Figurative Language
Comparison of two things using “like” or “as”
Simile
The character trying to expose the government in “Is This Your Day to Join The Revolution” by Genevieve Valentine
John Doe
Turning a question into a statement
Restate
Discrimination and prejudice towards people based on their race or ethnicity
Racism
Mr. D’s first name
Earl
Giving human traits to non-human objects
Personification
The main character in “Daughter of Invention” by Julia Alvarez
Cukita
What the text is mostly about
Central Idea
Negative attitudes and feelings toward people who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community
Homophobia
Mr. Lund has this many children
Two
Direct comparison of two unalike things
Metaphor
The character who was stoned to death in “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson
Tessie Hutchinson
To argue against an opposing claim
Refute
Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns
Climate Change
Instrument Mr. Seibert plays
Varied (Mr. Seibert will accept/reject)
The same letter or sound at the beginning of connected words
Alliteration
The name of the character who was trying to impress the Tigros in “Monkeyman”
Clean
The lesson or moral taken from a story
Theme
The leading cause of death for US children and teens
Gun violence
Mr. Schaffer hates this more than anything
Pepsi
Extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
The protagonist's love interest in “Her Stripes” by Odah Brian
Ibrahim
The perspective of a narrator who knows all
Third person omniscient
Discrimination and social prejudice against people with physical or mental disabilities.
Ableism
What MOSL stands for
Measures of Student Learning