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
What is a Claim?
a statement that tells the reader the main idea of what you are claiming or you are "staking your claim" about a certain topic.
What is the mood of a story?
it is the feeling/vibe of a place
What is the theme of a story?
the lesson or moral of a story
The problem of the story
The message or lesson of the story
Theme
What does RACE stand for?
R- Restate
A- Answer the question
C- Cite your evidence
E- Explain your thinking
She is busy as a bee.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
What is a narrative?
a fiction or nonfiction text written like a story
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
What is the first sentence of a paragraph called
topic sentence
The structure of a text is...
how a text is organized
Which word in the sentence is the pronoun:
"Mrs. Salonga was so excited to teach her students this new math."
her
What a nonfiction text is mostly aobut?
Summary
What does an adverb describe?
Verb
What is the subject pronoun in this sentence:
She watched him play at the park.
She
Name 3 pronouns
she, her, his, him, it, they, them, we, us, etc.
Name the 5 text structures
Description
Sequence
Cause and Effect
Problem & Solution
Compare and Contrast
What is the sequence of events in a story called?
Plot
How many nouns are in this sentence:
Boyer and Shayna drove past the store and quickly parked by Chipotle.
4
What are the TWO parts that every sentence must have in order to be a complete sentence?
Subject and Predicate
Name THREE types of writing
Narrative
Argumentative/Opinion
Informative