Plot
I am the most interesting part of the story (turning point)
Climax
Clues or hints of what is going to happen
Foreshadowing
A broad statement about a whole group without evidence
Everyone loves iecream
Sweeping Generalization
The authors main message can be found in the beginning of a text.
Thesis
Controlling Idea
What does DAEP stand for
Disciplinary alternative education program
I introduce the setting and the characters of the story
Exposition
How the text is put together is
Organizational Structure
double points if you can name a type of structure
The author speaks straight to the
audience using words like “you“
Direct Address
I explain why something happens as the result
Cause and Effect
When is the next parent meeting
April 8
The element of plot that
presents the conflict. It builds
interest/suspense and leads to
the climax.
Rising Action
A short part from a book or passage
excerpt
Facts, data, or information
that support the claim
Evidencee
I am when you “read in between the lines”
Infer
What county are we in
Hidalgo County
The problem in the story. The
character’s problem may be
internal or external.
Conflict
The reason the author wrote something
Authors Purpose
double points if you can give me a example
Comparing two different
things
Juxtaposition
double if you can give a example
When you restate the information in your own words
Paraphrase
Who wrote the declaration of independence
Thomas Jefferson
The message of the story (lesson Learned
Theme
When the writer inserts past events
flashback
The opposing argument
Counterclaim
(1)Sarah zoomed through the water, every powerful stroke pushing her closer to the finish. (2) She touched the wall first, her chest heaving with excitement. (3) "I finally beat my personal best at the Pharr Natatorium!" Sarah said proud.
What change needs to be made in sentence 3?
A)Change Pharr Natatorium to Pharr natatorium
B)Insert quotation marks after the period
C)Change proud to proudly
D)Insert a comma before Sarah
C
War over slavery, states’ rights, and sectionalism between the North (Union) and the South (Confederate)
Civil War