Fiction
What is a fiction genre?
A story that is made up
What is a non fiction Genre?
An article or recount about something.
What is figurative language?
words or phrases the author uses to deepen meaning.
What is step 1 of an MC strategy?
Read and annotate the questions to figure out what its asking you to focus on.
What is tone?
The feeling the author places in the text
How do you know something is fiction?
It includes characters, story line, some kind of resolution
How do you know something is Non fiction?
Includes text features.
What is a stanza?
a paragraph in a poem
What is step 2 of an MC strategy?
Write your own answer based on your knowledge of the text.
How do author's place tone in a text?
Through word choice.
Where can we find a hint of the genre of a text?
The intro blurb.
Name 3 text features
- Headings
-Images
-captions
How do you annotate a poem?
Use the words you know to figure out what you don't know.
What do you do when you are stuck between two choices?
-find which choice has more supporting evidence
-Eliminate the part of the choice that does not make sense.
What does the word "connotation" mean?
The negative, positive or neutral feeling of a word or section.
How do you find the theme of a story?
Looking at how the characters changed to hint as to what the lesson might be
What is a footnote?
a section at the bottom of the text that defines words, phrases or references.
What does this mean? "His words were a dagger to my hear"
He said really hurtful things.
What is "process of elimination?
Taking out the choices that don't make sense to the question.
What is a plot?
a story's elements (Exposition, Rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)
When they ask you about "character development" what are they asking?
How the character changed from beginning to end of the story.
Why do authors split texts using headings?
to show that they are going to be talking about a different part of the topic.
What is personification?
When the author gives human traits to non human things.
Why do MC strategies work?
Because they force you to think of the answer yourself and not get tricked by the choices.
What is foreshadowing ?
When something happens in a story that gives a hint as to what is going to happen later in the story.