Strategies
Literary Devices
Vocabulary
Writing Process
100

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100

WHAT IS IMAGERY

WORDS THAT PAINT A PICTURE IN OUR BRAINS USING THE 5 SENSES
100

ANALYZE

TO BREAK DOWN INTO DETAILS

100

THE FINAL PARAGRAPH IN AN ESSAY IS CALLED

CONCLUSION

200

WHAT STEPS SHOULD I TAKE TO WRITE A SHORT RESPONSE TO A QUESTION

RACE, RESTATE, ANSWER, CITE EVIDENCE, EXPLAIN

200

MS. JAIME SANG LIKE A BEAUTIFUL DOVE

SIMILE

200

THEME

MAIN MESSAGE OR IDEA

200

THIS STATES THE MAIN IDEA OF YOUR PARAGRAPH

TOPIC SENTENCE

300

HOW COULD I PROVE MY ANSWER

USING TEXT EVIDENCE

300

BRANDONS BACKPACK HOWLED EACH TIME HE ADDED SOMETHING INTO IT

PERSONIFICATION

300

AUTHORS PURPOSE

THE REASON WHY THE AUTHOR DID SOMETHING AND HOW
300

WHAT IS A THESIS?

THE INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH WHERE YOU RESTATE THE PROMPT, GIVE AN ANSWER, AND MENTION PARTS OF THE STORY YOU WILL ANALYZE.

400

Annotating means to...

break down the text with small summaries of what was understood.

400

WHAT IS IRONY

SARCASM, WHEN THEY SAY ONE THING, BUT MEAN ANOTHER.

400

INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION

TO SHOW A CHARACTERS PERSONALITY WITHOUT SAYING IT, USING ACTIONS, FEELINGS, THOUGHTS AND SPEECH.

400

WHAT MUST YOU DO TO SUPPORT YOUR CLAIM?

FIND TEXT EVIDENCE AND EXPLAIN

500

To create a PAT list means to...

highlight key words, define them, rewrite the question easier

500
HER WATER JUG LET OUT A YELP AS IT FELL TO THE FLOOR

PERSONIFICATION

500

PLOT

THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS, HOW THINGS HAPPEN IN A STORY

500

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