6th Grade ELA 1
What is the setting of a story?
Where/when the story takes place
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
First Person
How the author thinks or feels about the topic
Author's perspective
What does it mean when you run into a Part A & Part B question?
Both questions support each other/ have something to do with each other
When a question begins "In paragraph 10 of the passage..." what should you do?
Go back and read/skim paragraph 10
Which point of view is the following sentence written in?
"I wasn't sure what to do next, so I asked my best friend for advice."
First Person
The message or lesson of the story
Theme
What the author/writer is trying to convince you about a topic
Claim
She is busy as a bee.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
What is a noun
A person, place, or thing
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To tell how things are the same or different
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective
Third Person
Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Fiction = a made up story
Nonfiction = text based on factual information
"You are my sunshine" is an example of?
A metaphor
What does chronological order mean?
order of events from first to last/ Organizing
What would you define "the problem of the story" as
Conflict
What a nonfiction text is mostly about?
Central Idea
What is an action word?
Verb
Which of the following do you find in an informational text: theme or central idea?
Theme
The following sentence is an example of which type of figurative language?
"The faded blue couch smelled like moth balls and the material scratched her skin uncomfortably."
Imagery
The mood implied by an author's word choice and the way that the text can make a reader feel is the __________ of the story.
Tone
On the LEAP when you do a short response, what strategy should you use and what does it mean?
CER Strategy
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
How many nouns are in this sentence:
Boyer and Shayna drove past Walmart and quickly parked by Chipotle.
4
What punctuation marks do you use to cite direct evidence from the text?
Quotation marks
What strategy should I use if I am struggling to answer a question?
Use process of elimination