ELA 2023
Name two books that we have read this year.
Thunder Rolling in the Mountains
The Phantom Tollbooth
We are the Ship
What do we call the person who writes a story?
author
What do we call a comparison that uses that words and like or as?
A simile
What does "hit the hay" mean?
Go to sleep
What is wrong with this sentence?
He walked to the store and buy some milk.
The verb tenses don't agree - walked is past tense and buy is present tense.
What was the name of the main character in The Phantom Tollbooth?
Milo
What do we call a person who tells a story?
narrator
What do we call it when an author uses human-like qualities for non-human things?
personification
What does this idiom mean?
Don’t cry over spilt milk
Don’t cry over what has happened as it can not be fixed.
What is theme?
A universal idea, lesson or message explored in a creative work, usually summed up in a single sentence.
Who tells the story in Thunder Rolling in the Mountains?
Sound of Running Feet
Name the three ways that we can determine a character's traits.
thoughts, words, actions
What do we call a sentence that compares things without using the words like or as?
A metaphor
What does this idiom mean?
By the skin of your teeth
To just barely get by or make it.
He walked away from her with a weary sigh. He couldn't stand to leave, but he had to. She watched him go, not sure how to feel.
What perspective voice is this written in?
Third person
What is We are the Ship a story about?
The Negro Baseball League
The setting of the story can tell us two things. What are they?
Time and place (where and when)
What type of figurative language is the following sentence:
Similes are like metaphors.
A simile
What is the meaning of this idiom?
Lose your marbles
Go crazy
This is the name of the first paragraph of an essay.
The introduction
Swan Necklace
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile compares things using the words like or as.
A metaphor does not use like or as.
What do we call a phrase that has a different meaning than its literal meaning?
An idiom
What is the meaning of this idiom?
Straight from the Horse’s mouth
Directly from the person involved.
Where do the commas go?
I saw a happy fluffy adorable little puppy on my walk home yesterday.
After happy, fluffy, and adorable.