Nonfiction Why was ______ described as _____________ Effect of metaphors – compare, emphasize, explain, express How is text structured - chronological Significance of text’s structure – clarifies, highlights, emphasizes, provides How author connects ideas – describing, explaining, comparing, giving Author’s attitude about topic – four words per answer How author achieves purpose – descriptive phrases to explain, formal language to list, bulleted phrases to clarify, quotes to support What is author’s purpose – expose, describe, persuade, provide Objective summary 1

Nonfiction Purpose of Dialogue What can be inferred from paragraph… Meaning of metaphor Purpose of sentence… - emphasize, create, conclude, summarize Significance of statement (sentence)… - suggests, explains, tells How author unfolds ideas – explains, addresses, uses, parallels What statement summarizes central idea Effect of one word in paragraph on selection Effect of metaphor Effect of phrase – allegory, simile, metaphor, alliteration Purpose of figurative language in sentence – ironic tone, analogies, metaphors Meaning of oxymoron in selection What can be inferred by author’s focus on… 2

Fiction How characters’ feelings develop theme How personification develops setting Meaning of simile What is implied in the sentence Infer possible reason why What character’s reaction reveals How connotation reflects character’s attitude How additional depth to the conflict is introduced 3

Fiction Effect of Third person point of view on reader’s understanding of character’s internal conflict – describe, explain How character’s description develops theme – emphasizes, explains, offers, shows What word choice conveys What can be inferred from statement/sentence - demonstrates, displays, maintains, builds What is purpose of the sentence - display, explain, provide, show What assumptions can reader make about character 4

Written Response How does author use language to advance point of view? Support with evidence from text. Identify author’s point of view Examples of how author uses lang. to advance p.o.v. Analyzes the examples What can be inferred about a character? Support with evidence from text. Analyzes the character Uses at least 2 inferences from the selection for support Analyzes what text says explicitly and makes inferences drawn from it Why does the author end with a rhetorical question? Use examples to support answer. Explains reason for ending with rhetorical question Uses specific details to support reason Analyzes reason 5

Poetry Which line describes the speaker’s feelings about… What line supports theme… Diction – vocabulary – synonym Theme Effect of Rhyme scheme on theme Rhythmic, Rhyme patterns, Stanzas, Couplets Meaning of line… - imagining, recalling, creating, forgetting How speaker changed - less meek, more overwhelmed, more aggressive, confidently intermixing What does speaker achieve with line/description of… - forges, presents, describes, confesses Speaker’s point-of-view affects his/her impression of… How does speaker’s cultural background affect perception of… 6

Identify author’s point of view Written Response How does author use language to advance point of view in “Indian Father’s Plea”? Support with evidence from text. Identify author’s point of view Examples of how author uses lang. to advance point of view Analyzes the examples 7

Written Response: “The Jewels” What can be inferred about Madame Lantin? Support with evidence from text. Analyzes the character Uses at least 2 inferences from the selection for support Analyzes what text says explicitly and makes inferences drawn from it 8

Written Response: “How Much Land Does A Man Need?” Why does the author use a rhetorical question for the title? Use examples to support answer. Explains reason for ending with rhetorical question Uses specific details to support reason Analyzes reason explain what a rhetorical question is Creates suspense – textual support & analysis Creates irony – textual support & analysis Creates connection between reader-author-characters & plot – textual support & analysis 9