Main Idea & Theme
Using the details you read and what you already know to make a conclusion.
What is making an inference?
The position in which a story is being told.
What is point of view?
Words that express ideas in unusual or creative ways.
What is figurative language?
A scholar should not be writing in this tense when answering a short response question
What is first person. (I, me, my)
What time should you be in school by on the test day?
what is 7:45 am?
The lesson, moral or universal truth explored by the text.
What is theme?
The process by which details in a text further reveal or highlight qualities about a character in a text
What is characterization?
The difference between these two things is the inclusion of "like or as"
What is a simile and metaphor.
The punctuation mark that can be used to illustrate lines being cited from the text
What is a quotation mark?
How many times do Mr. Torrington and Ms.Lewis expect you to recheck your work?
At least 2x
A brief summary of the text that leads us to a universal message.
What is central idea?
The narrator is not part of the story but is recounting or telling the story as an observer.
What is third person point of view?
When the consonant sounds at the beginning of words are repeated.
What is alliteration?
We use the following methods to distinguish unknown words;
Does the word sound positive or negative?
Do you see a root word within the whole word?
What is the suffix? Does it make the word an action word?
What is the message within the sentence?
This is called the use of __________.
What is context clues?
1. NO talking
2. NO empty answers
3. No getting out of seat
This reflects on the attitude that the author projects through their writing
What is tone?
The leading character or a major character in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text
What is protagonist?
when something or someone represents something or someone else
What is symbolism?
This punctuation mark used to end a statement that conveys strong emotion.
What is an exclamation point.
How can a scholar answer the "Why" part of our explanation when analyzing evidence?
By providing a literal interpretation of the evidence/ answering why is the evidence relevant.
an abroad topic that may encompass the messages being presented within a text
What is a thematic concept?
Another word to describe a supporting character of the text
What is "foil"?
This literary device is most commonly used in poetry; it allows the readers to picture an image in their mind based off the poets word choice.
What is a imagery?
Example #1
“My heart is things traitor… rest the horses” (pg 133).
Example #2
According to the page 133, it states "“My heart is things traitor… rest the horses”
Which is a valid way to cite your evidence?
a. Example #1
b. Example #2
c. Both
What is both.
Who is the best teacher in the world
What is Mr.Torrington :) We can accept Ms.Lewis as an answer too >.<