World Literature- Unit 2 Test

1. Central Idea

• The reason for a piece of writing. Examples: to inform, entertain, persuade.
• The “middle paragraphs” in an essay between the introduction and conclusion.
• The main idea of a passage; what a piece of writing is primarily about.
• a notation within an essay that indicates which source a writer is referencing from the works cited page.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

2. Purpose

• The reason for a piece of writing. Examples: to inform, entertain, persuade.
• The “middle paragraphs” in an essay between the introduction and conclusion.
• The main idea of a passage; what a piece of writing is primarily about.
• a notation within an essay that indicates which source a writer is referencing from the works cited page.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

3. In-Text Citation

• The reason for a piece of writing. Examples: to inform, entertain, persuade.
• The “middle paragraphs” in an essay between the introduction and conclusion.
• The main idea of a passage; what a piece of writing is primarily about.
• a notation within an essay that indicates which source a writer is referencing from the works cited page.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4. Body

• The reason for a piece of writing. Examples: to inform, entertain, persuade.
• The “middle paragraphs” in an essay between the introduction and conclusion.
• The main idea of a passage; what a piece of writing is primarily about.
• a notation within an essay that indicates which source a writer is referencing from the works cited page.

5. Objective Tone

• Re-writing a text, passage, or lines from a text in your own words.
• Formal word choice in a piece of writing that does not include the writer’s feelings or beliefs about the topic. Always used in informational writing.
• 1-2 sentences in the introduction paragraph that help introduce the central idea and organize
• An MLA formatted list of sources that a writer includes at the end of an essay.
• Word choice in a piece of writing that includes the writer’s feelings, impressions, beliefs, or experiences about a topic.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

6. Paraphrasing

• Re-writing a text, passage, or lines from a text in your own words.
• Formal word choice in a piece of writing that does not include the writer’s feelings or beliefs about the topic. Always used in informational writing.
• 1-2 sentences in the introduction paragraph that help introduce the central idea and organize
• An MLA formatted list of sources that a writer includes at the end of an essay.
• Word choice in a piece of writing that includes the writer’s feelings, impressions, beliefs, or experiences about a topic.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7. Thesis Statement

• Re-writing a text, passage, or lines from a text in your own words.
• Formal word choice in a piece of writing that does not include the writer’s feelings or beliefs about the topic. Always used in informational writing.
• 1-2 sentences in the introduction paragraph that help introduce the central idea and organize
• An MLA formatted list of sources that a writer includes at the end of an essay.
• Word choice in a piece of writing that includes the writer’s feelings, impressions, beliefs, or experiences about a topic.

8. Subjective Tone

• Re-writing a text, passage, or lines from a text in your own words.
• Formal word choice in a piece of writing that does not include the writer’s feelings or beliefs about the topic. Always used in informational writing.
• 1-2 sentences in the introduction paragraph that help introduce the central idea and organize
• An MLA formatted list of sources that a writer includes at the end of an essay.
• Word choice in a piece of writing that includes the writer’s feelings, impressions, beliefs, or experiences about a topic.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

9. Works Cited

• Re-writing a text, passage, or lines from a text in your own words.
• Formal word choice in a piece of writing that does not include the writer’s feelings or beliefs about the topic. Always used in informational writing.
• 1-2 sentences in the introduction paragraph that help introduce the central idea and organize
• An MLA formatted list of sources that a writer includes at the end of an essay.
• Word choice in a piece of writing that includes the writer’s feelings, impressions, beliefs, or experiences about a topic.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

10. To_____________ is the retell the central idea of a text in your own words in a brief fashion.

• A. summarize
• B. paraphrase
• C. quote
• D. entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2