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ANNOTATION Underling and highlight important parts
of the text so that you can go back later and analyze.
Speeches, writings, poems (SWIFTT)
DETERMINING AUDIENCE Look at the way it is written Look at the words chosen What the story is about?
Sometimes the author states the audience.
The audience is not always you as the reader.
DETERMINING FACT & PURPOSE Decide type of writing (persuasive,
informational, etc.) Use the audience to help determine Find the central idea and ask yourself
“WHY”
DETERMINING MAIN IDEA Check for a moral Focusing on what the author is saying Author’s tone (How does the author
present the information?)
INFERENCE Use direct details to make an educated
guess based off of context clues It will not be directly stated.
PARAPHRASE Reference a direct quote that is long. Note-taking Annotations Claim/Quote/Statement
You are able to quickly identify main idea.
PREDICTION Learn to make an educated guess It allows you to think about what is
happening in the text and what is going to happen.
Helps you familiarize yourself with the text and the context
Cask- predicted that Fortunado was going to die
Lady or the Tiger- predict the ending
SEMINAR/DISCUSSION To observe your ideas and others ideas
about particular topics Desiree’s Baby- Socratic Seminar (Level
Questions) Lady or the Tiger- Debate on which door
she chose Marley and Me- Literature
Communication and Collaboration Helps you defend your beliefs, allows
you to use the text as support
SUMMARY Simplify the story Helps you focus on the main idea and
what details matter. You learn what things you do not have
to look at.
Oh What a Week! – Summarize what happened on each day of Romeo and Juliet
Comprehension… Prepares you for an analysis
CHARACTER If we can identify characters, we can
also use them to help identify the plot, theme, etc.
Development of a character Characters relate to themes, mood, etc. WHO?
JOURNEY OF A HERO Odyssey: Odysseus
Help in understanding character motivation
Identify qualities that are admirable Understand character development
SETTING Place: When and Where? Culture Time Period Society’s rules Weather
Setting in contrast with characters, mood, theme, etc.
Setting as a symbol
ANTAGONIST/PROTAGONIST Antagonist: Bad, equal to the villain Protagonist: Hero, opposite of the
antagonist
Development of characters Motivation: What motivates characters
to act the way they do? What motivates characters to think how they think?
DYNAMIC/STATIC CHARACTERS Dynamic characters: Change their
views, values, morals, opinions etc.
Static characters: begin and end the same
Dynamic character: Scout (losing innocence, learning the truth of the world)
Static character: Tybalt, Bob Ewell
FLAT/ROUND Flat: We do not know much about these
characters. We see one side of their personality.
Example: Ivan
Round: We know a lot about these characters. We know multiple sides of their personality.
Example: Atticus
DIRECT/INDIRECT CHARACTERS Direct: Exact description Example: blue eyes, tall, bald, blue shirt,
big nose
Indirect: Infer or learn through their actions
Zaroff- room full of books: We can infer: He likes to read or he is intelligent.
CHARACTER MOTIVATION Why the character does what they do What DRIVES the character to act
Need to belong, revenge, regret, pride, survival, love, personal beliefs, morals, money
DETAIL Added information that supports the
main idea or theme Details can describe a character,
setting, behavior, mood, etc.
Voice Lessons
CONNOTATION/DENOTATION Denotation: Definition
Connotation: Society’s definition
Brother: blood male sibling Connotation: close friend, someone you
look up to…
EUPHEMISM Nicer way to say something.
He passed away. (He kicked the bucket.) The chickens were cooked. (The
chickens were slaughtered)
CONFLICT Man v. Man- Romeo v. Tybalt Man v. Nature- Doodle v. the storm Man v. Himself- Lady v. the decision Man v. Fate- Odysseus v. The Gods Man v. Society- Atticus v. Maycomb
FORESHADOWING Hints on what is going to happen Romeo “I have a feeling something bad
is going to happen.” Juliet “I’d rather die than be without
you.”
SUSPENSE Feeling associated in the story when
something is about to happen.
The Most Dangerous Game: Discuss the island
POINT OF VIEW (OPINION) How the author feels Opinion about a particular topic
Harper Lee’s POV: Racism is useless.
POINT OF VIEW (WRITTEN) 1st POV: I, you, we (TKAM, The Scarlet
Ibis) 3rd POV: Narrator (The Lady or the Tiger)
Omniscient: All-Knowing (Narrator knows everything)
IRONY Situational: Something happens we didn’t
expect. The jury took a while to come back, so we
thought they might have found Tom innocent. He was found guilty.
Dramatic: We know something the characters do not The Cask: We knew Fortunado was going to die
Verbal: You say something and mean something else Romeo and Juliet: Dialogue about Romeo and
Tybalt
MOTIF Element that reoccurs within a work
To Kill a Mockingbird: Do not judge a person until you walk in their shoes
MLK: I have a dream
SATIRE Poke fun of a part of society or a
expectation Not necessarily funny
Shrek: Idea of fairy tales
SYMBOLISM Object or idea that represents a
character’s actions or beliefs
TKAM: Mockingbird- Symbolized Boo Radley’s innocence
CAUSE AND EFFECT Cause: why something happens Effect: the result
Fortunado insulted Montressor which caused Montressor to want revenge.
RESEARCH BASED Allows you to find evidence about a
particular topic. Teaches you how to use various
resources to form a claim.
PERSUASION (ARGUMENT) Author’s Purpose Rhetorical Appeals
Bias Logical Fallacies Inductive and Deductive reasoning
INDUCTIVE/DEDUCTIVE REASONING Syllogism:
Major Premise Minor Premise Conclusion
Dogs are fluffy. Dallas is fluffy. Dallas is a dog.
LOGOS Logic Makes you think
I have a Dream when he references the quote from Kennedy (Also when he uses an allusion)
TONE SHIFT When the author changes their tone
throughout the selection
In Cold Blood: Objective to begin with then determined and somber.
MULTIPLE TONES Different tones.
MLK was angry but he was also controlled
He also tried to be nurturing when he mentioned his family.
METAPHOR (PLUS EXTENDED) Comparison not using like or as
Extended: where the metaphor is continued throughout the entire passage
ALLUSION Reference to a previous piece of work
Literature: “A pair of shoes can change a girl’s life”- Allusion to Cinderella
Mythology: “We are apt to shut our eyes to the siren song.” –Allusion to the Odyssey
Bible: “She was betrayed by a kiss” –Allusion to Judas