Vocab
Words spoken by a character in a story
Dialogue
An over exaggeration
Hyperbole
The turning point and most exciting part of a story
Climax
An introduction should always include your...
Main Idea
For every multiple choice question you should
use process of elimination
The act of providing hints at what will happen later on in the stories plot
Foreshadowing
A comparison between 2 things WITHOUT using like/as
Metaphor
The problem of a story
Conflict
When you have a piece of evidence you must do what with it
Connect it to your main idea
When reading a passage you should make sure to underline
Evidence for a question
The ability to form mental pictures of things or events
Imagery
When a series of words all start with the same letter
Alliteration
The background information that is stated before the conflict begins
Exposition
What is one lead in for inserting text evidence into your essay
The text states...
The author writes...
How much time do you have to complete your MCAS
The entire day
The main character in a story is called...
The person going against the main character is called...
Protagonist/Antagonist
Giving human traits to things that are not alive
Personification
The action that ends the story
Resolution
In order to get a good score you must separate your writing into...
Paragraphs
A common essay type that the MCAS will ask you write is...
Narrative or Argumentative Essay
The fancy word for the main idea of an essay
Thesis
A sound like BZZZ or ZAP
onomatopoeia
The event that starts the conflict of a story
Inciting Incident
What is an example of a transition word?
To begin,
In conclusion,
The next reason,
When you are stuck on a question you should always narrow it down to at least a...
50/50