Literary Elements (Text A)
What is the term for the emotional atmosphere created by words like "deafening screech"?
What is Mood (or Tone)?
Text B uses this organizational structure to explain why workers are displaced by what event.
What is Cause and Effect?
What is the primary point an author makes in an informational text?
What is the Central Idea (or Main Idea)?
What is the stage of writing where you brainstorm, outline, and gather your thoughts?
What is Prewriting (or Planning)?
What is the specific term for the sentence in your introduction that states the main point of your essay?
What is a Thesis Statement?
How does the author introduce Elara's character in Text A to establish her rebellious nature?
By showing her "deciphering" the machines and valuing forbidden "knowledge."
What is the author's primary purpose for writing Text B?
What is to inform/analyze the impacts of automation on the workforce?
What is the literal, dictionary definition of a word like "permeates"?
What is Denotation?
What is the stage of the writing process where you fix grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors?
What is Editing (or Proofreading)?
What is the term for factual information, statistics, and quotations used to support your thesis?
What is Evidence (or Data/Supporting Facts)?
The phrase "mechanical symphony" combines two contrasting ideas to create what literary device?
What is an Oxymoron (or Juxtaposition/Paradox)?
How does the author of Text B structure the second paragraph to show multiple perspectives?
By contrasting the viewpoints of "proponents of rapid industrialization" with "labor advocates."
What are the specific details or pieces of evidence used to develop the central idea over the course of a text?
What are Supporting Details (or Textual Evidence)?
What is the stage of writing where you reorganize paragraphs, add new evidence, and improve clarity?
What is Revising?
What is the term for words like "Furthermore" or "Conversely" that link ideas smoothly?
What are Transitions (or Transitional phrases)?
Why does the author choose to start the story in the middle of the noisy city rather than explaining the history of the world first?
To immediately immerse the reader in the setting and establish the conflict (in media res).
The word "unparalleled" reveals what about the author's point of view regarding the economic growth?
That the author views the economic growth as incredibly significant, positive, and unmatched by previous eras.
In the context of Text B, what is the meaning of the word "yielded"?
What is "produced" or "generated"?
What do we call the collaborative process where classmates review your draft and offer constructive feedback?
What is Peer Review (or Peer Editing)?
What formatting standard is most commonly used in ELA classrooms to cite sources and format essays?
What is MLA Format?
What is by establishing that the elite ruling class maintains total power over the lower class through their exclusive ownership and control of advanced technology?
What is by starting with macroeconomic productivity gains, transitioning to labor displacement using a counterargument ("Conversely"), and concluding with a call to action regarding educational reform?
What is that lifelong technical skills and expert human labor lose their economic worth as automated systems perform the same tasks faster and more efficiently?
During the revision stage, how does an author systematically evaluate and improve the logical coherence of an argument?
What is by checking line-of-reasoning transitions between paragraphs, ensuring every claim ties directly back to the central thesis, and refining word choice for clarity and flow?
How does an author integrate and introduce textual evidence in an informative essay without leaving it as a "dropped quote"?
What is by using signal phrases (or a "quote sandwich") that introduce the context/speaker before the quote and follow up with analysis connecting the evidence back to the main point?