Critical Literacy Terms
What is the term for the definition:
The underlying message or central idea the author wants to convey about life or human nature.
Theme
The sentence below is an example of which figurative language term:
The student's mind was like a sponge on test day, soaking up all the information.
Simile
What type of characterization is:
The author shows the character's personality through their speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and looks (STEAL). The reader must infer the personality.
Indirect Characterization
I'm Nobody! Who are you?
By Emily Dickinson
How many lines does the poem have?
8
What are the five main types of Author's Purpose.
P - persuade
I - inform
E - entertain
C - compare
E - explain
What is the term for the definition:
The perspective from which a story is told ( e.g., first -person, third-person objective, limited, or omniscient).
Point of View
The sentence below is an example of which figurative language term:
Her smile is the sun, brightening everyone's day.
Metaphor
What type of characterization is:
The author explicitly tells the audience what the personality of the character is.
Direct Characterization
I'm Nobody! Who are you?
By Emily Dickinson
How many stanzas does the poem have?
2
Based on the text, why couldn't more dollars be printed during the Depression? CL. 8.1
Additionally, the country’s banking system was in crisis. President Roosevelt determined that more paper money needed to be printed to aid the economy, but he could not simply order money to be produced. Back then, banks had to keep a supply of gold that could be exchanged to people for dollars. The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 required that the U.S. central bank keep, in reserve, about forty cents worth of gold for every dollar it issued. Because of the Depression, the central bank no longer had enough gold in reserve to produce more paper money.
a. because the Depression had led to the Federal Reserve Act
b. because the manufacturing process cost forty cents per dollar
c. because there was not enough gold in the central bank
c. because there was not enough gold in the central bank
What is the term for the definition:
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words like or as.
Simile
The sentence below is an example of which figurative language term:
The wind whispered secrets through the tall grass.
Personification
Lydia was an exceptionally organized and meticulous planner who left nothing to chance.
Direct Characterization
I'm Nobody! Who are you?
By Emily Dickinson
What is the theme of the poem?
The joy and freedom of being an anonymous person.
Select the best evidence to support the statement that in the late 1800s, a law made it easier for magazine companies to do business. CL. 8.3
At the turn of the twentieth century, short stories were a preferred form of entertainment in the United States. This was a boom time for magazine publishing, owing in part to developments in offset printing technology as well as to the Postal Act of 1879, which had granted magazines discounted mailing rates. Publications such as Ladies' Home Journal , The Saturday Evening Post , and The Delineator , all of which published short stories, sold more than a half million copies per issue. The authors of these stories were well known at the time and often well paid.
a. This was a boom time for magazine publishing, owing in part to developments in offset printing technology as well as to the Postal Act of 1879, which had granted magazines discounted mailing rates.
b. At the turn of the twentieth century, short stories were a preferred form of entertainment in the United States.
c. Publications such as Ladies' Home Journal , The Saturday Evening Post , and The Delineator , all of which published short stories, sold more than a half million copies per issue.
d. The authors of these stories were well known at the time and often well paid.
a. This was a boom time for magazine publishing, owing in part to developments in offset printing technology as well as to the Postal Act of 1879, which had granted magazines discounted mailing rates.
What is the term for the definition:
A figure of speech in which human qualities or actions are attributed to inanimate objects or animals.
Personification
The sentence below is an example of which figurative language term:
He proved to be a modern-day Romeo when he wrote a poem for his crush.
Allusion
Before starting the smallest task, Lydia would first arrange her pencils by size, check the time against the atomic clock, and review her printed outline with a red pen.
Indirect Characterization
I'm Nobody! Who are you?
By Emily Dickinson
What POV is the poem written in?
First Person
Select the best evidence to support the statement that the first electric cars had several drawbacks. CL. 8.3
In the late 1800s there was a race to invent the "horseless carriage. ". . . Coal was too heavy to use for fuel, so people tried other things, including natural gas, gunpowder, and something we now think of as modern: batteries. For a while, batteries seemed to be the answer —by 1897 New York City had a fleet of electric taxis, and in 1899 the world land-speed record of 68 miles per hour (109 kilometers per hour) was set in an electric car. But the batteries were heavy and cumbersome relative to the power they supplied, and they burned out if you tried to go too fast.
a. But the batteries were heavy and cumbersome relative to the power they supplied, and they burned out if you tried to go too fast.
b. In the late 1800s there was a race to invent the "horseless carriage."
c. For a while, batteries seemed to be the answer —by 1897 New York City had a fleet of electric taxis, and in 1899 the world land-speed record of 68 miles per hour (109 kilometers per hour) was set in an electric car.
d. Coal was too heavy to use for fuel, so people tried other things, including natural gas, gunpowder, and something we now think of as modern: batteries.
a. But the batteries were heavy and cumbersome relative to the power they supplied, and they burned out if you tried to go too fast.
What is the term for the definition:
A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.
Allusion
The sentence below is an example of which figurative language term:
I told you to clean your room a million times!
Hyperbole
Mr. Finch greeted every bright announcement with a slow, skeptical blink and a muttered prediction of imminent failure.
Indirect Characterization
I'm Nobody! Who are you?
By Emily Dickinson
What is the central idea of the poem?
The primary purpose of informational text is to
inform to convey facts, details, instructions and other information