Vocabulary
When the characters and reader know the same amount of information as the story unfolds.
Situational Irony
What version of MLA do we use (a number)
MLA 9
In a suspenseful short story which parts of plot are usually omitted to create suspense?
Falling Action & Resolution
When you summarize a passage and it contains no bias or opinions this is called a?
Objective Summary
What should be in a thesis statement?
Claim + reasons
This comes after the counterclaim and gives a strong reason to support the claim.
Rebuttal
What goes inside of the parenthetical citation for a novel?
Author and page number only- no periods, commas, abbreviations.
(Lee 1)
Which type of irony is used to create suspense?
Dramatic Irony
What should authors AVOID using when writing explanatory texts?
Strong connotative language
What are the 5 MAIN components of an argument?
Claim, evidence, reasoning, counterclaim, rebuttal
This is the summary or big ideas of a paragraph or section of a text.
Main Idea
Which is highlighted in To Kill a Mockingbird when Atticus states "killing a mockingbird is a sin"
Which is highlighted in To Kill a Mockingbird when Atticus states, "killing a mockingbird is a sin" (Lee 100).
What is the acronym for indirect characterization?
STEAL
List 3 examples of text features in a non-fiction text
Answers can vary:
Graphs,charts, pictures, infographics, titles, subheadings, captions, bolded/italicized/underlined text
What are the 3 persuasive techniques (rhetorical effects)?
ethos, logos, pathos
This comes after a quotation to show the evidence's location.
Parenthetical Citation.
What is not required in an electronic parenthetical citation?
Page number
What tone is created from the following lines of the poem?
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
It has to be something positive: joyous, happy, playful, excited. etc.
What are the non-fiction text structures? (hint there are 6)
Cause/Effect
Problem/Solution
Compare/Contrast
Descriptive/Spatial
Chronological
Sequential
List 3 examples of logical fallacies:
Bandwagon
Overgeneralization/Hasty Generalization
Slippery slope
Tu quoque
Ad hominem
Either-Or / False dilemma
False Analogy
Begging the question / Circular reasoning
False Authority
Post hoc, ergo propter hoc
Red herring
Straw man
Used to show an interruption in thought within a sentence or used to emphasize an idea.
Dash.
What is no longer needed in a Works Cited entry according to MLA 9?
An access date for sources less than 3 to 5 years old.
Write a thematic statement for the novel you are reading.
Answer MUST: be a complex sentence, use 2+ major thematic ideas, show a progression through the story.
What would be the author's purpose in using a LINE GRAPH in a text?
To show the reader the change in a phenomenon over a set amount of time or increments.
A paraphrased quotation is a summary of the quotation in your own words; a direct quotation should be the exact same words as the original author. Both are followed by a citation.