CMAS Exam
How many CMAS ELA exams do you take?
Three sessions
What is the main PROBLEM of a story called?
Conflict
What is the MAIN POINT an author is trying to get across in a text?
The central idea
An essay is typically how long?
4-5 paragraphs
What is the perspective from which a story is told?
Point of View
The Research Task (Day 1 or 2) asks you to read three ___________ and write an essay using evidence.
Articles or Nonfiction texts
What is the MESSAGE or moral of a story called?
Theme
What is the term for ORDERING EVENTS in a story or article?
Chronological or Timeline
When creating an essay, the first thing you should plan is the _______ ________.
Thesis Statement
List four types of figurative language.
Simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, idiom, alliteration
The Literary Analysis (Day 1) and the Research Task (Day 2) have you write essays. The Day 3 session MIGHT ask you to read a selection and write a __________.
Narrative or story
What is the writer's ATTITUDE called?
Tone
What is text structure?
The way a text is organized.
Create and label an essay plan.
Paragraph 1: Hook, Background, THESIS STATEMENT/CLAIM with 2-3 reasons
Paragraph 2: CER Paragraph 3: CER Paragraph 4: CER Paragraph 5: Rephrase THESIS/CLAIM
List two types of hooks.
question, strong statement, quote, anecdote, fact
Every multiple-choice question has two parts. Part A asks a question, and part B asks students to identify the ________________ that helped you answer Part A.
Evidence
What are the EVENTS in a story called?
Plot
What 3 reasons does an author write? (P.I.E.)
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
What type of word or phrase should begin each body paragraph? Provide two examples.
Transition
What should you do if you have to decide the meaning of a word?
Use context clues:
-reread the sentence
-reread the sentences before and after
-break the word apart
- look for a cognate
Which program TOOL should be used when you see red or blue squiggly lines under a word that you have typed or BEFORE you submit the essay?
spellcheck
What is it called when a character experiences a CHANGE in thoughts or actions?
Character Shift
What is the term for acknowledging the opposing argument?
Counterclaim
What three things should you revise and edit?
capitalization, punctuation, vocabulary
In poetry, authors split the text into _________.
In all other writing, authors split the text into ___________.
stanzas
paragraphs