Middle Level English OSAT
Holistic Evaluation - answer assesses a piece of the writing as a whole, usually a paper
is first read quickly to get a general impression
its process - answer Varying the complexity of a graphic organizer exemplifies
differentiating which part of a lesson?
guessing from context - answer the most effective strategy for learning vocabulary
Evaluative response to text - answer considering such factors as how well the piece of
literature represents its genre, how well it reflects the social and ethical mores of
society, and how well the author has approached the subject for freshness and slant.
(More difficult to detect)
Critical response to text - answer involves making value judgments about the quality of
a piece of literature
Interpretive response to text - answer results in inferences about character
development, setting, or plot or in an analysis of style elements
Emotional response to text - answer Reader can identify with the characters and
situations as so to project himself into the story. Observed in a reader's verbal and
nonverbal actions
7-8th grade level - answerenrichment reading for this group must help the students
cope with life's rapid changes or provide escape, biographies and contemporary figures,
rather than legendary figures of the past
Frayer Model - answerA graphical organizer used for word analysis and vocabulary
building. Stresses understanding words within the larger context of a reading selection
by requiring students to first analyze the items then synthesize/apply the information
jargon - answerspecialized vocabulary of a particular industry or profession. Speaker
must be knowledgeable about and sensitive to his audience to know what ______ is
appropriate to use.
slang - answera type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded
as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to
a particular context or group of people.
, misplaced modifier - answerA modifier that is not placed near the word it modifies
(Eagerly awaiting her birthday, Mary's presents were all picked up and admired by Mary
many times throughout the day.) Mary admired and picked up all her presents...
dangling modifier - answera word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in
the sentence (Hoping to excuse my lateness, the note was written and given to my
teacher.) Need a subject, I wrote a note...
Epistrophe - answerthe repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or
sentences
Cognitive Approach - answerchildren acquire knowledge of linguistic structures after
they have acquired the cognitive structures necessary to process language. Derives
from both syntactic and semantic structures.
linguistic approach - answerlanguage ability is innate and develops through natural
human maturation as environmental stimuli trigger acquisition on syntactical structures
appropriate to each exposure level
learning approach - answerLanguage development evolved from learning the rules of
language structures and applying them through imitation and reinforcement
context, symbols, diction, questions - answer4 techniques of interpreting literature
real tales/legends - answertype of american folktale- tales based on real persons who
accomplished the feats that are attributed to them, even if they are slightly exaggerated
tall/imaginary tales - answertype of american folktale, humorous tales based on
nonexistent, fictional characters developed through blatant exaggeration
fairy tales - answerlively fictional stories involving children or animals that come in
contact with the supernatural beings via magic. They provide happy solutions to human
dilemmas
fables and folktales - answerliterary group of stories and legends that was transmitted
orally to the population to provide models of exemplary behavior. in fables animals
behave like humans, a fable always has a moral
epic poem - answerA long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
autobiography - answerAn account of a person's life written by that person
tempo - answerthe timing and interpretation of dialogue, must be connected to
motivation and detail
hyperbole - answerexaggeration for a specific effect (I am so hungry I could eat a horse)
Holistic Evaluation - answer assesses a piece of the writing as a whole, usually a paper
is first read quickly to get a general impression
its process - answer Varying the complexity of a graphic organizer exemplifies
differentiating which part of a lesson?
guessing from context - answer the most effective strategy for learning vocabulary
Evaluative response to text - answer considering such factors as how well the piece of
literature represents its genre, how well it reflects the social and ethical mores of
society, and how well the author has approached the subject for freshness and slant.
(More difficult to detect)
Critical response to text - answer involves making value judgments about the quality of
a piece of literature
Interpretive response to text - answer results in inferences about character
development, setting, or plot or in an analysis of style elements
Emotional response to text - answer Reader can identify with the characters and
situations as so to project himself into the story. Observed in a reader's verbal and
nonverbal actions
7-8th grade level - answerenrichment reading for this group must help the students
cope with life's rapid changes or provide escape, biographies and contemporary figures,
rather than legendary figures of the past
Frayer Model - answerA graphical organizer used for word analysis and vocabulary
building. Stresses understanding words within the larger context of a reading selection
by requiring students to first analyze the items then synthesize/apply the information
jargon - answerspecialized vocabulary of a particular industry or profession. Speaker
must be knowledgeable about and sensitive to his audience to know what ______ is
appropriate to use.
slang - answera type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded
as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to
a particular context or group of people.
, misplaced modifier - answerA modifier that is not placed near the word it modifies
(Eagerly awaiting her birthday, Mary's presents were all picked up and admired by Mary
many times throughout the day.) Mary admired and picked up all her presents...
dangling modifier - answera word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in
the sentence (Hoping to excuse my lateness, the note was written and given to my
teacher.) Need a subject, I wrote a note...
Epistrophe - answerthe repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or
sentences
Cognitive Approach - answerchildren acquire knowledge of linguistic structures after
they have acquired the cognitive structures necessary to process language. Derives
from both syntactic and semantic structures.
linguistic approach - answerlanguage ability is innate and develops through natural
human maturation as environmental stimuli trigger acquisition on syntactical structures
appropriate to each exposure level
learning approach - answerLanguage development evolved from learning the rules of
language structures and applying them through imitation and reinforcement
context, symbols, diction, questions - answer4 techniques of interpreting literature
real tales/legends - answertype of american folktale- tales based on real persons who
accomplished the feats that are attributed to them, even if they are slightly exaggerated
tall/imaginary tales - answertype of american folktale, humorous tales based on
nonexistent, fictional characters developed through blatant exaggeration
fairy tales - answerlively fictional stories involving children or animals that come in
contact with the supernatural beings via magic. They provide happy solutions to human
dilemmas
fables and folktales - answerliterary group of stories and legends that was transmitted
orally to the population to provide models of exemplary behavior. in fables animals
behave like humans, a fable always has a moral
epic poem - answerA long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
autobiography - answerAn account of a person's life written by that person
tempo - answerthe timing and interpretation of dialogue, must be connected to
motivation and detail
hyperbole - answerexaggeration for a specific effect (I am so hungry I could eat a horse)
