Story Elements
This is when/where the story takes place.
The setting
Another word for theme.
Central Message
You should complete the ELA state test as fast as possible.
False: It is more important to do your best, take your time, and use your strategies.
The message, lesson, or moral that the author wants you to take away from the story.
Theme
What should you do if you do not know the answer to a short answer RADD response?
answers based on student responses
The order that things happen in a story
sequence of events
Point of view: they, she, he, you
Third person point of view.
CBT: You should wait for directions from your teacher, follow the prompts, and not get ahead of the teacher when they are speaking. True or False?
True: You do not click ahead, work ahead, etc. You should listen to directions and follow along.
What are the author's purposes for writing a story or poem?
persuade, inform, entertain
What is an example of a theme of a story?
answers vary
The series of events in a story from beginning to end.
The plot.
A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph.
A stanza
When completing written responses on the ELA exam, what strategy should you use?
RADD
Give 3 examples of text features
Bold print/vocabulary terms, glossary, pictures, captions, headings, graphs/tables/diagrams, bullet points, etc.
What skill is used to annotate as you read?
Stop and Jot
What point of view is a text that uses: I, me, my, we, us
First Person Point of View
Another word for Main Idea
Central Idea
When completing the multiple choice questions on the ELA test, what is the name of the strategy you should use?
FUN
This is what the story is mostly about?
Main Idea
How can you find out the meaning of a word?
Example: After finding out that their friend was not coming to the party, the man was baffled.
Look at words before and after a word to infer the meaning.
What is an example of character change?
Student answers vary.
What type of poem tells a story?
A narrative poem
True or false:
You can get up and out of your seat whenever you want during testing.
False! You must raise your hand to ask for paper, tissue, a bathroom break, etc.
What is text structure?
Ex: cause/effect, chronological
The way a text is organized
What should you do if you do not know the answer to a multiple choice question?
Use process of elimination and take your best guess. Never leave any questions unanswered.