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Short Response and Essay Writing
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When you compare two things using the words like or as is called a…

What is simile?

100
the problem or struggle between opposing forces
What is conflict?
100
To find the similarities between two things is to compare; to find the differences between two things is called THIS
What is contrast?
100
You receive this much credit for blank answers.
What is zero points? NEVER LEAVE A QUESTION BLANK!
100
Your short response answers should include this many details from the text.
What is 2-3?
200
"Withering Willow" is an example of this poetry term where the beginning consonant sounds of the words are repeated in a phrase or sentence
What is alliteration?
200

The turning point in a story; usually the point with the most tension

What is the climax?

200

This is the difference between fiction and nonfiction.

What is fiction is fake and nonfiction is real?

200
Use this process to remove multiple choice answers that are incorrect in order to narrow the number of items
What is the process of elimination?
200

What strategy do you use to write a complete short response?

What is RACE/RACES/POQ

300
"Her hair is silk" is an example of this poetry term.
What is metaphor?
300

The overall feeling of a text an author creates with their words is called this

What is the mood?

300
The qualities that make up a character's personality, including how he or she thinks, acts, feels, and behaves
What are character traits?
300
If you're unsure of an answer about a reading passage, you should ALWAYS do this.
What is LOOK BACK IN THE TEXT!
300

What are the parts of an essay to get full credit?

An introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion

400
"I'm so hungry I could eat a whole cow" is an example of this poetry term.
What is hyperbole?
400

When the narrator is NOT a character involved in the story, they are an outside observer

What is third person?

400
The three main purposes authors have for writing are THESE. (Hint: The first letters of each word spell out PIE)
What are to persuade, to inform, and to entertain?
400

If you're stuck on a question and it's taking a long time to answer it, you should do this.

What is mark it, move on with the test, and return to it after you finish the rest of the test?

400

In this part of the essay, you should include plenty of text details and explain how those details support the point you're trying to make.

What are the body paragraphs?

500

Words and phrases that appeal to the five senses

What is imagery/descriptive details?

500

An author's attitude or feelings toward the subject he or she is writing about is called this. (Ex. admiring, critical, positive, negative, etc.)

What is Author’s Point of View?

500

Sequence (chronological), compare and contrast, problem and solution, and cause and effect

What are the four text structures?

500
Use THESE to help you figure out the meaning of any unfamiliar words in a text.
What are context clues?
500
What should you do after you are finished writing your short responses and essay?

What is REREAD what you wrote to revise and edit.