Quarter 1
The name of our Curriculum (textbook)
What is MyPerspectives?
A form of writing that includes thesis, evidence, reasoning, conclusion.
What is an Essay?
A sudden change is also known as..
What is a Turning Point?
When a non-living thing is given human characteristics
What is Personification?
The one item you were told you needed when coming to ELA class at the beginning of the year.
What is a pencil?
An overall, universal lesson.
What is Theme?
Language that shouldn't be taken literally.
What is Figurative Language?
The main points an author is making in a text.
What is Central Idea?
The score you need to be proficient on your ELA OST
What is 700?
What is Name, Date, Class Period?
Information from the text that supports a claim.
What is Textual Evidence?
The opposing side of an argument.
What is a Counter-Claim?
What are the three components a body paragraph needs?
What is restate thesis, evidence, and explanation?
What is our Essential Question that we studied most of Quarter 4?
What is What Can Cause A Sudden Change in Someone's Life?
How many sentences make up a paragraph?
What is 5-7 sentences?
What is P.I.E? What is Author's Purpose?
My argument, claim, or opinion on a topic.
What is Thesis?
The sequence of events
What is Plot?
When using letters such as AABB to identify the flow of a Poem.
What is Rhyme Scheme?
A word we learned that explains our brains natural, God-given ability to rewire or change the way we think.
What is Neuroplasticity?
The four main characters names in Chronicles of Narnia.
Who is Lucy, Peter, Edmund, and Susan?
Three types of writing we focused on this year.
What is informative, explanatory, and argumentative writing?
Not just using "because I said so" but actual reasoning that supports your claim is called...
What is sound reasoning?
The four areas of sudden change in our Podcast episodes
What are adolescence, identity, friendship, and responsibility?
To look closely at something to determine it's meaning
What is analysis?