ELA 1
ELA 2
ELA 3
ELA 4
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?
The closing, the introduction, or the body?
Introduction
100
What is the theme of a story?
the lesson or moral of a story
200
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To tell how things are the same or different
200
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective
Third Person
200
Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Fiction = a made up story
Nonfiction = text based on factual information
200
How many sentences are in a paragraph?
4-5
200
Name as many types of figurative language as you can.
simile, hyperbole, metaphor, personification, aliteration
300
Which word in the sentence is the pronoun:
"Mrs. Salonga was so excited to teach her students this new math."
her
300
What a nonfiction text is mostly about?
Facts or real events
300
What is a verb?
An action or something you can do
300
How do you organize a compare and contrast essay
Body paragraph 1 discusses the similarities and body paragraph 2 discusses the differences
300
Words used to describe characters
Character traits
400
What is necessary for elaboration?
Tying your evidence back to your claim or topic sentence.
400
What is at the top? The climax or the resolution?
Climax
400
What type of figurative language is this
She was hot as the sun
Simile
400
What are some sentence stems you can use to start your written answer to a question based on a passage?
According to the text/passage...
400
What are the three types of author's purpose? hint: PIE
persuade, inform, entertain
500
The problem of the story
conflict
500
What is the central idea?
What the story is mainly about.
500
How do we learn the theme of a story?
By considering what concepts are repeated throughout the story.
500
What is the part of the plot where the characters are introduced
The exposition
500
How do you make an argument or claim stronger
Citing evidence