Poetry
What is a poem with no rhyme scheme called?
Free Verse
What is the sentence in an informational text that tells you what the passage/text is about?
Thesis Statement
What does the word 'contribute' mean in a question? For example:
"How does paragraphs 1 and 2 contribute to the overall central idea of the text?
It means how does certain part of the text ADD to the overall story/text.
What is an argument?
An author’s position on a topic.
What is the purpose of repetition in a poem?
To add emphasis and importance
How do we find theme?
What does the main character learn from the solving the conflict?
Where can a thesis statement be found in an informational text?
In the very beginning or in the very end.
What is another word for Point of View?
Perspective
What is information that supports a claim?
Evidence
What is the type of figurative language makes repeats consonant sounds?
Alliteration
How do you figure out a character’s personality?
What is the text structure that starts with a negative cause going into a positive outcome?
Problem and solution
What is another word for "characteristics?"
Character Traits/ Personality Traits
What is the purpose of Part A and Part B questions?
To state a claim and give the best supporting evidence for that claim.
What is the purpose of metaphors & similes?
To compare two unlikely objects or concepts. To illustrate a meaning.
How do you know something is a key event or detail?
It involves the protagonist and helps move the plot forward. Or
It helps the protagonist confront their conflict.
What are the five types of text structure?
Problem & Solution
Compare & Contrast, Chronological/Sequence
Descriptive, Cause & Effect
What word is this the definition of:
To show how an idea changed or evolved over time
develop
What should you do the last 10 minutes of a testing period?
Guess and answer the rest of the questions than go back to check. (Don't turn in anything blank.)
How do you find a poem's rhyme scheme?
Look at the ending sound each line and see if they rhyme or not.
What strategies can be used to figure out the summary of a story?
Answer the Who, What, Where, When, and Why of a story?
Or
Learn the protagonist, conflicts, and events moving it forward.
What are all five author’s purposes?
Persuade,
Inform, Explain
Entertain, Describe
How do you make an inference?
Add your background knowledge to the textual evidence.
How can you find the central idea of a passage?
2) Look for the thesis statement(TS)
3)Look for the 3 Main Words based off the title and TS