ELA REVIEW

Plot

100

This is the part of the plot where two opposing forces are fighting for power... Ex. Mrs. Dodds attacks Percy at the museum.

What is the "conflict"?

200

This is the part of the story where the author introduces the characters, the setting, and the basic situation. For example -- when Percy is telling us about his life at Yancy Academy.

What is "the exposition"?

300

This is the part of the story where the conflict is developed... the part where things are "getting good". For example -- Percy fights Medusa -- or when he fights the monster in the St. Louis Arch.

What is the "rising action"?

400

This is the part of the story where the problem in the book is resolved. There is no longer a conflict.

What is the reSOLUTION?

500

This is the part of the plot where the action reaches its climax. This is the most intense part of the story.

What is the climax?

Text Structures

100

Name this type of text structure: The car was yellow. It had a sunroof and shiny rims. It is very fast. In addition to the sunroof, another perk is the great sound system.

What is "description"?

200

Name the type of text structure: When I went on a trip, I encountered a roadblock on the way home. There were no detour signs. So, I took out my GPS and put in my address. As a result, I got home fifteen minutes later than usual.

What is problem and solution?

300

Name the type of text structure: Nests and houses are both shelters. People live in houses and birds live in nests. We both use these shelters to keep out wind and rain. Houses are built on the ground and nests are generally built in a tree or bush.

What is compare and contrast?

400

You have to be careful when you go outside this time of year. There are ticks in the grass and bushes. If you get bitten by a tick you, the bite may result in Lyme disease. Consequently, you may have to take some medicine to make you feel better.

What is cause and effect?

500

Name the text structure: At first, the small fish asked the whale if he had ever tasted man. Then, the small fish sent the whale to where the man was on a raft. Next, the whale at the man. Following that, the man made a grate out of his raft. Finally, the man returned home safely.

What is sequence?

Writing

100

In what writing is claim used?

What is Argumentative/Opinion writing?

200

What is a claim?

What is your standpoint?

300

TAP=

What is Task, Audience, and Purpose

400

Explain counterclaim

What is the opposite standpoint?

500

What is a rebuttal?

What is how you defeat the counterclaim

Literary Terms

100

Theme =

What is the lesson/moral of the story?

200

What is tone?

What is the feeling you get from the text?

300

What is PIE?

What is persuade, inform, entertain

400

What does it mean when you are asked to "elaborate" on something?

What is to give more details?

500

Free 100

Free 100

Mixed Bag

100

Her eyes lit up like fireflies when she saw the actor. Name the type of figurative language AND tell what two things are being compared.

What is simile? Fireflies and her eyes.

200

When the kid sat down for dinner, he was like a vacuum. Name the type of figurative language and tell what it means -- and what is implied.

What is a simile? It means when the kid sat down, he ate a lot of food. It is implied he was very hungry.

300

What is dialogue?

What is a conversation between two characters in a story?

400

What are text features?

What is a specific part of the story that add meaning to the text to make it better? Examples: pictures, captions, graphs, maps, introduction

500

If I had a poem and asked, "How does the last stanza contribute to the development of the plot?" -- what do I mean by "contribute to the development of the plot"?

What is what does that part of the story do for the overall story?