WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
What does cite evidence mean?
Using specific details or quotes from the text to support your answer.
The most important idea the author wants readers to understand in a text.
Main Idea
What are context clues?
Looking at words or sentences before and after an unfamiliar word to figure out its meaning.
Define figurative language
Language that compares, exaggerates, or describes something in a creative way.
What do you need to have to get full credit on your short answer questions? (Name all)
A - Answer
D - Detail
D - Detail
What does it mean to infer something while reading?
Using clues from the text and your thinking to figure something out that the author doesn’t say directly.
What is point of view?
The perspective from which a story is told (first person, third person).
When you remove answer choices that are clearly wrong to help find the correct one.
Process of elimination
When an author gives human qualities to something nonhuman.
This should be included after your evidence to show how it supports your answer.
Explanation or reasoning
What does it mean to analyze a text?
To carefully examine parts of the text and explain how they work together.
The message or lesson about life that the author wants readers to understand.
Theme
A strategy where readers write notes, underline important details, or highlight while reading.
Annotating the text
What is a simile?
A comparison between two things using “like” or “as.”
Example: The clouds were like cotton balls.
This sentence clearly answers the question at the beginning of a response.
Point or Claim
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To explain how two things are similar and different.
Define Mood and Tone.
Mood: The feeling or atmosphere a reader gets while reading a text.
Tone: The author’s attitude toward the topic or subject.
What should you do if you are unsure of an answer?
Eliminate choices, make your best guess, and move on.
What is a metaphor? Give an example
A comparison between two things without using “like” or “as.”
Example: The classroom was a zoo.
How many pieces of evidence do you need in the short response and the essay?
Short response - 2 pieces of evidence
Essay - 4 pieces of evidence
What does it mean to include transitions? give an example of one.
Using words or phrases that connect ideas and help writing flow smoothly.
Examples: For example, The author states, In the text, also, next, therefore, etc. (could be many)
What is authors purpose? What are the 3 we learned?
The reason an author writes a text
Examples: To inform, persuade, or entertain.
During the test, you notice a question is asking for “BEST evidence” but you find multiple lines that could work. What should you do?
Re-read the question carefully, compare the choices, and select the evidence that most directly supports the correct answer.
What is a hyperbole? Give an example.
Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration used to emphasize a point or create humor.
Example: “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.”
What acronym should you use for your essay? What does it stand for?
P - Point
E - Evidence
E - Explain