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Literary Devices
Reading Strategies
Writing
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Vocabulary
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What is theme?
The lesson or big idea in the story.
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What is gist?
Your first sense of what a text is about.
100

What does R.A.T.E stand for?

Restate the question, Answer the question, Textual Evidence, Explain the evidence 

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When you look through each multiple choice answer, what strategy is that called?

process of elimination.

100

What is the difference between fiction and non-fiction? 

Fiction is made for the imagination/not real. Non fiction is based on fact. 

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What is the definition of conflict in a story?
The problem in a story.
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What are context clues?
Hints that the author gives to help define a word you don’t know. The clue may appear in the same sentence as the word you don’t know or in a nearby sentence.
200

What is the structure of an essay? (what should all essays have?)

an Introduction, body and conclusion.

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If a question gives you a paragraph, quote or line to refer to, what should you do to answer the question?

Go back into the text.

200

What does summarize mean? What strategy can you use to write a summary?

a brief overview of events/main ideas. Somebody Wanted But So.

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What is central idea?
The main idea of a story/what the story is mostly about. 
300
What is the term for making a prediction using prior knowledge and textual evidence.
An inference.
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What are five examples of transition words?

examples: first, second, third, however, in conclusion, to sum up.

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On a multiple choice question it asks which letter is the correct definition of a word. You tried context clues but you still don't know the answer. What should you do?

Try each definition into the sentence and see which one makes sense.

300

What is the difference between predict and infer?

Predict is to make a guess about the future. Infer is to make a guess based on facts and observations. 

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What are the three point of views? 
first person, second person, and third person 
400

What our 4 different ways to annotate? 

Write notes/gist, underline, use symbols, highlight/circle 

400

How do you provide analysis (explanation)  of a quote? (What is the formula? )

Repeat your claim. Explain how the quote support the claim.

This shows..because.

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When you have a passage with multiple choice questions, what should you do first?

You should read the question first then annotate the question. 

400

What is the definition of identify? What is the definition of describe? 

Identify is to recognize. Describe is to tell or write about. 

500
What are the five stages of plot? 

1. Exposition’ 2. Rising action 3. Climax 4. Falling action 5. Resolution

500

What are the four different types of context clues?

Synonym, Antonym, Explanation, Example

500

How do you attack the prompt?

1. Box the big question.  2. Write the gist of the big question. 3. Circle the action words. 4. Number the action words. 

500

Where can the setting and central idea of a passage be found in the text? (Hint: 3 places)

In the beginning of the passage. Title and last paragraph. 

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What is the difference between analyze and evaluate? 

Analyze means close study or examine. Evaluate means to judge something.