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Inference/Summarize
Point of View/Author's Purpose
Literary Devices/ Fallacies
Factual Claims, Opinion, Commonplace Assertions/Similes, Extended Metaphors
Misc.
100
The sandwich you left on the table is gone. Crumbs lead to your dog’s bed, and a piece of meat hangs out of her mouth. You ______ she has eaten the sandwich.
What is inferencing?
100
The author's main reason for writing
What is Author's Purpose?
100
A celebrity claims to be ordinary to increase appeal of their argument to their audience.
What is plain folk?
100
Comparing two things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
100
What the story is mostly about, with supporting details?
What is main idea?
200
To make shorter and tell in your own words.
What is summarizing?
200
narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
What is third person limited?
200
defects that weaken arguments.
What is a fallacy?
200
Comparing two things without using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
200
Being a clown isn’t all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or are bucked off of bulls at riding competitions, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business. Example answer: Rodeo clowns protect cowboys by putting themselves in danger.
What is main idea?
300
The act of deriving a conclusion or opinion from the information presented.
What is inference?
300
"all-knowing" narrator, knows all the character's thoughts and feelings
What is third person omniscient?
300
Loaded Terms, Caricatures, Leading Questions, False Assumptions and Incorrect Premises in Persuasive texts
What is Fallicies?
300
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
What is a commonplace assertion?
300
The words "first", "then", "next", and "finally" tell you.....
What is sequence?
400
narrator knows no one's thoughts or feelings/ just tells the story
What is third person objective?
400
specific language techniques which writers use to create text that is clear, interesting, and memorable.
What is Literary Devices?
400
Everyone hates homework.
What is commonplace assertion?
400
thousand of people die each year in car accidents involving drugs or alcohol. Lives could be saved if our town adopts a free public taxi service. By providing such a service, we could prevent intoxicated drivers from endangering themselves or others. what text structure am I?
What is Problem and solution?
500
An ______________is when you make an educated guess, and a ___________________is when you tell in your own words
What is inference and summary?
500
Author's Purpose: Why schools should extend school hours.
What is persuasive?
500
All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages.
What is an extended metaphor? (A metaphor that an author develops throughout several lines or the entire work of literature.)
500
The dodo bird used to roam in large flocks across America. Interestingly, the dodo wasn’t startled by gun shot. Because of this, frontiersmen would kill entire flocks in one sitting. Unable to sustain these attacks, the dodo was hunted to extinction. What text structure am I?
What is Cause and Solution?