Main Idea/Inference
What is central or main idea?
What the text is mainly about.
What do you use to determine the tone and mood of a passage?
The words in the passage.
True or False:
Denotation is the literal meaning of a word, and connotation is the ideas and feelings associated with a word.
True
What does it mean for something to be relevant?
Closely connected or appropriate to the topic.
What does it mean for something to be credible?
It is a accurate, reliable, and trustworthy source
What is an inference?
It is a educated guess made based on evidence from the text.
If a passage was talking about Eagles' fans cheering after they won the championship, what would be the tone of the passage?
Excited, Happy, Enthusiastic, etc.
What is a simile?
A. Comparing two things.
B. Comparing two objects using the words like or as.
C. An exaggeration
What is a narrative?
A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
What are the elements of plot? (In order)
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution
Bonus Points for Inciting Incident
What inference can you make about the process of turning a children's book into a movie?
Many children’s movies, from The Wizard of Oz to Stuart Little, were based on books. However, bringing a book to life isn’t always easy. "The book is such a classic," Charlotte’s Web director Gary Winick told WR News. "We had to make sure that all of the wonderful classic moments were in the film." A classic is a book or another work that stays popular over a long period of time.
The process isn't an easy one may believe and takes time.
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone is the author's attitude, mood is the reader's feelings.
Does the word 'demand' have a positive connotation or a negative connotation?
Negative.
Which form of writing chooses a side of a topic and provides evidence to support that chosen side?
Argumentative
What is the word for when someone takes information (seen, read, or heard), interprets the information, and puts it in their own words?
Paraphrase
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Cree joined the program when she was in fourth grade because she loves animals. Dogs in the program learn how to open and shut doors, turn lights on and off, throw away trash, and pick up items for people in wheelchairs. "The hardest command to teach [a dog] is the stand-stay position," Cree told Senior Edition. She is referring to the position in which the dog stands at its owner's side when it is not doing anything else.
Dogs are learning how to help people do every day task.
Julia sat in her math class as her hands were shaking, waiting for her teacher to pass out the final exams. She nervously tapped her foot against the floor, trying to calculate what score she needed on the final to past the class.
What is the mood of the passage?
Nervous, anxious, scared, afraid, etc.
Which one of these would be an appropriate theme for a text?
A. Perseverance
B. The Main Character should not have given up when times get hard.
C. Even when things are difficult, continue to push forward.
D. Don't give up.
C
What is the word to describe when your author has an inclination to hold a particular view or perspective towards a subject/topic?
This can be seen through word choice and their tone.
Author's Bias
What is the difference between a conclusion and inference?
Inference is an educated guess based on provided information. It can be wrong.
Conclusion is the next logical step for given information with no ambiguity as to what will occur.
Name one detail in the text supports the main idea that electronics contain metals that can damage the human body?
Cell phone batteries contain a chemical called cadmium that can cause damage to kidneys. Some computer monitors contain lead, which can cause brain damage. Flat TV screens are made with mercury, which may cause injury to the nervous system. The nervous system, which includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerves, controls body activities. Those metals may also leak toxins into the ground or give off pollutants when burned.
Cell phone batteries can cause damage to kidneys. OR computer monitors contain lead which can cause brain damage. OR Flat TV screens… mercury.. Injury to nervous system.
The tone of the following passage is a DEFEATED tone. Which words in the passage below BEST REFLECT the defeated tone?
Although I had tried hard and had followed the steps of the scientific method, my experiement didn't work. I dragged myself into class and slouched in my seat, not raising my hand.
Dragged, slouched.
Choose the TWO sentences that are punctuated correctly.
A. My football coach, Mr. Mobb, has a son on our team.
B. My goodness what is this new piece of dog furniture? It looks like it was build for royalty.
C. Our pampered dog who enjoys the finer things in life appears satisfied with his latest meal.
D. The summer solstice, sometimes called midsummer, is the longest day of the year.
E. With a backpack full of supplies Edmund started on his six-month hike of the Appalachian Trail.
A and D
What is the biggest difference in layout of an essay between argumentative and informational writing?
Counterclaim/Counterargument paragraph
Define Theme and provide one example of a Theme.
The moral or life lesson you can learn from a story.
Example should not be too specific (character names) or overly focused on plot points.