Theme
What is the difference between theme and central idea?
The theme is the lesson you're supposed to learn, while the central idea is the main idea of the text
How do you identify the tone of a passage?
Look at the connotation of words in the passage
What two things do you include in the third body paragraph of an argumentative essay?
What is a counterclaim and rebuttal?
Rewrite the following sentence for parallelism:
Greg loves to eat at chick-fil-a, shopping, and running.
Greg loves eating at chick-fil-a, shopping, and running.
What two things do you do when you explain your evidence in an SBP?
What is "connect to the skill and connect to the theme"?
How do you determine the theme of a passage?
Any of the following:
observes any changes in the protagonist
analyzes the central conflict and its resolution
notices the title that sometimes contains a clue
realizes that the theme reveals some universal truth about life – a truth which extends beyond one story
Identify the tone of this passage:
I’m so glad that jerk was fired; now I won’t have to deal with him anymore.
Malicious or relieved
What four things do you include in your thesis statement?
What is Position+Reason #1+Reason #2+Reason #3?
Rewrite the sentence and correct the punctuation:
After going to see Wakanda Forever Ms. Bailes is going to Smiley Thai her favorite restaurant
After going to see Wakanda Forever, Ms. Bailes is going to Smiley Thai, her favorite restaurant
What is the PURPOSE of a metaphor in a text?
To create a strong comparison between two items
What is the theme of the fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"?
People shouldn't lie because then they can't be trusted
Identify the tone of this passage:
Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives. But neighbors give in return. We never put back into the tree what we took out of it: we had given him nothing, and it made me sad.
What is nostalgic?
What are all six steps in a strong body paragraph?
What is
1.) Topic sentence
2.) Explain your topic sentence
3.) Embedded evidence
4.) Paraphrase your quote
5.) Explain your quote
6.) Concluding sentence
Write an example sentence using a comma for a subordinating clause.
Answer may vary.
Ex: Before going to school, Ms. Bailes stopped for coffee at Starbucks.
What skill is this question asking you to do:
Which quote below best supports your answer to Part A?
What is text evidence?
What is the theme of the fable "The Three Little Pigs"?
Take time to do something right the first time
Identify the tone of this passage:
"He smiled understandingly—much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it that you may come across four or five times in life. It faced—or seemed to face—the whole eternal world for an instant, and then concentrated on you with an irresistible prejudice in your favor.”
What is Appreciative?
Write a counterclaim for the statement:
Reading is beneficial to children because it opens their eyes to new perspectives.
Answers may vary.
Ex: Some people may say that reading to children may expose them to sensitive material too early in life.
Fix the structure of the following sentence:
Mount Juliet High School is Green Hill High School's rival.
What is "Green Hill High School's rival is Mount Juliet High School."
What two things are nonnegotiable when quoting evidence?
What is embedding/introducing the quote and a page/line number?
What is the theme of the following:
A fly bit a bald man on the head. The man tried to shoo the fly away. But the fly landed on the man’s head and bit him again. This made the man furious. He slapped his head to squash the fly, but the fly few away just before the man delivered a stinging slap to his own head. The fly landed on the man’s head a third time and laughed at him. “You would hurt yourself just to get back at me?” he taunted. The man was so enraged that he tried to hit the fly with a rock. Instead he knocked himself, senseless, to the ground.
Answers may vary
Identify the tone of this passage:
Why do these things always happen to me? Brad wondered. First I forget an important meeting, and nobody reminds me until it’s over. Then my boss dumps a big project on my desk and wants it done by yesterday. And to top everything off, I leave my wallet on the bus.
What is Self-Pitying?
Write a thesis statement for the following prompt:
Both articles discuss the importance of reading to younger children. Write a multi-paragraph essay explaining the benefits of reading to younger children. (You can come up with your own reasons)
Answers may vary.
Ex: Reading is beneficial to younger children because it develops a strong vocabulary, advances reading comprehension skills, and creates a sense of imagination.
Fix the following sentence for punctuation and parallelism:
Before running a half marathon it is important to start drinking water stretch and practice that is the best way to prepare.
What is "Before running a half marathon, it is important to drink water, stretch, and practice; that is the best way prepare. "
How do you identify the poetic structure?