Study Help for the ELA Quiz on Friday, October 3, 2014
1. Vocabulary (WoW):
a. Adequate-enough/average
b. Emphasis-make important/stress
c. Imply-hint at/suggest
d. Mutual-shared/same
2. TAG
a. Title (the name of the text)
b. Author (who wrote the text)
i. If the author is missing, skip it in the beginning
ii. Refer to the writer as “the author”
c. Genre (what type of text: mini-story, article, novel, short-story, etc.)
3. Short Choppy Sentences for effect
a. Reasons why the author may use them (and be specific: creepy tone, idea of _____)
i. To create a tone
ii. To emphasize an idea
iii. To break the flow of long sentences in a written work
b. Explain your reason with specific details
4. What isn’t being said and unfinished endings (RDW #2 for reference)
a. What is implied in the selection?
b. What is not being said?
c. Use text evidence to back up your reasons and ideas
1. Vocabulary (WoW):
a. Adequate-enough/average
b. Emphasis-make important/stress
c. Imply-hint at/suggest
d. Mutual-shared/same
2. TAG
a. Title (the name of the text)
b. Author (who wrote the text)
i. If the author is missing, skip it in the beginning
ii. Refer to the writer as “the author”
c. Genre (what type of text: mini-story, article, novel, short-story, etc.)
3. Short Choppy Sentences for effect
a. Reasons why the author may use them (and be specific: creepy tone, idea of _____)
i. To create a tone
ii. To emphasize an idea
iii. To break the flow of long sentences in a written work
b. Explain your reason with specific details
4. What isn’t being said and unfinished endings (RDW #2 for reference)
a. What is implied in the selection?
b. What is not being said?
c. Use text evidence to back up your reasons and ideas
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