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Miscellaneous
100

How is a theme different from a central idea?

Theme: A message, moral, or life lesson in a story.

Central Idea: What the story is mainly about.

100

What does the word "cliché" mean?

Something that is overused, sometimes a phrase such as "don't judge a book by its cover."

Sometimes clichés are overused to a point of being irritating, or even causing the phrase to lose meaning.

100

What is the backbone or the most important part of your essay?

Thesis statement

100

What does the word "indicate" mean?

to show or point out

100

If a test question asks you to examine, what do you do?

Look at the topic/information related to the question very closely and explain about it in detail 

200

What is tone?

The author's attitude toward the topic they are writing about.

200

What does the word "vague" mean?

unclear

200

What is the order or needs of a body paragraph?

R.A.C.E.

TOPIC SENTENCE

DETAILS SENTENCES-DIRECTLY cite text evidence from the passage/Explain or "so what" for your text evidence-what does it show

CONCLUSION SENTENCE

200

What does the word "evaluate" mean?

to judge or form an idea about something; assess

200

What does the word "emphasize" mean?

To stress or give attention to something; to give special importance/prominence to something

300

What does it mean to "infer" or "make an inference" about something?

An inference is an idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence and reasoning. An inference is an educated guess. We make inferences based on clues in the text because some things aren't directly stated.

300

What does the word "solemn" mean?

serious; grave

300

How many paragraphs should your multi-paragraph response have at minimum?

FOUR-FIVE

If expository: Introduction/2 body paragraphs/conclusion

If argumentative: Introduction/2 body paragraphs/counterclaim + rebuttal/conclusion paragraph

300

What does "analyze" mean?

To examine something in detail in order to interpret/explain.
300

If a test question asks you to reflect, what is it asking you to do? 

Think deeply and carefully:


Ex. Give insight into a character or situation

400

If a question asks you to interpret, what do you do?

Explain in detail the meaning of information, words, or actions.

400

What does the word "portrayed" mean?

to describe someone or something in a particular way

depict; represent; characterize

400

What are some transitions you can use in your written responses to introduce text evidence? 

*According to passage one "

*The author/passage states "

*The text states "

400

What does "distinction" mean?

A difference or contrast 

400

What do you do for the S in Races? 

Closing sentence: wraps up and kind of summarizes the information in the entire paragraph 

500

What are proverbs?

popular sayings which contain advice or state a generally accepted truth

  • Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
  • All that glitters is not gold.
  • Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
  • Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
  • Haste makes waste.
  • A stitch in time saves nine.
  • Ignorance is bliss.
500

What are two other options for starting a hook other than using a rhetorical question?

Anecdote-personal short story

Quote-using Ethos-person of experience

Cliche-common saying

Quote-from a story/passage


500

What is an excerpt?

a piece of a whole work of writing.

500

What is an inciting incident? 

Event that introduces the main conflict