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1
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Flowchart shows a sequence of actions or decisions that are part of a larger process

The are good for Problem Solving and how complex systems work.

True or False

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True

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What is the “Tone”of the text?

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Authors feelings or attitudes towards the subject.

Word choice makes the tone

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Irony is part of the “Tone” of speech.

True or False

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True

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Saying one thing but meaning another is called…

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Irony

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With that, the senator dismissed the petty little problem of mass shootings and returned to the really important issue: his approval ratings.

Type of tone?

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Irony.

He says mass shootings are “petty”

His approval ratings are “important”

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6
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Finding mood for a text

Difference between tone and mood

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Tone is the writers attitude toward the subject

Mood is how it makes the reader feel

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7
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Transistions are

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Connecting words or phrases that link ideas to show flow or thought

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8
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______ is the feeling a text creates within a reader.

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Mood

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9
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3 Author’s Purposes

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Inform

Persuade

Entertain

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10
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Op-ed Newspaper Columns

Book and movie reviews

Project Proposals

Argumentative essays

Are which type of Authors Purpose

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Persuade- argue a point

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11
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Technical Documents

Cookbooks

Newspaper Articles

Expository Essays

What is the Authors Purpose

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Inform- Share Knowledge

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12
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Novels

Short Stories

Memoirs

What is the authors purpose

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Entertain

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13
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Authors Point of View

Search

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14
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Techniques used by an author to support an argument or develop a main idea.

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Rhetorical Strategies

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15
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3 Types of Rhetorical Strategies

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Appealing to reason

Establishing trust

Appealing to Emotion

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16
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What is the index in a book?

Where?

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An alphabetical list of topics covered, with page numbers.

Back of Book

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17
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Readers can determine tone primarily by examining:

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Word choice

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18
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Word choice, or diction, is the reader’s most important tool in determining tone?

True or False

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True

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19
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This term refers to the feelings a text creates in the reader

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Mood

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20
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______ is the feeling a text creates in a reader, ______ is the authors attitude toward the subject.

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Mood

Tone

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21
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The author’s attitude toward the subject is also known as

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Tone

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22
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This phrase describes the set of techniques an author uses to support an argument or develop a main idea

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Rhetorical Strategies

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23
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The author’s general outlook can be described officially as his _______

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Point of view

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24
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The author’s _______ is the reason for writing

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Purpose

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25
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List 3 common formatting features

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Italics, Boldface, Underlining

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26
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What do Text Features include?

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Any element that stands out from the text

Title
Boldface section
Graphic Element

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27
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Faulty reasoning is….

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No adequate evidence to support an argument

28
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Either/ Or Fallacy is…

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Presenting an issue as if it only has 2 choices

29
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What type of faulty reasoning is this:

Women should focus on motherhood, not careers

A

Either/ Or Fallacy

30
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What type of faulty reasoning is this

Baseball is the best game in the world because it is more fun than any other.

A

Circular Reasoning

31
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Archives and manuscript materials

Photos, audio & video recordings

Journals letters dairies

Newspapers and magazines published at the time.

Are examples of which kind of source

A

Primary sources

32
Q

Autobiographies

Artifacts; clothing, costumes, furniture

Research data; public opinion polls

Are which kind of source?

A

Primary Sources

33
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These kind of sources (1st, 2nd, 3rd)

Respond to
Analyze
Summarize
Comment on

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Secondary Sources

34
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Examples of these sources include

Biographies
Research summaries
Literature and art analyses
Political commentaries

A

Secondary Sources

35
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These souces complie information in a simple, highly summarized way

Including

Encyclopedias
Guide books
Study Guides

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Tertiary Sources

36
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Which type of passage tells a story

A

Narrative

37
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Short stories, Novels, biography are all which type of passage?

A

Narrative

38
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This type of passage explains or describes something to inform the reader

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Expository

39
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Academic essays and Informational Non-fiction are which type of passage?

A

Expository

40
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This type of writing includes Recipes, Instructions, User Manuals

They explain complex processes or mechanisms

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Technical

41
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This type of Text Structure thoughts are arranged in chronological order

Recipes
Action steps in a business proposal
Paper describing the events of WW2

A

Sequence

42
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This text structure explains similarities and differences between 2 or more subjects

A

Compare / Contrast

43
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This text structure Describes an event or action and its results

Academic paper about ocean acidification and resulting coral bleeching

An article about a new law and its likely effects on the economy

Are these kind of paragraph

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Cause/ Effect

44
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This text structure presents a problem and offers a solution

A

Problem / Solution

45
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Are themes “Implicit” or Explicit

How about morals?

A

Theme are implicit

Morals are explicit

46
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What is an “Antecedentes”

A

It is the noun the pronoun is referring to.

47
Q

5 Story Elements in Chronological Order.

A

Exposition (Beginning), Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

48
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What is the difference between Bias & Sterotype

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Bias: A Personal Opinion

Sterotype: A widely know generalization

49
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What is the difference between implicit and explicit

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Implicit: Implied Not said directly

Explicit: Said directly

50
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Practice Drawing Logical Conclusions

A

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51
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Which is generally the topic sentence?

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1st sentence of every paragraph

52
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Which is the summary sentence? Where is it found?

A

1st sentence last paragraph

53
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Where would the main idea / thesis statement be found, location?

A

Last sentence 1st paragraph.

54
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What is an appendix where is it found?

A

Supplmental information (Charts, bar graphs, maps) relevant to the book located at the back.

55
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What kind of information does the almanac contain?

A

First frost, phases of moon, tides, eclipses.

56
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What kind of essays purpose is to entertain is fiction and can contain Quotes

A

Narrative

57
Q

The opnion words should, could, best, seemed, most are found in which kind of paragraph?

A

Persuasive

58
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Writings of this type purpose is to Inform. Common publications for these kinds of writings include Textbooks, Encyclopedia, Historical

A

Expository

59
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According to the teas lady are News Papers Primary Sources

A

NO !!!

60
Q

Always read the question first before the passage.

          True or False
A

True

61
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The _____ is the broad, general theme or message. It is what some call the subject. The _______is the “key concept” being expressed.

A

Topic

Main idea

62
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A conclusion a reader makes using clues in the text is called _______

A

An inference

63
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Noah sees cookie crumbs on the floor and chocolate around his sons mouth.

Noah assumes his son ate the cookie.

This is called making a(n)__________

A

Inference

64
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Purpose: Which type of purpose is

Nonfiction
Includes research papers and recipes

A

Inform

65
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Purpose- Which type of purpose includes

Fiction

Lots of Detsils

A

Describe

66
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Purpose- Which type of purpose includes

Fiction
Humorous and/or dramatic elements

A

Entertain

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