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  • The central idea is the...
    Message of the story, lesson we learn what the author wants us to remember.
  • True or false: you do not have to cite evidence in your argument and text analysis essay
    FALSE ALWAYS CITE IT TELLS YOU HOW TO DO IT
  • In your argument writing, what are the three things you need in your introduction?
    Hook, summary, thesis
  • What is a counterclaim?
    When you discuss the other side of an argument.
  • True or false: You can answer questions as you read the text
    TRUE
  • What is personification?
    When we give human characteristics and traits to non human things
  • What are the five different types of conflict?
    Person v person, person v nature, person v self, person v society, person v technology
  • How do you start your counterclaim paragraph?
    Some people say...
  • What are the three different types of texts we will see in the multiple choice?
    Poem, fiction and non fiction
  • How the reader feels when they are reading a text is called...,. (mood or tone?)
    Mood!
  • What is the time and location of the story called?
    Setting
  • What do the letters in TEA stand for?
    Topic, Evidence and Analysis
  • How the author feels about a text is called....(mood or tone?)
    Tone
  • What do the letters in IDEA stand for? (We use this for out text analysis writing)
    Identify, Define, Evidence and Analysis
  • What is the number one literary element we should write about in part 3 (the easiest one to find, every story has it)
    Conflict
  • How do we start our first paragraph for our text analysis?
    The central idea of the text is....
  • How many multiple choice questions are on the regents?
    24
  • What is symbolism?
    When something in the story represents something else
  • How many texts do you HAVE to use in your argument writing?
    3
  • What is a metaphor?
    Comparing two things without using the words like or as
  • What is the problem in the story called?
    Conflict
  • What is a simile?
    Comparing two things using the words like or as