Vocabulary Assignment 1

Textual Evidence is

• the general character or attitude of a piece of writing

• the strategies used to determine whether or not written information is correct

• the atmosphere created by the writer

• added notes or information to the text

Annotation helps you to interact with the text for better reading comprehension.

• true
• false

Which of these situations would not require you to annotate by underling or highlighting the text?

• information that is confusing
• information you already know
• information that is interesting
• information that is suprising

Annotating is defined as...

• highlighting the entire text.
• markings/notes made on a text as you read it.
• summarizing the title. 
• taking notes about the main idea. 

The purpose of annotating is to...

• make an assumption about what is being read.
• make us do more work than we should be doing in English.
• highlight the text word for word. 
• allow you to interact with, understand, and think about what the text is saying.  

What is textual evidence?

• You claim.
• Proof from the text to support your answer.
• What the author thinks about a topic.
• An explanation in your own words about your claim.

Why is it important to provide textual evidence?

• It makes your paragraph longer.
• It allows your reader to get the important facts from the article without reading the whole thing.
• It shows that you know what you are talking about.
• It makes your claim stronger and helps prove your point.

What is an inference?

• Something you have a gut feeling about.
• An educated guess.
• Evidence that supports your claim.
• What the story is mostly about.

What is Personification?

• The repetition of usually consonant sounds.

• giving something human qualities

• Big exaggeration

Which figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things?

• simile

• metaphor