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ELA Basic Knowledge
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Traditional Literature
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100

Opinion

Someone point of view or feeling on a certain topic, thing, or item

100

What does it mean to be a strong speaker?

When you speak in front of a crowd you are using appropriate volume

Speaking facts and not just opinions

Being confident in what you say

100

Determining a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed

RI 6.2

100

Odysseus 

Epic

100

What is our number one classroom rule

Have Respect for everyone

200

Resolution

The ending or solution of a story 

200

How to be a strong writer

Use facts from your text

Support your claims with evidence

Always have the appropriate amount of sentences or paragraphs

200

Put together information presented in different formats

RI 6.7

200

The three little pigs

FolkTale

200

What is Mr. Singletarys wifes name

Ms. Singletary  (If they say Hope then they got it wrong)

300

Alliteration

Using the same letter at the begging of each word

300

What is the difference between a stanza and a paragraph?

Stanzas are only used in poems and paragraphs are used in stories



300

Determine the meaning of words or phrases as used in a text

RL 6.4

300

Sleeping Beauty

Fairytale

300

What 3 sports did our teacher play in high school

football

basketball

baseball

400

Elaborated

To go into more detail : To develop or present

400

What is the minimum of paragraphs used in an essay?

5 paragraphs is the minimum
400

Compare and contrast one authors presentation with those of another

RI 6.9

400

King Midas and the golden touch

myth

400

what is our classroom number

505
500

Explicitly

Clearly or detailed explanation :  Told in a way people would understand

500

What are good listening skills?

Looking at the teacher while they speak

Giving them your full attention

having your head up

Being engaged in the conversations or questions they have or ask

500

Explain how and author developed the POV of the narrator or speaker in a text

RL 6.6

500

The boy who cried wolf

Fable

500

Does Mr. Singletary have a collection of long festive socks?

Yes 

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