ELA REVIEW

Plot

100

This is the part of the plot where two opposing forces are fighting for power... Ex. Mrs. Dodds attacks Percy at the museum.

What is the "conflict"?

200

This is the part of the story where the author introduces the characters, the setting, and the basic situation. For example -- when Percy is telling us about his life at Yancy Academy.

What is "the exposition"?

300

This is the part of the story where the conflict is developed... the part where things are "getting good". For example -- Percy fights Medusa -- or when he fights the monster in the St. Louis Arch.

What is the "rising action"?

400

This is the part of the story where the problem in the book is resolved. There is no longer a conflict.

What is the reSOLUTION?

500

This is the part of the plot where the action reaches the most intense part of the story.

What is the climax?

Text Structures

100

Name this type of text structure: Step 1-Get out a bowl. Step 2-Pour the cereal into the bowl. Step 3-Add milk to the cereal. Step 4-Grab a spoon. Step 5-Enjoy!

What is "sequence/process"?

200

Name the type of text structure: When I went on a trip, I encountered a roadblock on the way home. There were no detour signs. So, I took out my GPS and put in my address. As a result, I got home fifteen minutes later than usual.

What is problem and solution?

300

Name the type of text structure: Nests and houses are both shelters. People live in houses and birds live in nests. We both use these shelters to keep out wind and rain. Houses are built on the ground and nests are generally built in a tree or bush.

What is compare and contrast?

400

You have to be careful when you go outside this time of year. There are ticks in the grass and bushes. If you get bitten by a tick you, the bite may result in Lyme disease. Consequently, you may have to take some medicine to make you feel better.

What is cause and effect?

500

Name the text structure: At first, the small fish asked the whale if he had ever tasted man. Then, the small fish sent the whale to where the man was on a raft. Next, the whale ate the man. Following that, the man made a grate out of his raft. Finally, the man returned home safely.

What is chronological order?

Writing

100

What is the first step before you begin reading the text?

What is "analyze the prompt" and "determine what the prompt is asking you to do".

200

What acronym can you use to remember what needs to be within each body paragraph?

PEEL (Point, Evidence, Explanation, Link)

300

Where is the thesis statement  found?

What is "The last line of your introduction paragraph following the background information/Hook and Link."

400

 Your writing response MUST BE written in what format?

What is "essay format" (introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion).

500

What are the three ways you can include textual evidence in your writing response?

What is "direct quote, paraphrasing, or summarizing".

Literary Terms

100

What the text is mainly about is known as what?

What is central idea?

200

What is tone?

What is the author's attitude?

300

What is an excerpt?

What is a shorter section of a longer piece of writing?

400

What is giving human qualities to nonhuman things?

What is personification?

500

What is foreshadowing?

What is when the author gives the reader clues to what will happen later in the book?

Mixed Bag

100

Her eyes lit up like fireflies when she saw the actor. Name the type of figurative language AND tell what two things are being compared.

What is simile? Fireflies and her eyes.

200

When the kid sat down for dinner, he was like a vacuum. Name the type of figurative language and tell what it means -- and what is implied.

What is a simile? It means when the kid sat down, he ate a lot of food. It is implied he was very hungry.

300

What is dialogue?

What is a conversation between two characters in a story?

400

What is the series of related events that make up a story?

What is plot?

500

How do you determine the rhyme scheme of a poem?

What is identify the pattern of the rhyme of the last word. Beginning with "A" label the different rhymes with a new letter. For ex. ABBA CDDC BB