Fiction
What does STEAL stand for and how can it help you when reading fiction texts?
Speech, Thoughts, Emotions, Actions, Looks
Characterization
What are the breaks or paragraphs in a poem called?
Stanzas
What does the CHUNK and CHART strategy help you with?
author's purpose and summary
What are the Fab 5?
Thesis, supporting details, transitions, word choice, sentence variety
What are CUPS and ARMS, and when do you use them?
capitalization, usage, punctuation, spelling- editing
add, remove, move, substitute- revising
What types of conflict can characters face?
Internal (man vs. self)
External (man vs. man/society)
Why are stage directions important in a drama?
They show action or emotion of a character.
What is the author's attitude in a passage?
Tone
What strategy can be used to think of supporting details for writing?
P@HEB
What do all the revising questions ask about? (2 answers)
ARMS/Fab 5
Explain the following narration types:
First Person
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
First- character telling story
Third Limited- outside narrator, only one character's POV
Omniscient- outside narrator, everyone's POV
What are two rhyming lines in a poem called?
What do you call a poem with no rhyme?
Couplet
Free Verse
How can you recognize an effective summary?
General overview of passage. who, what, when, where, why, how?
Write an outline...
Intro (hook, thesis)
Body (main idea, example, supporting details)
Conclusion (restate, aphorism)
What should you do when preparing to take the revising/editing questions of the test?
Annotate your questions!
What do you call the author's message in a story?
Theme
Name 4 types of poetic language.
Personification, metaphor, simile, hyperbole
facts, anecdotes, statistics, expert opinion, graphs, charts
What are some examples of effective hooks for an essay?
Anecdote, historical background, definitions, strong opinion of topic...
Write the following sentence correctly:
Because the student studied for his test he is able to take it with ease and the results wear posative.
Because the student studied for his test, he was able to take it with ease, and the results were positive.
What do you call an unexpected or opposite result in a story?
Irony
What do you call a character's long speech in a drama?
Monologue
Determine similar or different, Use Process of elimination
How do you organize your thoughts before writing, and how can you develop your ideas so they are not to brief?
Outline, P@HEB
Correct the following:
The english EOC wich is required to graduate is the most challenged exam that student's have to take however many teenagers are abel to pass it.
The English EOC, which is required to graduate, is the most challenging exam that students have to take; however, many teenagers are able to pass it.