6th Grade ELA 1
6th Grade ELA 2
6th Grade ELA 3
6th Grade ELA 4
6th Grade ELA 5
100
What is the setting of a story?
Where/when the story takes place
100
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
First Person
100
What is a claim or thesis statement?
a statement that tells what a writing will be about
100
What is the opening paragraph to your writing called?
Introduction
100
What is the theme of a story?
the lesson or moral of a story
200
The problem of the story
conflict
200
The message or lesson of the story
Theme
200
What does chronological order mean?
The order in which things happen
200
What is the part of the plot where the characters are introduced
The exposition
200
How do you make an argument or claim stronger
Citing evidence
300
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To tell how things are the same or different
300
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective
Third Person
300
Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Fiction = a made up story
Nonfiction = text based on factual information
300
How many sentences are in a paragraph?
4-5
300
Name as many types of figurative language as you can.
simile, hyperbole, metaphor, personification, aliteration
400
Which word in the sentence is the pronoun:
"Mrs. Salonga was so excited to teach her students this new math."
her
400
What a nonfiction text is mostly about?
Facts or real events
400
What is a verb?
An action or something you can do
400
How do you organize a compare and contrast essay
Body paragraph 1 discusses the similarities and body paragraph 2 discusses the differences
400
Words used to describe a character
Character traits
500
What are the 5 types of text structures? (non-fiction)
Description
Chronological Order
Cause/effect
Problem and Solution
Compare and Contrast
500
What is at the top?
Climax
500
What type of figurative language is this
She was hot as the sun
Simile
500
What is the beginning of a story called on a plot diagram?
Exposition
500
What are the three types of author's purpose? hint: PIE
persuade, inform, entertain