MAJOR
What does mood or tone mean?
The mood is how the reader FEELS after reading. The author makes your FEEL this.
The author creates tone by word choice. (Positive, Negative, or Nuetral)
How many days will the NYS ELA test take?
2 days
What does the R mean in the RACE strategy?
Restate The Question
What is the first thing you should do when starting a new passage?
Read the questions first before reading the passage.
When quoting something.
When there is dialogue.
What is the point of view?
1st Person, 2nd Person, 3rd Person.
Point of View is how you see it through your eyes. Or how a particular character experiences something.
What is a setting?
Location, Time Period, Weather etc. (Everything about where the story takes place)
What does the A mean in the RACE strategy?
Answer The Question
What is a strategy we discussed in class for multiple-choice questions?
Eliminate the obviously wrong answers.
What is the difference between a synonym and an antonym.
Synonym: A word that is similar in meaning.
Antonym: A word that is opposite in meaning.
What is the authors purpose?
To INFORM
To ENTERTAIN
To PERSUADE
What is an antagonist in a story?
The characters that cause a problem or issue for the main character.
What does the C mean in the RACE strategy?
Cite Your Evidence or
Cite Text Evidence
What should you do if you are not sure of an answer to a multiple-choice question?
Skip and come back, guess.
Answers will vary; an adjective is a word that describes something.
What is the main idea?
What is most of the information about? What's the whole point of the text?
Remember: A bunch of details put together create the main idea.
What does the structure of the story mean?
How the story was created. Think beginning, middle and end.
The Story Arc (Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action) etc.
What does the E mean in the RACE strategy?
Explain Your Evidence or
Explain Your Thinking or
Explain Your Details
What is the worst thing you can do when answering a multiple-choice question?
Leave it blank or not answer it.
What is internal conflict?
Internal conflict is a self vs self type of conflict.
What is the theme?
The lesson or moral of the story.
What is a protagonist?
The main character of the story.
How many pieces of evidence do you need to use in a RACE paragraph?
2 pieces of evidence
How many answers can be marked for any given multiple-choice question?
one
What's the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/similes-metaphors/
A simile compares things using like or as.
A metaphor compares something to something else.