ELA Terms
What is a theme?
Name what POWeR stands for and what TIDE-L stands for.
Plan, Organize, Write, Edit & Revise UP
Topic, Important Evidence, detailed examination, language & links
what is the definition of setting?
the place that the story is taking place-both physical and cultural!
Which teacher was born in Italy?
Mr. Pacheco
This mammal is the only one that can truly fly.
What is a bat?
How is theme different than central idea?
Theme often is for fictional text where a lesson is learned. Central idea is often used for non-fictional text and is what the article is about.
What are the 3 steps that go with P(plan)?
1. Gist Statement
2. Pull Apart Prompt (Do What?)
3. Pick Ideas
What does cultural setting mean?
It is the vibe/feeling of the place. How people behave or act because of where they are.
Which teacher has lived in 8 states?
Mrs. Lopez
This element, found in bananas, is also used in fireworks to create purple flames
Potassium
What does POV mean? How many types of POVs are there?
DAILY DOUBLE!! 2x the points if you get it right:
Point of View.
First Person POV, Second Person POV, and Third Person POV-Limited, Third Person-omniscent
After you pick your 3 ideas & jot-talk evidence to support them, how do you Organize?
You would use TIDE. Choosing the strongest evidences for ideas & putting them into an order.
Read the excerpt from "The Telll-Tale Heart" and determine the tone of the text: Now this is the point. You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded — with what caution — with what foresight — with what dissimulation I went to work! I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him.
Eerie, creepy, shivers down your spine
Which Staff played hockey since they were 4 years old.
Nurse Mary
This yellow cartoon character lives in a pineapple under the sea
Who is Spongebob SquarePants?
On your whiteboard:
Create an example of Figurative Language and tell us what it is.
Answers vary
What is the next step if someone's notebook paper looks like this:
T: In the short story "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck..the main character's actions reveal that he is greedy and ambitious.
I: "the beauty...blinding" (p.47)
To do an detailed examination of the piece of evidence and then continue with IDID.
What is a conjunction? watch the video and give an example.
Use the video from SchoolHouse Rock
Which Teacher went sky diving TWICE
Ms. Palermo
This planet has the most moons in our solar system.
Saturn (90)
Draw and label a plot map on your whiteboard.
See example.
What is the purpose of using TIDE to organize your writing?
(answers vary)
What are adjectives? Watch the video and give 3 examples.
SchoolHouse Rock
Which staff drove from here to Alaska! (well...actually took a cruise when they got west but you get the idea)
Nurse Kim
What popular candy was taken to space by the astronauts in 1983?