Standard 1, 2, & 3
Standard 1 deals with claims and ___________ evidence
Textual
Standard 4 is determining the meaning of words based on ____________
Context
Standard 6 has to do with analyzing literature while grasping a point of view that requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is really meant (i.e. sarcasm, irony, symbolism) these are also known as _____________ _________________
figurative language
Standard 9 focuses on multiple centuries worth of literature and looking at how they compare similar _____________ or concepts
themes
a comparison NOT using like or as
metaphor
Standard 2 deals directly with finding theme and/or central/main idea. While these are all the same concept, theme differs because it has to be _______________
Universal
"Studies have found participation in physical activity increases adolescents’ self-esteem and reduces anxiety and stress. Through its effects on mental health, physical activity may help increase students’ capacity for learning."
What is the best definition of the word stress in this context? Force, emphasis, importance, tension, or significance
Tension
Explain the following metaphor in your own words
Their home was a prison.
answers will vary
double points if you can name them
2.
direct and indirect
what the story is all about
main idea
Standard 3 deals with text order and structure. Noting author's choices with text order and plot structure is important because it helps create things such as __________ & ____________
drama, suspense, tension, easier to follow, etc
"making physical activity an integral part of daily life is crucial."
Which is the best definition of the word "integral"?
Entire, part of, essential, related to another part
essential
The farm in Of Mice and Men serves as a ____________ for the American Dream
symbol
a question that starts with a stem such as "what is the impact of the word _________" would most likely go with which standard?
Standard 4
a strong over-exaggeration
hyperbole
Standard 3
"The British barons who signed the Magna Carta irrevocably committed themselves to supporting the idea of limited monarchy"
"committed" most likely means
a. confined
b. withheld
c. pledged
d. released from
e. performed
Pledged
Standard 6 also takes into account the author's ___________ of ____________
point, view
Explain the acronym STEAL in reference to indirect characterization
speech
thoughts
effect on others
actions
looks
used to prove the main idea
supporting details or textual evidence
Providing an objective summary applies to standard 2. Provide an objective summary in less than 5 sentences for 1 of the pieces of literature we have read this semester.
depends on answer
"
I am supposing, or perhaps hoping, that our future may be sound in the past's fugitive moments of compassion rather than in its solid centuries of warfare."
from A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
In line 3, "solid" most nearly means
a. unbroken
b. rugged
c. firm
d. reliable
e. unanimous
Unbroken
The entire play "The Crucible" serves as a symbol for what more historically modern event?
The Red Scare
Give all four test taking strategies
1. Understand which standard the question is asking for
2. eliminate distractions answers
3. use the true/false test
4. find textual evidence
Name the 3 types of irony
situational, dramatic, verbal