General ELA
The length of a quote you use as evidence in an essay
What is 10 words or less?
What is 5 to 7?
What person is a story told form if the narrator uses words like "I" and "me" and (first second or third)
What is first person
What do you need to do after every quote?
Include a citation
This is the underlying universal idea or concept in a text
What is theme?
What is the longest part of a body paragraph?
What is the explanation?
A word that means the opposite of another word
Antonym
A sentence that is Claim + 3 reasons, is called what?
What is a thesis statement
What is Ms. Burton's cat's name?
Who is Lady?
When a passage describes something in great detail, so the reader can picture it in their head perfectly.
What is imagery?
A sentence that begins with one of these words would be incomplete (list one)
Because, And, or But
An essay should always be written in which "person" (1st, 2nd, or 3rd).
What is third person
A sentence that is a topic + 3 details is a
What is a topic sentence
What month is it currently?
What is April?
What it's called when details are arranged in the order the happened (first, second, third). This type of organization is called...
What is chronological order?
Something you do before submitting your essay
What is revise and check for mistakes?
This retells the story in a short way, and should never include an opinion.
What is a summary
The parts of an introduction paragraph
What is a hook, background information, and thesis statement or topic sentence.
What are Mrs. Benhases's sons names?
Milo and Luca
What is it called when an author uses something in the text to represent a deeper concept?
What is symbolism?
A correct citation for a quote in paragraph 3 from an author with the last name "Smith"?
What is (Smith 3).
What type of text typically uses figurative language and symbolism to convey meaning?
What is a poem?
This is the author's reason for writing a text (example: to entertain, to inform, to persuade).
What is author's purpose?
What instrument did Ms. Sexton play in band?
What is the piccolo?