Texts We Have Read
In "The Lamp at the Turning," what was the role of the seagull?
It was friends with the lamp.
How the author wants you to feel while reading is called...
mood of the text
What type of figurative language is used here? The mice bowed in a dignified way.
Personification
Information, facts, testimonies used to help prove your thesis, argument, or answer a question
Supporting Evidence
Characterization that literally tells you something about a character
Direct characterization
In "There Will Come Soft Rains," what made the house catch fire?
A storm causes a tree to crash through the kitchen window, knocking a bottle of flammable cleaner onto the stove.
What do we call the perspective a story is told from?
Point of View
What type of figurative language is used here? Sarai's eyes were green jewels, shimmering with tears.
Metaphor
A type of speech meant to sway an audience's opinion
Persuasive Speech
When the reader knows something that the character does not, this is called....
Dramatic Irony
In "By the Waters of Babylon," what was one theme created by the author?
It is best to share knowledge in small bits, not all at once.
Technology can wipe out humans if we are not careful.
Things are not always as they seem, or as we have been told.
What is the definition of theme?
The life lesson of a story
What type of figurative language is used here? Silver snakes silently slithered.
Alliteration
What is the term for a challengeable statement supported by reasons and evidence? It represents what the author believes.
The claim.
What are the five parts of plot structure?
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution
In "The Mystery of the Indestructible Beetle," what is "elytra"?
Beetle wings that have hardened into shields.
What is the term for drawing conclusions based on information in the text?
Inference
What type of figurative language is this? The scoop of ice cream fell out of the cone and hit the ground with a splat!
Onomatopoeia
You introduce this in order to disprove it and strengthen your own argument.
Counter Claim or Counter Argument
What is the term for the active process of marking up a document with underlining and margin notes, to enhance understanding of a text?
Annotation
In the cockroach facts list, we find out that cockroaches can run __________________ per hour.
3 miles
How an author develops a character in a text is called...
Characterization
What type of figurative language is this? That house is older than the dinosaurs.
Hyperbole
Author's Purpose - When an author is trying to influence an audience's attitudes or actions their purpose is to...
Persuade
What is the name of Chaparral High School's mascot?
Kevin the Cowboy!