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Flashcard 1: Identify which account is more likely a biography: “I will never forget that day” or “He graduated in 1940.”
Answer: “He graduated in 1940.”. Third-person "he" and facts signal biography style.
Flashcard 2: Identify what differs if one author uses many quotes and dates while another uses few: evidence type or topic?
Answer: Evidence type. Different amounts of supporting details show different evidence.
Flashcard 3: Which option is the clearest signal word for contrast: similarly, however, for example?
Answer: However. Shows opposition or difference between ideas.
Flashcard 4: Identify the best evidence type for a memoir: personal memory or documented sources?
Answer: Personal memory. Memoirs rely on the author's own memories.
Flashcard 5: Identify the most important comparison focus for RI.6.9: author’s presentation of events or spelling accuracy?
Answer: Author’s presentation of events. RI.6.9 focuses on how authors present, not spelling.
Flashcard 6: Which option is the clearest signal word for comparison: however, similarly, on the other hand?
Answer: Similarly. Shows likeness or sameness between ideas.
Flashcard 7: Identify which account is more likely a memoir: “I felt terrified during the speech” or “She spoke in 1963.”
Answer: “I felt terrified during the speech.”. First-person "I" and emotions signal memoir style.
Flashcard 8: What is a biography, and how does it usually present events?
Answer: A third-person account of a person’s life based on researched facts. Written by someone else about the person.
Flashcard 9: What does it mean to compare two authors’ presentations of the same events?
Answer: Identify similarities in how each author presents the same events. Comparing finds what's alike in their approaches.
Flashcard 10: What does it mean to contrast two authors’ presentations of the same events?
Answer: Identify differences in how each author presents the same events. Contrasting finds what's different in their approaches.
Flashcard 11: What is a memoir, and how does it usually present events?
Answer: A first-person account focusing on the author’s experiences and feelings. Written by the person who lived the events.
Flashcard 12: Which point of view is most typical of a memoir: first-person or third-person?
Answer: First-person. Uses "I" because the author tells their own story.
Flashcard 13: Which point of view is most typical of a biography: first-person or third-person?
Answer: Third-person. Uses "he/she" because someone else tells the story.
Flashcard 14: What is the main purpose of a biography in informational reading?
Answer: To inform using a researched, factual account of a person’s life. Presents objective facts about someone's life.
Flashcard 15: What is the main purpose of a memoir in informational reading?
Answer: To share a personal perspective on life events and their meaning. Shares subjective experiences and reflections.
Flashcard 16: What does the term tone mean when analyzing two authors’ accounts?
Answer: The author’s attitude toward the subject, shown through word choice. Revealed through positive or negative word choices.
Flashcard 17: What does the term bias mean in an author’s presentation of events?
Answer: A one-sided viewpoint that favors certain ideas or people. Shows unfair preference or prejudice.
Flashcard 18: What does the term emphasis mean when comparing two accounts of events?
Answer: What details an author highlights as most important. Shows what the author thinks matters most.
Flashcard 19: What does the term omission mean when comparing two authors’ presentations?
Answer: Leaving out details that another author includes. What one author skips that another includes.
Flashcard 20: Identify the best evidence type for a biography: personal memory or documented sources?
Answer: Documented sources. Biographies rely on research and records.
Flashcard 21: Identify the best evidence to cite when comparing two authors’ presentations.
Answer: Specific quotations or paraphrased details from each text. Direct quotes prove your comparison points.
Flashcard 22: What does the term “author’s purpose” mean in a nonfiction text?
Answer: The reason the author wrote: to inform, persuade, or entertain. Authors write with specific goals for their readers.
Flashcard 23: What is the most reliable way to identify an author’s point of view in a text?
Answer: Check pronouns: “I/we” versus “he/she/they.”. First-person uses I/we; third-person uses he/she/they.
Flashcard 24: Which point of view is most typical of a biography: first person or third person?
Answer: Third person. Biographies use "he/she" to describe someone else's life.
Flashcard 25: Identify the point of view: A text says, “She feared the crowd, but she kept speaking.”
Answer: Third person. The pronoun "she" shows an outside narrator.
Flashcard 26: Identify what to compare first when two texts describe the same event differently.
Answer: The facts each author includes, emphasizes, or leaves out. Start with content differences before analyzing style.
Flashcard 27: Which source type is a biography: primary source or secondary source?
Answer: Secondary source. The author researched someone else's experiences.
Flashcard 28: What is a biography in informational reading?
Answer: A third-person account of someone’s life written by another person. Written by someone else about another person's life.
Flashcard 29: Which source type is a memoir: primary source or secondary source?
Answer: Primary source. The author experienced the events directly.
Flashcard 30: Which option best signals contrast in a comparison paragraph: “similarly” or “however”?
Answer: However. Shows difference between the two presentations.