REST
What does the acronym REST stand for?
What is Restate & Respond, Evidence, Significance, Tie up
True or false narratives have direct evidence
What is false
Define Simile
What is Metaphor
What is comparing by describing one thing as if it were something else.
-50: comparing two things without using like or as
number of characters MCAS peeps want you to have
5000
An example of a sentence starter for Evidence
What is As stated in the text, In the text it states, The author states, etc.
what are the 4 types of conflict
Man vs Self
Man vs Man
Man vs Society
Man vs nature
When the author hints something about the future
what is foreshadowing
What is the first thing you do once you begin testing?
What is find the prompt, read the prompt and create 2 column notes
A sentence starter for Significance
What is For example, In other words, This shows, This proves, etc.
When writing a narrative you could be asked to write 3 different way, what are those 3 different tasks?
what is continue the story, write a new ending, write from a different perspective.
Suggesting or evoking a particular feeling or state of mind for the reader
What is mood
A feeling of anxiety or excitement about what may happen or when tension is building
what is suspense
List at least two other names for passage
what is article, poem, excerpt, text, essay, story, narrative, piece
What are the three components of an introduction paragraph?
What is Hook/Attention grabber, Background Info on the story(ies), Thesis statement.
Narratives need to include which things (5)
What is follow plot (beg, middle end), have dialogue, be consistent with character, plot, and setting, have a conclusive ending, and write in the same point of view.
The main point an author wants to get across in a nonfiction text
What is central idea
What does the term purpose mean in a nonfictional text
what is the reason the author is writing the text
Before you turn in your test what must you do?
What is review answers and raise your hand to have a teacher check before submitting
How do you write a good thesis statement (give me all the important pieces of a thesis)
Rewrite this sentence using sensory details and showing instead of telling:
The girl was angry when she got out of the pool.
What is Ms. DeFilippo decides.
The underlying meaning of a literary work; what the text implies about human life or nature in a fictional text
What is theme
the exact opposite of what is expected
Irony
List 3 tools that are available to students on the online ELA MCAS.
What is Highlighter, Notepad, Answer Eliminator, Bookmark, Review, Magnifier, Line Reader Mask.