Figurative Language
Elements of Plot
ACRONYMS
Author's Purpose / Type of Texts
Grab Bag - Mix
100

The author uses this language to emphasize their writing.

What is figurative language?

100

Learn setting, meet main characters and find out what the story will be about.

Introduction/Exposition

100

The acronym we use for a short constructed response.

What is R.A.C.E.?

100
A text that is not true.
Fiction
100
The lesson that you learn. The moral of a story.
Theme
200
Jane sat in awe as the stars danced across the night sky.
Personification
200
The part of a story that reveals or suggests an outcome.
Resolution
200

The acronym we use for an extended constructed response.

What is R.A.C.E.R?

200
What is the purpose of the following passage? Butterflies are colorful, flying insects from the Lepidoptera order. Because they are insects, they have three body parts. The three body parts are called the head, thorax, and abdomen. They also have six jointed legs, two antennae and compound eyes.
To inform
200
When someone uses what they already know, apply it to an new situation and make an educated guess.
Inference
300
Compares two things using like or as.
Simile
300
In what part of a story do we learn the conflict?
Rising Action
300

The acronym we use for Test Taking Strategies.

What is FLOSS?

300
What would be the author's purpose when writing fiction novels?
To entertain
300

A persuasive technique used to get people to agree with them. 

What is an argument?

400
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole
400
The events and complications begin to resolve themselves. The reader knows what has happened next and if the conflict was resolved or not.
Falling Action
400

CRECAR meaning.

What is Claim, Reason, Evidence, Counterargument, and Rebuttal?

400
What is the purpose of the following passage? Sandy is the absolute best candidate for student body president! She is honest, friendly and dedicated to making our school a better place. This is YOUR chance to make a positive change! VOTE SANDY IN 2013!
To persuade
400

The graphic organizer is used for a paired passage.

What is a Venn Diagram?

500
John was an ox as he rolled the boulder up the steep hill.
Metaphor
500
What is the climax of a story?
The most intense or extreme part of a story where an action typically takes place.
500

The meaning of TWISTS.


What is Tone, Word Choice, Imagery (ISHAMPOO), Style, Theme, Shift?

500

The type of text that is true and provides meaningful facts.

What is an informational text?

500

When you take a word or statement to mean exactly what is says. This is another language that is not figurative.

Literal

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