Multiple Choice
The central message means the....
A. Main idea
B. Theme
C. Mood
D. Summary
B. Theme!
What do we use to answer short answer questions?
CEEA!
Claim, Evidence, Evidence, Analysis
True or False: You can steal the first few lines of the essay prompt to write your introduction.
True!
What is the central idea?
The main point of the text, what it's mostly about.
What should you read before actually reading a text?
The title or summary of the text if they have one!
Name two strategies you should do to answer a multiple choice question correctly.
Answers may include:
-Underline key words in the question
-Go back to the text
-Cross out wrong options
-Annotate the text
True or False: You can rephrase the question as a statement to quickly form your claim.
True!
What do you need to include in your essay? Name 3 things.
Claim, evidence, analysis, organization, conclusion, transition words, proper spelling/grammar/punctuation
What is point-of-view? (and no, you can't just say 'perspective.' You need to elaborate!)
How the character or authors sees or feels about a topic.
Nonfiction Review: what are some text features you may see that can help you figure out what an article is about?
Title, images, captions, subheadings.
Try to answer this multiple choice question:
"The boy was bewildered. He couldn't figure out what was happening!"
What is another word for 'bewildered?"
a. Sad
b. Scared
c. Confused
d. Happy
C. Confused!
One way to start up your analysis is to say...
-This means that...
-Therefore,...
-This shows us that...
-Clearly,...
(answers may vary)
What are two tips to use when writing your essay?
Answers may include:
-Make the prompt to write your claim
-Always look back at the texts for evidence
-Use CEEA
-Try to at least answer each bullet
What is mood?
The emotion or feeling a text gives off.
Time per question on tests
What is approximately 2.5 minutes?
He ran toward the glimmering blue waves of the ocean as fast as he could. He dove right into the water and let the cool water wrap around him and sooth his sunburnt skin. "Ahhhh' he signed with relief as he emerged from the depths below.
A. Cold and eerie
B. Energetic and lively
C. Sad and gloomy
D. Calming and peaceful
D. Calming and peaceful
Write a claim to this question:
What is the purpose of taking Tennessee State ELA Exam?
-To demonstrate our ELA knowledge
-To see what ELA skills we know and don't know yet.
-To measure our ELA state standard skills
How many body paragraphs would this essay have?
-How does the author develop the main character's point of view in "Fishing Smarts?"
-How does the author develop the main character's point of view in "Family Vacationing?"
-How is the point of view different and similar in each text?
-Use details from both texts to support your response.
3!
What is tone?
The author's attitude toward something.
Fiction review: What is 'theme?'
Extra 100 pts: can you give an example of a theme!
The message of the story, the lesson to be learned.
During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country, and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher. I know not how it was—but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit. . . .
-from "The Fall of the House of Usher" by E. A. Poe
What does oppressively mean as used in the paragraph?
A. cruelly
B. barely
C. depressingly
D. alarmingly
What is depressingly?
Write analysis for this short answer response:
The main character in the text's point of view on growing up is that it is necessary. In the text it states, "Roger knew he had to change," and that Roger "was done with being a boy forever."
0pts = no answer, doesn't make sense, repeats claim
250 pts. = shows some analysis, but very vague and not very insightful
500 pts = shows deep thought and is very insightful
Answers may vary.
The main character in 'Middle School Life' feels that 6th grade is fun!
Answers may vary:
-Evidence that shows the character having fun
-Evidence that explains the character's attitude about 6th grade being fun
What is a metaphor?
Comparing two things WITHOUT using 'like' or 'as.'
Fiction review: name two things you should underline or annotate in a fiction text as you read it? What should you be on the look out for?
-When a character shows feeling or a change
-When the story changes or something unexpected happens
-When there is a lot of detail, descriptive language being used