Margin Notes
How do you take notes for an informational passage and what is the Big 3?
By paragraph
1. Author's POV
2. Author's Purpose
3. Central Idea
Comparing two things using like or as.
What is the definition/purpose of figurative language?
It paints a picture in the reader's head.
What is description?
When the author uses examples and descriptive language to fully develop an understanding of a topic or concept.
What are ethos, pathos, and logos?
Ethos: status, authority (makes the reader more likely to trust them)
Pathos: emotion (make the reader feel something)
Logos: reason, logic (an appeal to the reader's reason)
How do you take notes for a literary text and what is the Big 3?
Somebody, wanted, but, so, then
1. Main Character Change
2. Conflict and Resolution
3. Theme
What is a metaphor?
Comparing two unlike things without using like or as.
What is the definition/purpose of connotative language?
It uses associated feelings to provide an added layer of meaning and makes the reader feel something. (Ex: scholar vs. student)
Which text structure do these signal words represent?
Like, unlike, different, as opposed to, on the other hand
Compare and Contrast (details are organized by similarities and differences)
Is the following ethos, pathos, or logos?
Shineywhite Mouthwash: Recommended by Dentists
Ethos
What is the big 3 for poetry?
What is personification? Provide an example.
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
What is the definition/purpose of technical language?
Subject specific words that establish the writer as an expert. (Example: theme, central idea, plot)
Which text structure do these signal words represent?
Because, since, so, therefore, as a result
Cause and Effect (details describe a relationship between events... one is the result of the other)
Is the following ethos, pathos, or logos?
Macaroni and Cheese, just the way mom makes it.
Pathos
How would you set up your notes for this passage?
Five Reasons Why Being Kind Makes You Feel Good - According to Science
1. Contagious smiling
Being kind is likely to make someone smile and if you see that smile for yourself, it might be catchy. A key theory about how we understand other people in neuroscience suggests that seeing someone else show an emotion automatically activates the same areas of the brain as if we experienced that emotion for ourselves.
You may have been in a situation where you find yourself laughing just because someone else is — why not set off that chain of good feelings with a nice surprise for someone?
2. Righting a wrong
The same mechanism also makes us empathize with others when they are feeling negative, which could make us feel down. This is particularly true for close friends and family, as our representations of them in the brain physically overlap with our representations of ourselves. Doing a kind act to make someone who is sad feel better can also make us feel good — partly because we feel the same relief they do and partly because we are putting something right. Although this effect is especially powerful for people we are close to, it can even apply to humanitarian problems such as poverty or climate change. Getting engaged with charities that tackle these issues provide a way to have a positive impact, which in turn improves mood.
3. Making connections
Being kind opens up many different possibilities to start or develop a social connection with someone. Kind acts such as a buying someone a thoughtful present or even just a coffee strengthens friendships, and that in itself is linked to improved mood.
Similarly, charities offer the opportunity to connect with someone on the other side of the world through donating to improve their life. Volunteering also opens up new circles of people to connect with, both other volunteers and those you are helping.
By subheading.
The Big 3 would be POV, Purpose, and central idea.
What is a hyperbole? Provide an example.
Extreme exaggeration.
Take me through the five step process of answering a multiple choice question.
1. Read the question
2. Analyze the question
3. Cross of two answer choices
4. Provide a rationale
5. Circle the answer!
Which text structure do these signal words represent?
Issue, challenge, dilemma, solution, solve, answer
Problem and Solution (A problem is presented, followed by one or more ways it might be solved)
Is the following ethos, pathos, or logos?
4 out of 5 people choose Vitalise for effective pain relief
Logos
Informational: specific dates, first and last names, factual information, real places with accurate details, historical events in chronological order
Literary: descriptive language, imagined dialogue, character's inner thoughts, 1st person perspective, events in narrative form
What is an idiom? Provide an example.
A phrase that has a figurative meaning, but not a literal one.
What are the six types of text structures?
1. Chronological order
2. Sequence
3. Compare and contrast
4. Problem and solution
5. Cause and effect
6. Description
What is the difference between chronological order and sequence?
Chronological: when events are explained in the order in which they happened in the past
VS
Sequence: the steps of a process in which they should happen (think PB&J sandwich)
For the following scenario, write your own persuasive sentence using pathos:
You are attempting to convince a friend to join your sports team.
Sample answer:
As seniors going to colleges across the country in just a few months, this is our last chance to do something together!