Literature
What are all the major events of a story called?
Plot
A comparison using "like" or "as."
Simile
What should you do prior to writing your essay on the MAP test?
Use scratch paper to plan out your essay; ie, make a graphic organizer.
What is the central idea?
What the article is mainly about.
The moral or message of the story
Theme
What two things do you need to know for the setting?
Time and place
"She was a cheetah when she raced" is an example of this type of figurative language.
Metaphor
True or False: You should read all the answer choices, even if the first or second answer sounds correct to you.
TRUE! Almost every question will have 2 answer choices that are somewhat easy to eliminate and then 1 answer choice that is there to trick you! So you should read and reread each answer choice carefully and check back to the text to make sure you are choosing the correct answer and not the trick answer!
What is included in a summary?
All the major details. None of the minor details. No opinions.
The text says + What I think =
Inference
What part of the story is where you you introduce setting and the background of the characters?
Exposition
Giving human characteristics to non human things
Personification
After answering all of the questions, what should you do?
Go back to any flagged questions to double check your responses.
What do you call the position a writer takes when they are trying to persuade the reader of something?
Claim
Author's purpose can be broken down into PIE, which stands for:
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
What is characterization?
The way the character develops the character and reveals their straits (STEAL)
When a writer gives a hint of what's to come.
Foreshadowing
What are at least 2 things you should do BEFORE reading each passage?
1. Read the directions 2. Read the questions you will have to answer. 3. Read the title of the article, story or poem 4. Read the subheadings 5. Look at any pictures and captions
When given a non fiction text, I should:
What is synthesizing?
Bringing together information (background info, info from text, inferences, connections, etc)
Name at least two types of conflict
Character vs Character, Character vs Self, Character vs Nature, Character vs Society, Character vs Technology
A reference to external content, something not in the text
Allusion
What are the four parts of the testing rubric?
Testing attitude, preparedness, testing strategies, attendance
Name at least two non fiction text structures:
cause/effect, problem/solution, compare/contrast, sequencing, description
The difference between tone and mood.
Tone is from the perspective of the author, while mood is from the perspective of the reader