Rhetorical Devices
The use of a brief story or tale within a larger story to share or explain something.
What is an "Anecdote"?
An essay that conveys information and/or explains something.
What is an "informative essay"?
When creating and assigning an assignment on Teams, some students do THIS, even before the period has started and any instruction for the assignment has taken place.
Turn in the assignment, or Turn the assignment in blank.
This famous American author, incented the six-word story, the most famous of which is, "For Sale: baby shoes, never worn.".
Who is Ernest Hemingway?
This term is used when a lesson plan or lesson plan element is modified to support a struggling or excelling student.
What is differentiation?
A logical deductive argument, made famous by Socrates, where he states, "All men are mortal, Socrates is a man. Therefore, Socrates is mortal."
What is a syllogism?
Informative writing, according to CCSS, should be supported by THIS.
What are "credible sources" or What is "evidence", or what is "quotes"?
When having students respond to a question, THIS method of rewording, ensures that the Claim makes sense in the response.
What is the "I.Q.I.R. method" or, integrating or rewording the sentence into the response or claim.
This famous English author wrote several books on the dangers of fascist authoritarianism and communism after his experience volunteering as a soldier in the Spanish Civil War, and after witnessing the scourge of communism in Russia.
Who is George Orwell?
The process through which a teacher adds supports for students in order to enhance learning and aid in the mastery of tasks.
What is scaffolding?
Opening a story in the middle of the action, requiring filling in past details by exposition or flashback.
What is "in medias res"?
When assessing informative writing pieces, THESE IB Language and Literature criteria should be used.
What are criteria B (organization) and D (language).
Having students review and unpack THIS before writing a short-response or essay, greatly increases students achievement.
What are "exemplars" or What are "examples" or What are "anchors"?
A prolific Roman poet, who wrote an epic titled, the Aeneid, in the tradition of Homer's Illiad and The Odyssey.
Who is Virgil or Who is Publius Vergilius Maro?
This motivational theory in psychology comprises a five-tier model of human needs.
What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
Substitution of a milder or less direct expression for one that is harsh or blunt. For example, using "passed away" for "dead."
What is a "euphemism"?
The purpose or Argumentative writing is to convince using reliable evidence and sound reasoning, the purpose of Narrative writing is to tell a story about something learned using effective narrative techniques, and the purpose of Informative writing is THIS.
What is "to examine ideas and convey complex ideas"? or What is "to convey information"? or What is "to inform the reader about a topic"?
THIS is a three-part method for responding to questions based on an informative reading.
What is "Claim-Evidence-Reasoning"? or What is a "C.E.R." paragraph?
An English novelist who wrote novels such as Pride and Prejudice, that were critical of the British "landed gentry" at the end of the 18th century, and that suggest the need for equality between the sexes.
Who is Jane Austen?
According to Appendix B of the CCSS, when considering a text for instruction, these three considerations should be taken into account.
What is complexity, quality, and range?
As in Greek theater, use of an artificial device or contrived solution to solve a difficult situation, usually introduced suddenly and unexpectedly.
What is "deus ex machina"?
Before the mode "Informative" or "Explanatory" writing was adopted through the Common Core State Standards initiative, back in the age of the dinosaur, the state of Washington had student practice THIS type of informative writing, outlined in EARLs and GLEs.
What is "expository" writing?
After students complete a summative writing task, THIS type of follow-up assignment, greatly increases future student achievement on similar tasks.
What is a "reflective assignment" or What is a "reflection"?
An American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist, and the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
Who is Alice Walker?
A set of three hierarchical models used to classify educational learning objectives into levels of complexity and specificity.
What is Bloom's taxonomy?