6/7.
Allusion
reference in a text to something well known
Idioms
Peter reveals that this was Anne Frank's nickname at school.
Miss Quack Quack
What is a rebuttal?
When you counter opposing view points