Main Idea
Once the main idea of the text has been determined, this can be written.
what is an objective summary
To put something firmly and deeply into something else.
What is embedding
How do the ___________________ change
What are characters
The elements of TAG
What is title, author, genre
Drawing conclusions based on textual evidence is called
inferring/making an inference
The main idea answers this question
What is this about?
Putting pieces of a quote into your writing without using the whole sentence.
What is chunking.
Love is an example of a _________ ______________.
What is thematic topic
This is necessary to help strengthen an argument and must be properly cited
What is textual evidence
The two main characters from "Of Mice and Men"
Who is George and Lennie
This means to stick to the facts and maintain an impartial tone.
Objective
This punctuation is used when omitting words from a quote.
What are ellipses.
A theme must be stated in a ____________ ____________.
What is complete sentence
Needed to give the reader an idea of what is happening before evidence is introduced
What is context/background information
He wrote "Harvest Gypsies"
Who is John Steinbeck
This means to share your personal opinion and usually has a biased tone.
What is subjective.
Ivan is large and a "'bit of a savage'" because "'he is a Cossack'" (9) is an example of what?
What is splicing and quote within a quote.
Themes are _____________ meaning they can be _____________ by people all over the world.
What is universal, experienced
This connects your evidence to your topic sentence/claim and is the bulk of your writing.
What is analysis
The people that the reporter stopped to take pictures at in "Endangered Dreams" farmed this.
What are peas
A central idea.
This punctuation is used when adding your own words to a quote.
What are brackets
"Slow and steady wins the race" is not a theme because it is a _____________
What is cliche
The order of a paper's heading
What is your name, your instructor's name, the course, and the date
"Dreams can often make a harsh reality easier to handle" best describes a theme for what reading?
What is "Of Mice and Men"