The point of highest intensity in a story; "the turning point."
What is climax?
100
The message or moral of the story.
What is theme?
100
The most important sentence in your essay; tells the reader what your essay will be about.
What is "thesis?"
200
You should have a big one of these tomorrow morning.
What is "breakfast?"
200
A lot of information in very few words.
What is the definition of the word concise?
200
A struggle inside a character's mind.
What is "internal conflict?"
200
To ask the speaker a question in order to make their claim more clear.
What is the definition of "clarify?"
200
The words "TARP" stands for.
What is "Title, author, restate the question, period?"
300
What you should do if you get stuck on a question.
What is, "Move on, come back?"
300
To break something into parts and study each part.
What is analysis?
300
The attitude of the narrator or speaker toward the subject.
What is tone?"
300
To say it in your own words.
What is the definition of paraphrase?
300
The two things evidence should always be.
What is "relevant and concise?"
400
What you should write while you read.
What are "Think-Notes?"
400
The three words "CER" stands for.
What are "Claim, evidence, and reasoning?"
400
The way a work of literature makes the reader feel.
What is mood?
400
To ask questions that encourage the speaker to think more deeply about their claim.
What is the definition of probe?
400
What you should ALWAYS do before you start writing your open response.
What is "plan?"
500
The five kinds of Think-Notes we have focused on this year.
What are, "Questions, Opinions, Predictions, Connections, and Summaries?"
500
What reasoning does.
What is "Explains how your evidence proves your claim?"
500
The five elements of plot.
What is "exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution?"
500
The definitions of simile, metaphor, and personification, respectively.
What is, "a comparison using like or as, to describe something by calling it something it is not, and describing something that is not human as if it is human."
500
The purpose of writing an open response essay.
What is "to demonstrate your comprehension of the text?"