Writing
The name of the test you take in the 11th grade
The ELA Regents
In order, what is the plot of a story.
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
What is a line in a poem called?
A verse
“Her eyes were as bright as the sun on a hot summer day.” is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
The purpose of a persuasive essay
To persuade
What are the two types of characters in a fiction story
Protagonist and antagonist
What is a poetry paragraph called
A stanza
Told by a narrator that is not in the story and uses the keywords (He, she, or the names of the characters)
2nd person point of view
The purpose of a narrative essay
To entertain
Which point of view uses I and Me
1st person point of view
A poem with no rules, no set rhyme
Free verse
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A , E , I , O , U
These are what?
Syllables
What is the one thing you HAVE to have in your introduction.
A thesis statement
What are two types of figurative language
simile,
metaphor,
personification,
idiom,
irony
SURPRISE!
Who bought Xiomara her first journal?
Her Brother/Twin - Xavier
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When tracking a character, what are we looking for?
What is a theme?
Theme is the Main Idea or Message being conveyed in the story. It’s what the author wants you to learn from the text.
What is an inference
Using information from the text and prior knowledge to figure out something about the text that the author doesn’t directly tell us.
What is a stanza?
A group of lines (like a paragraph) in a poem.
What are the name of the units we have covered this year?
*Fiction/Literary nonfiction
*Poetry
*Drama
*Informational text