House on Mango Street Terms

The best way to find a word's denotation is to ____________.

• determine whether it has been used symbolically

• consider how the word makes you feel

• look it up in a dictionary

• think about slang terms in which the word is used

Your argument will be more convincing if you ______ reliable sources.

• annotate

• infer

• claim

• cite

When you _______ a story, it's important to consider the setting, characters, plot, theme, and author's purpose.

• analyze

• cite

• dictate

• infer

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

I found it hard to _______ the two books, as there didn't seem to be any similarities.

• claim

• compare

• annotate

• contrast

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

You should be able to _____ that Mr. Henderson was the robber, as the author told us he had been the only person with access to the house at the time of the crime.

• analyze

• specify

• refer

• infer

I don't like to read books with excessive ____________, as I feel like I'm spending more time reading notes than the story.

• annotation

• connotation

• denotation

• diction

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Since she only cited one source, I wasn't convinced by the __________ she provided to support her claim.

• opinion

• evidence

• central idea

• symbols

In order to effectively ________ a story, you must include the setting, main characters, conflict and resolution.

• annotate

• cite

• contrast

• summarize

The _____ of the story is that it's important to not rely on natural ability but to continually develop our abilities through hard work.

• introduction

• theme

• citation

• connotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How am I supposed to _______ the two main characters? They were exactly the same!

• describe

• compare

• analyze

• contrast