Figurative Language
a comparison between two unlike things that does not use the terms like or as
What is a metaphor?
the number of paragraphs in a quality literary analysis task (argument essay or informative essay)
What is 4-5?
the time, place and location of a fictional text
What is setting?
having no feeling or personal opinion included (i.e. an ______ summary) (This is what the news should be)
What is the objective?
the first thing test takers should do when starting an ELA AIR test
What is look at the prompt? And find the sentence that tells what you should write about.
a comparison between two unlike things that does use the word like or as
What is a simile?
the last sentence of an introduction that clearly answers the main question of the prompt
What is a thesis statement?
the attitude the writer expresses in a given portion of text
What is tone?
an author's argument stated in a complete sentence
What is a claim statement?
Thesis statement is acceptable because it includes the claim.
time order
What is chronological order?
language that means exactly what it says (the opposite of figurative language)
Hint: The Unfortunate Events discusses this.
What is literal language?
strategy to find the question you must write about in the writing prompt
What is read the entire prompt and highlight and take notes on the exact instruction the prompt gives?
the main problem of a story
What is the central conflict?
the opposite of the author's claim
Hint: acknowledging an opinion that is the opposite of your stance
What is the counterclaim?
the way a character views the world
What is point of view/perspective?
the MINIMUM number of pieces of evidence required in an essay on the ELA AIR
What is 4-6? Try for two in each paragraph of the body.
the insight about life or truth about the world revealed within a text (a lesson a story teaches)
What is the theme?
the reason an author wrote a text or what they hope to accomplish with the text
What is the purpose?
details that directly support the author's central idea as known as _________________ details
What is relevant/supporting?
the step between reading the prompt and going back to read the passages on the AIR
What is making a graphic organizer on the white note paper?
the main point the author is trying to get across in a text
What is the central idea?
the way a specific author writes
Hint: every write has a unique one of these
What is style?
In prose, authors split their texts into __________________, but in poetry, authors split their texts into ______________.
What are paragraphs and stanzas?