Quarter 2 Mid-Term Assessment Review

What is author's purpose?

• The reason the author wrote the story/article

• The lesson/moral of the story

• Persuade

• Love

What is theme?

• The reason the author wrote the article/story

• Moral/lesson of the story

• Persuade

• Love

What is an example of author's purpose?

• Mystery

• Entertain

• To have fun

• Mrs. Talbot made me read it

What is an example of a theme?

• Love

• Anger

• Love conquers all

• A princess who falls in love with a prince and lives happily ever after

How do you cite evidence from a text?

• Give the page number

• Copy word for word from the text with quotation marks and page number

• Summarize a paragraph

• Copy word for word from the text

What is connotation?

• The definition of the word

• The feeling the word gives you/the way it makes you feel

• Makes you feel good

• Makes you feel bad

What is denotation?

• Definition of the word

• The feeling the word gives you

• Suspense: a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen

• Holocaust: destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war.

What is the theme of The Diary of Anne Frank?

• Anne becomes more mature throughout her time in the annex (hiding space).

• Small spaces make everyone annoyed with each other.

• The Holocaust was a horrible event that killed millions of people

• It is important to learn about the Holocaust so history doesn't repeat

What is the author's purpose for Diary of Anne Frank?

• Persuade, inform, and entertain

• Inform

• Entertain

• Inform and Entertain

What is author's perspective?

• How the author feels about a topic (opinions and beliefs)

• Who is telling the story (first, second, or third person)

• The reason the author wrote the story/article

• The moral/lesson of the story