Reading Rules
The reasons an author has to write: To inform, persuade or entertain.
Author’s Purpose
The feeling created in the reader by a literary work.
Mood
Compares two things, without using the words like or as. Ex. Time is money
Metaphor
I leaving now.
I am leaving now.
ISTG
I swear to God
A story about a real person’s life, written by the person who lived it.
Autobiography
The writer’s attitude toward his or her subject.
Tone
A figure of speech, that combines two contradictory words. Ex. Organized mess
Oxymoron
Im bout too crash out.
I am about to crash out.
SCR
Short Constructed Response
To tell what will happen next, based on what has already happened.
Predicting Outcomes
Events that took place at an earlier time.
Flashback
Gives human characteristics to non-human things. Ex. The rain poured down
Personification
Me favorite color are blue.
My favorite color is blue.
GOAT
Greatest of All Time
A brief statement about the main points.
Summary
A contrast between what is expected and what actually exist.
Irony
A sound device that adds meaning to text. Ex. Sweet birds sang
Alliteration
I have too dogs.
I have two dogs.
ECR
Extended Constructed Response
Computers, encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.
Resources
To compare two things using like or as.
Simile
A reference to another text, person, place or event. Ex. To go down the rabbit hole
Allusion
He do not like vegetables.
He does not like vegetables.
RACE
Restate, Answer, Cite and Explain