Poetry
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Mystery
Strategies
100

What do you call a row of words in a poem?

A line

100

What is the setting of a story?

WHERE and WHEN the story takes place

100
What is non-fiction texts?

Real stories and info

100

Objects used during a play

Props

100

What will I do the night before the test?

SLEEP

200

Who is the speaker in a poem?

The person telling the poem

200

What is the message or theme of the story?

What the author wants you to learn 

200

What is a claim?

The opinion that the author has

200

A person who writes poems

A Poet
200

If I don't know the answer I can...

Use process of elimination and go back into the passage 

300

What is mood in a poem?

The FEELING or EMOTION in the poem

300

List the steps of the plot diagram in order 

1. Exposition
2. Rising actions
 3. Climax
 4.Falling Actions
5.Resolustion

300

A text feature that tells you what will be in that section of the text 

A heading 

300

Where is A Long Walk set? 

Must name all three countries

Sudan, Ethiopia, America 

300

I can use the dictionary to..

Must name TWO ways you can use this tool

Words I don't know

Spelling 

400

The dog dove under the rug and yelled "I promise it wasn't me who ate your homework."

What TWO types of figurative language are present in this statement?

Alliteration 

Personification 

400

What point of view uses the key word HE?

3rd person

400

What text feature shows you a series of events in order

A timeline
400

Large divisions of a play

Acts

400

After the test I will...

sleep or read

500

Roses are Red

Violets are Blue

Clovers are Green

Trees are green too!

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?

ABCA

500

What type of conflict was there between Stanley and Armpit?

Man vs Man

500

Did you know that not all deserts are

hot? Both hot and cold deserts are very

dry, but unlike hot deserts, cold deserts have long

winters when the temperatures can reach below

freezing. Cold deserts also get a great deal of

snow, which is certainly not true for hot deserts.


What is the text structure of this passage?

Compare and contrast 

500

He studies all the time! He's a regular Einstein. 

What figurative language is this? Must name both that apply.

Metaphor and Allusion 

500

How can I use a thesaurus on the test?

Must state two of the three ways we discussed  

Higher level vocab

Words I don't know

Helping with repetition on ECR