Assessment Review 3 rd Nine Weeks Research Skills Fiction Analysis Skills Drama Skills

Tragedy: A serious drama typically describing the protagonist’s conflict and having a sorrowful conclusion that causes pity or terror. Comedy: an amusing drama typically dealing with the comic or satirical, and a happy ending. History: A drama dealing with actual historical events, could be either a tragedy or a comedy (popularized by Shakespeare as a genre)

Dialogue: the conversation of characters in a literary work Dialect: words or manner of speaking that authors and actors use to make a person’s dialogue sound authentic for the setting or location (remember Janie and her manner of speaking) Monologue: a speech by a single character without any other character’s response

Soliloquy: A speech made by a character in an exaggerated manner when the character is alone on stage, and the purpose is to let the audience know what the character is thinking or feeling. Aside: A remark spoken in an undertone by a character in a play. It is heard by the audience but not by other actors on stage. Its purpose is to tell the audience what a character is thinking, feeling or planning

Climax: The turning point in the plot of a literary work. It determines the outcome of the conflict, the resolution. Tragic Flaw: Refers to a character’s weakness that brings about his or her downfall.

Ellipsis: (…) indicates the speaker should pause and emphasize. ALSO used when words of unimportance are eliminated from a direct quote. Foil: A character who provides a direct contrast to another character

Research Terms Summarizing Paraphrasing Quoting

Process Brainstorm (Form Research Questions, Preliminary Research) Conduct Research Outline Writing and Drafting Revise, Edit, Proofread Publish

Types of Research Analytical Argumentative or Persuasive Informational or expository

Evaluating Credibility of a Source – Author’s Qualifications – Type of Evidence Presented – Amount of Evidence

Plagiarism – Presenting the words, images, ideas, sounds, or creative expressions of others as your own. – Using research without giving proper credit. – Citing a source and not using information from it. – Avoid plagiarism by using proper MLA citation, and be an honorable writer (be honest). – Consequences of Plagiarism

Thesis Statement Sentence or two that states the purpose, effect or significance of your research Found at the beginning of the paper, at the end of the introductory paragraph.

Parenthetical Citations Used in-text, directly following the information from research Includes author’s last name and the page on which the information was found. Example (Thomas 73). Do not put ‘p’, ‘pg’ ‘#’ or ‘page’ When you see (qtd.) included in a parenthetical citation it means an indirect source was cited within another source. It means ‘quoted in’

Works Cited The section of a research paper that lists ALL the sources cited in the text of the paper. Found at the end of the research paper on a separate page Alphabetized A-Z, hanging indentation used Includes: author’s names, titles, dates, publishing companies, and location of publishing

Practice Questions Read “Male and Female Brains: Are They Different?” and the Works Cited Page. Answer Questions Highlight or mark information in the passage that helps you answer your questions. Review Answers

Answers 25 D Use word analysis strategies and information resources 26 H Demonstrate comprehension of printed materials 27 B Demonstrate comprehension of printed materials 28 F Demonstrate comprehension of printed materials 29 B Demonstrate comprehension of printed materials 30 G Use word analysis strategies and info. resources

31 C Demonstrate comprehension of printed materials 32 G Demonstrate comprehension of printed materials 33 A Demonstrate comprehension of printed materials 34 H Demonstrate comprehension of printed materials 35 B Use word analysis strategies and info. resources

24 Which sentence is written correctly? F There are many fun after school activities that students can b ecome involved with: clubs, sports, and volunteer opportuniti es. G There are many fun after school activities that students can b ecome involved with clubs, sports, and volunteer opportuniti es.