Key Strategies for Text Analysis Success

What is the main focus of the ELA Common Core Text Analysis Response?

• Writing a poem

• Identifying grammatical errors

• Analyzing a literary piece

• Summarizing a text

What is usually considered a central idea in a literary piece?

• The setting of the story

• A lesson about life

• The author's biography

• A detailed description of a character

Which of the following is an example of a central idea?

• In life, people should always try their best

• The story takes place in a small town

• The main character is brave

• The author uses metaphors

What is the second task in the text analysis response?

• Identifying the central idea

• Identifying a writing strategy

• Summarizing the text

• Writing a conclusion

Which of the following is a literary element?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Setting

Which of the following is a rhetorical device?

• Tone

• Repetition

• Conflict

• Characterization

What is the purpose of showing how the writing strategy develops the central idea?

• To explain the setting

• To summarize the text

• To describe the characters

• To emphasize the central idea to the reader