TEPAC Review

TEPAC stands for...

• Topic Sentence, Evidence, Paragraph, Alliteration, Concluding Sentence

• Transition, Evidence, Paraphrase, Analysis, Commentary

• Topic Sentence, Evidence, Analysis, Concluding Sentence

• Transition, Evidence, Paragraph, Analysis, Commentary

The goal of the topic sentence is to...

• Hook the reader's attention

• Provide a summary of the story

• Give evidence

• State your main claim

Paraphrase is a type of evidence

• True

• False

Paraphrase is when you ______.

• Explain what happened in your own words

• Use a direct quote from the story

• Conclude your paragraph

• Share your interpretation of what happened

Would this quote be better as a direct quote or paraphrase?

"The king had a beautiful daughter."

• Direct quote

• Paraphrase

Answer explanation

The quote is just telling us a fact, but isn't interesting or unique. It would be faster to paraphrase.

Would this quote be better as a direct quote or paraphrase?

"She fervently hated her with all the intensity of the blood passed to her through long lines of cruel ancestors."

• Direct quote

• Paraphrase

Answer explanation

This shows a lot about the Princess' personality and point-of-view. There is lots of descriptive language. This is a good direct quote.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Would this quote be better as a direct quote or paraphrase?

"Think of that hot-blooded princess, her soul at a white heat under the fires of sadness and jealousy."

• Direct quote

• Paraphrase

Answer explanation

This quote really highlights the conflict the the Princess feels in a way that is descriptive. This is a good direct quote.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

Would this quote be better as a direct quote or paraphrase?

"The day of the trial arrived."

• Direct quote

• Paraphrase

Answer explanation

The quote is just telling us a fact, but isn't interesting or unique. It would be faster to paraphrase.

Is the quote written correctly? _{(check for author, " ", and lead-in).}

The author states that "He was sure of her allegiance to him" (Stockton).

• Yes!

• No... Missing author

• No... Doesn't have a lead-in

• No... Doesn't have the quote in quotation marks

Is the quote written correctly? _{(check for author, " ", and lead-in).}

"Gold, and the power of a woman's will had helped her procure the secret" (Stockton).

• Yes!

• No... Missing author

• No... Doesn't have a lead-in

• No... Doesn't have the quote in quotation marks