6th Grade ELA 1
What is the setting of a story?
Where/when the story takes place
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this point of view...
First Person
What is a thesis statement?
a statement that tells what a writing will be about
What is the theme of a story?
the message or lesson from the author
What are the three types of rhetorical appeals?
(Hint: appeal to emotion, appeal to logic, appeal to credibility)
Pathos, Logos, Ethos
The problem of a story is known as...
conflict
The message or lesson of the story
Theme
What should your last paragraph be in your essay?
A conclusion.
She is busy as a bee.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
What is a narrative?
a fiction or nonfiction text written like a story
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To tell how things are the same or different
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this point of view.
Third Person
Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Fiction = a made-up story
Nonfiction = text based on factual information
"You are my sunshine" is an example of?
A metaphor
What does chronological order mean?
order of events from first to last
Which word in the sentence is the pronoun:
"Mrs. Salonga was so excited to teach her students this new math."
her
Find the adverb in the following sentence:
Yesterday, we ate vanilla ice cream on the patio.
Yesterday
What is an action word?
Verb
What do you need to cite the text?
Parenthesis, author last name, page number, parenthesis
What is a noun?
person, place, thing, or idea
What are the two types of detail sentences?
Lead-off and Follow-up
Find the adjective in the following sentence:
I slowly and carefully scanned the grass for a tiny button.
tiny
How many nouns are in this sentence:
Boyer and Shayna drove past the store and quickly parked by Chipotle.
4
What punctuation marks do you use to cite direct evidence from the text?
Quotation marks
What is the opposite of figurative language?
Literal Language