Mulhern's English Site

http://dynamic-text.com/QSTEM%20POSTERS.pdf https://marcy.mpls.k12.mn.us/uploads/questionstems.pdf

SAT Question Stem Types for the Reading Test   Which point about ____ is implied in Passage 1 and explicit in Passage 2? Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

    The following was excerpted and amended by me (indicated by italicized bulleted points). The original source is Study.com:

Print out and annotate the following text:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/09/american-democracy-is-in-crisis/570394/ With partner: Identify critical information: purpose, main points. Summarize the speech (one to two paragraphs). Identify the most effective parts of the text. Why are they effective? Identify rhetorical devices/strategies. How are they effective? Compare/contrast t o other political rhetoric we have read and analyzed. Be specific. Cite speeches. If Clinton's thesis is true, what are some realistic solutions?

For all of the questions below, always cite specific words and phrases. Also cite paragraph numbers or sections (lines). * What is the author’s theme/message/argument and how is this reinforced by elements within the paragraph/section? Cite specific words and phrases.

http://learnonpoint.com/blog/writing-a-summary-of-a-short-story https://www.wikihow.com/Summarize-a-Story https://www.wikihow.com/Start-a-Summary-Paragraph

http://www2.hawaii.edu/~gharada/ENG100/LiteraryAnalysisHInts.htm http://english.unl.edu/sbehrendt/StudyQuestions/ShortStoryQuestions.htm