Revising or Editing?
Literary Analysis
Paired Passages
Essay
Vocabulary
100

This is when you look for mistakes in spelling, punctuation, and grammar.

Editing.

Try it:

the parcentage of students that like sokker is high at socoro hi sckool.

100

Acts, scenes, dialogue are found in this genre.

What is drama.

Great!

What was the last drama you read?

100

This is what you do when you compare two passages.

What is look for similarities and differences.

100

This type of essay explains, informs, and/or describes a topic for the reader.

What is an informational essay or text.

Right!!

What is the title of the last informational essay you read in class?

100

Words that affect your five senses (sight, hear, touch, taste, and smell) is called this.

What is sensory language.

Wow!!!  Which of the following uses sensory language?

A.  The cat smelled bad.

B. The cat purred softly as it curled around my legs and licked my hand lightly.

200

This is when you combine, add, delete, or rewrite sentences in a passage.

Revision.

Try it!!  How would you combine these two sentences?

Jesus downloaded a document from the internet. Jesus googled information on the internet.

200

Rhyme Scheme, scheme, meter, lines, stanzas, and couplets belong to this genre.

What is poetry.

Wow!!  Write down the definition of:

stanza, couplets, and rhyme scheme.

200

What type of graphic organizer would you use to compare two passages.

What is a VENN Diagram.

Great!

Create a VENN Diagram and compare a short story and a poem.

200

This point of view opposes the writer's claim in this type of essay.

What is a counter-argument in an argumentative essay.

Correct!!

What is the title of the last argumentative essay you read in class?

200

Sometimes the dictionary gives you the meaning of a word, and sometimes the meaning of a word depends on how it is used in a sentence.

What is denotation (dictionary) and connotation (how it is being used in a sentence).

You got it!!  Now write two sentences and give the denotative and connotative definition of the word "hot".

300

Which writing strategy would you use to revise a short constructed response (SCR)?

What is APES.

Great!!  Now, what does APES stand for?

300

What are the three types of irony?

What is verbal, situational, and dramatic.

Great!!  Now, give an example of each one.

300

Name at least two things you look for when comparing a poem and an informational text.

What are: Theme, Tone, Mood, Setting, Speaker, and Author.

Fantastic!!

Can you think of more?

300

A greeting, communication, and a closing describes this type of essay.

What is correspondence.

Yes!!!

Question:  When was the last time you wrote a correspondence?

300

One is the writer's attitude in a passage and the other is how a reader feels after reading a passage.

What is TONE (writer's attitude) and MOOD (how a reader feels).

Awesome!!  Now, write down three adjectives for TONE and MOOD.

400

What type of sentence uses FANBOYS?

What is a compound sentence.

Yes!!

Write 3 compound sentences using 3 different FANBOYS.

400

"Birds of a feather flock together" and "Time is Money are examples of these literary devices.

What are idioms (Birds of a feather...)

and metaphors (Time is Money)

Wow!!  Now, write down the definition of idioms and metaphors.

400

True or False:  The 2 paired passages you will be asked to compare will always be the same genre (type of literary work).

What is False.

Correct!!

Give an example of 2 genres you might be asked to compare.

400

What is the difference between a thesis statement and a claim?

What is:

A thesis statement is the main idea of an essay. a A claim is the writer's position on a topic.

Right!!  Now use the topic of abortion and write a thesis statement and a claim.

400

One is the universal message in a story and the other is the main idea of an article.

What is THEME (universal message) and THESIS (main idea of an article).

Great!!  Now, use the topic of LOVE and create a theme and a thesis statement.

500

A comma, colon, and a semicolon are examples of this.

What is punctuation.

Awesome!!

Write 3 sentences using a comma, colon, semicolon.

500

This is a reference to something historical, biblical, social, or popular that the reader is familiar with.

What are allusions.

Correct!!

Create a sentence using an allusion.

500

You will use this reading skill to make sense of paired passages.

What is "making inferences".

Wow!!  Correct!

Now 

1. Define inference.

2. Create a sentence using an inference.


500

A writer's opinion on a topic without providing supporting or valid evidence.

What is  "unsubstantiated opinion"

Great!!

When was the last time someone talked and used an "unsubstantiated opinion"

500

This is the reason why a writer writes anything.

What is author's purpose.

Unbelievable!!  Draw a picture of author's purpose without using words.