METAL​ ​cheat​ ​sheet

M​ ​(Main​ i​ dea)
● Kick​ ​back​ ​the​ ​prompt
● Include​ ​title​ ​and​ ​author
E​​ ​(Example)
● First​ ​example/claim​ ​to​ ​answer​ ​the​ ​prompt
● Ex.​ ​The​ ​first​ ​example​ ​of​ ​____________​ ​is_______
T​ ​ ​(Textual​ ​ vidence)
E
Direct​ ​quoted​ ​sentence​ ​from​ ​the​ ​passage
Does​ ​not​ ​have​ ​to​ ​be​ ​dialogue
Ex.​ ​In​ ​the​ ​text​ ​it​ ​says​ ​“______________

A​ ​(Analysis)
● This​ ​proves​ ​how​ ​your​ ​quote​ ​supports​ ​your​ ​example/claim
● Cannot​ ​be​ ​less​ ​than​ ​2​ ​sentences
● Set​ ​the​ ​scene,​ ​background​ ​information​ ​should​ ​be​ ​included
here​ ​to​ ​make​ ​your​ ​point​ ​strong.
● Ex.​ ​This​ ​shows​ ​___________because
E​ ​(see​ ​above)

T​ ​(see​ ​above)

A​ ​(see​ ​above)

L​ ​(Link)
● Wrap​ ​up​ ​your​ ​response​ ​bring​ ​it​ ​back​ ​to​ ​the​ ​prompt
● Restate​ ​your​ ​examples/points
● Ex.​ ​In​ c​ onclusion,​ ​________________