Bellringer—Just read and compare the statements. Read this  Which of these statements match the meaning of the first statement?  “Tom loves going to the movies with Rosie.” 1. Tom and Rosie both love movies. 2. Tom and Rosie enjoy movies about love. 3. Rosie loves going to the movies with Tom. 4. Tom fell in love with Rosie at the movies.

“It’s a ‘Match It Monday!” December 17, 2012 Mr. Houghteling AP Language and Composition

Bellringer—Just read and compare the statements.  “Tom loves going to the movies with Rosie.”  Read this 

1. Tom and Rosie both love movies. 2. Tom and Rosie enjoy movies about love. 3. Rosie loves going to the movies with Tom. 4. Tom fell in love with Rosie at the movies. Which of these statements, if any, match the meaning of the first statement?

AGENDA  Bellringer—Introducing distracters.  Q,P,S and ACT Distracters  Types of Questions  ACT English Bubbles

Mrs. Mandale: ACT Distracters in Action  Read the short passage.  Practice paraphrasing or quoting from the passage: write down the most important information.  Evaluate the statements on the bottom of the page:  If the statement paraphrases or quotes information correctly, it is a possible answer choice =.  If the statement distorts the information from the passage, then the statement is a distracter! = 

ANSWER KEY QuestionCorrectRuleQuestionCorrectRule 31 B Thumb Rule 39 B Look Left! 32 F STOP/GO 40 H Exaggerate the Pause / STOP- GO 33 D Transitions 41 C Parallelism 34 H RS /POE 42 J Go Short! 35 C RS / RTFQ 43 D Go Short! 36 H RS / RTFQ 44 G Look Left! 37 B Look Left! 45 A Transitions— Finger Rule 38 F It’s /Its / Its’

Quoting  Quotations must be identical to the original, using a narrow segment of the source. They must match the source document word for word and must be attributed to the original author.

Paraphrasing  Paraphrasing involves putting a passage from source material into your own words. A paraphrase must also be attributed to the original source. Paraphrased material is usually shorter than the original passage, taking a somewhat broader segment of the source and condensing it slightly.

Summarizing  Summarizing involves putting the main idea(s) into your own words, including only the main point(s). Once again, it is necessary to attribute summarized ideas to the original source. Summaries are significantly shorter than the original and take a broad overview of the source material.