Jokes
True or False:
A joke can fit under multiple types of joke categories
True
What is true?
The point of view, or lens, we are viewing things from
Perspective
True or False:
Opinions and Feelings are examples of strong evidence
FALSE
Weak Evidence, usually too subjective to use for proving a point
Good Summaries Include As Many of These As Possible
Who, What, When, Where, Why and How
5 W's AND H?
The beginning, the setup; introduces character and setting
Exposition
Jokes are typically _______, meaning they are dependent on what a person thinks
Subjective
The Author Knows Something We Don’t
Author v. Audience
Eye-witness Evidence must come from a ______ source.
Reliable
True or False:
Summaries are short, usually 1-2 sentences.
FALSE
The Main Idea and the Thesis is short, not the summary. Summaries have the main idea, evidence and a conclusion.
Story Conflict; two characters are fighting
Character v. Character
Type of Joke; involves physical humor, falling, being hit, often seen in cartoons
Slapstick
The Three Types of Irony
Verbal, Situational, Dramatic
Type of Evidence; proves that something is false, inaccurate, untrue
(Hint: we use this to eliminate multiple choice answers)
Exculpatory Evidence
3 parts of a summary
Main Idea + Details + Conclusion
Something that causes major changes in the story
Climax
Type of Joke; A joke that doesn't match the buildup
Anti-Joke
A vocab word that means two concepts that are put together to highlight their noticeable differences
Juxtapose
Type of evidence; story of a event
Anecdotal Evidence
A summary outline used for fiction stories
Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then
Character changes and effects are seen here
Falling Action
A term that means you mimic another person's or group of people's identity; taking on a completely different identity
Persona
True or False:
All Verbal Irony is Sarcasm
FALSE
All sarcasm is verbal irony, because sarcasm is a branch of verbal irony. One example would be lying- it's not sarcasm but the character does not mean what they say
Type of Evidence; analyzing the patterns, identity or character traits
Character Evidence
A vocab word that describes the technique of retelling what the text is saying; often used to let the citation match the flow of a written work
Paraphrasing
What is paraphrasing?
A term meaning help from an outside source
Deus Ex Machina