CCLS Standards 1
Figurative Language
Literary Devices
CCLS Standards 2
Essay
100
Closely read this sentence from lines 12 of the passage: But Beth, though yearning for the grand piano, could not pluck up courage to go to the ‘Mansion of Bliss,’ as Meg called it. In this sentence, “yearning”most clearly means
What is CCLS:RL.8.4
100
Michael’s cell phone dropped into the toilet like a falling star.
What is a simile?
100
First Person Third Person limited Third Person Omniscient
What is Point of View?
100
This text was written to instruct A migrant workers B folk musicians C university researchers D elementary students
What is RI.8.6?
100
1. What’s the one thing you can do to make the world a better place? 2.Whew! And you thought the desert was hot! 3. Extra extra read all about it.
What are examples of hooks?
200
Closely read this sentence from lines 7 and 8 of the passage:No persuasions or enticements could overcome her fear, till, the fact coming to Mr. Laurence’s ear in some mysterious way, he set about mending matters. What effect does this sentence provide the reader as the story develops?
What is RL.8.6?
200
The typical teenage boy’s room is a disaster area.
What is a metaphor?
200
Also called story line. the plan, scheme, or main story of a literary or dramatic work, as a play, novel, or short story.
What is plot?
200
The passage suggests all of the following strategies for making the musicians comfortable except:
What is RI.8.2?
200
Expository Persuasive Argumentive Analytical
What are the four essay types?
300
Closely read this line spoken by Mr. Laurence from lines 22 and 23 of the passage: They needn’t see or speak to anyone, but run in at any time. Why does Mr. Laurence say this to the girls?
What is RL.8.3
300
Sadia heard the last piece of cheesecake in the refrigerator calling her name.
What is personification?
300
The opening of a novel begins in 1913. The main character remembers something that happened in 1910. What is this an example of?
What is a flashback?
300
Read the following paragraph from lines 23–28 of the text: Local pride in the preservation of cultural things that belong to the old days should be stimulated wherever possible, particularly in the minority groups. Remember that the Anglo-­‐Saxon music that we are inclined to think of as the only ‘American’ kind is a relatively recent importation on this continent, exactly as the Hungarian, Finnish, and Armenian folk musics are. The Portuguese and the Spanish have been in California three times as long as the “Americans.” Why does the author write that the Portuguese and the Spanish have been in California longer than the “Americans?”
What is RI.8.5?
300
1. Answer the question "So What?"Show your readers why this paper was important. Show them that your paper was meaningful and useful. 2. Synthesize, don't summarize:Don't simply repeat things that were in your paper. They have read it. Show them how the points you made and the support and examples you used were not random, but fit together. 3. Redirect your readers:Give your reader something to think about, perhaps a way to use your paper in the "real" world. If your introduction went from general to specific, make your conclusion go from specific to general. Think globally. 4. Create a new meaning:You don't have to give new information to create a new meaning. By demonstrating how your ideas work together, you can create a new picture. Often the sum of the paper is worth more than its parts.
How to conclude an essay?
400
According to the article “Can a Playground Be Too Safe?,” why is designing playgrounds challenging? Use two details from the article to support your response.
What is RI 8.5
400
Timothy drank from a bottomless glass of Kool-Aid.
What is a hyperbole?
400
Imagery Analogy Irony
What are literary devices?
400
What information best develops the view that bees are “the ‘Einsteins’ of the insect world” (line 23)?
What is RI.8.3?
400
Transition, Topic sentence, specific Evidence and analysis, and a Brief wrap-up sentence
What is a body paragraph?
500
The author compares flies to fighter pilots in lines 10 and 11 to show that flies are
What is RI.8.4?
500
"Plink, plink, fizz, fizz"
What is onomatopoeia?
500
to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure
What is foreshadowing?
500
Which evidence from the article best supports the claim in lines 41 and 42?
What is RI.8.8?
500
The___________ is that sentence or two in your text that contains the focus of your essay and tells your reader what the essay is going to be about.
What is a thesis statement?
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