ELA Specific
The “E” in ELA in Mrs Williams’ class stands for this.
Evidence
The three appeals we can make to persuade somebody of something
Logos, Ethos, Pathos
The three appeals we can make to persuade somebody of something
Typically the hero’s lover and usually comes from a rich family and is beautiful
Damsel in distress
The lesson or moral of a story.
Theme
When the speaker attacks the person rather than the argument.
Ad-homenim
When a verb acts as a noun.
Gerund
NBA
SPCA
LSU
Ethos
Name two archetypal situations.
Character and Situational
When the author comes right out and tells us that the character is mean.
Directi characterization
Slippery Slope
When a simple things turns into a very difficult one, usually a tragic one.
A type of setting that talks about the practices and traditions of a group of people in a particular place and time.
Cultural Setting
Christmas Tree
Pathos
An archetypal symbol from Copper Sun. Explain.
The River
The format we use when we write an objective summary.
Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then
When the speaker changes the subject rather than addresses the issue.
Red Herring
Subjunctive
Interrogative
Interrogative
Indicative
Conditional
Verb Mood Forms
Graph
Logos
Name three archetypal characters that are not the hero or the villain.
The sidekick
The mother figure
The mentor
Objects, setting, key events, character development, and dialogue usually reveal this.
Theme
When a person does something and justifies it because everyone else is doing it.
Bandwagon
This African tradition of the speaker and audience interacting is still practiced in the African-American community today. Seen in African-American baptist churches.
Call and Response
I have been an ELA teacher for more than thirteen years
Ethos
An archetypal character from Copper Sun.
Mother figure
This literary process consists of showing how Amari progresses and changes through the story.
character development
Making a big decision based on too little information.
Hasty Generalization