Fiction
What is a summary?
A broad description of key events in a story. Summaries should not exceed three to five sentences. Main events from a story are summarized from the beginning, middle, and end (BME).
What is main idea?
What the text is mostly about
How are revising and editing passages the same? How are they different?
Editing focuses on grammar while revising focuses on the organization (clarity) of ideas. Both are intended to make writing better by building towards a final draft.
Why might a poet rhyme in their poem? What effect does this have on the reader?
Answers may vary.
The rows in a poem are called _______ while the group of rows in a poem are called ________.
Lines; Stanzas
What are the components of APE?
A- answer the question
P- provide text evidence
E- explain your answer
Scoring: 0, 1, 2
Give three examples of nonfiction texts
Memoirs, biographies, autobiographies, textbooks, informational/expository, diaries, newspapers etc.
What are transition words? Give two examples of transition words.
Transition words are used in texts to transition from one idea to the next. This can be between sentences or paragraphs. They elevate our writing.
How many sides does a square have?
Four (duh)
State a fact. State an opinion.
Answers may vary.
Fact- There are 12 months in a year.
Opinion- Ms. Boffill is the best teacher I have ever had.
What is point-of-view? Give an example of either a story's POV or signal words for a specific POV
What are text features? Give one example.
Text features are additional supports provided to the reader by the author. This includes images, maps/graphs/charts, footnotes, headings etc.
What are the "s" rules? When do we correctly use each.
's
s'
plural s
's = single ownership (Choice's pencil)
s' = many ownership or if single ownership if your name ends in -s (the students' pencils) or (Gus' pencil)
plural s = many of something (The dogs ran down the street.)
How do you spell your ELA teacher's last name?
Boffill
What is figurative language? Give an example (simile, metaphor, personification etc.)
Examples may vary. Figurative language is any text with meaning other than what is stated literally. Reading between the lines.
Name all five plot elements in the correct order
What are supporting details?
Supporting details are details in specific paragraphs that build towards the main idea. Every thesis (controlling idea) needs to have supporting details.
What are the three types of sentences we learned about?
Simple sentences
Compound sentences
Complex sentences
Explain your favorite holiday (school break) tradition and why.
Answers may vary. This can include holiday traditions or simply school break traditions (watching tv, reading a good book)
What is an opposing viewpoint? How is this acknowledged in an argumentative text?
An opposing viewpoint is when the author considers the opposite side to an argument. An example can be when Rita said some teachers "only work for a paycheck." Her rebuttal was "students don't learn from people they don't like."
Give a theme statement for any text (story) we have read together this semester.
Answers may vary.
7th grade- The Outsiders, A Tell Tale Heart etc.
6th grade- Fish Cheeks, Pixar clips, Choices, The Regulars, The Storyteller etc.
Name all five text structures
Compare & Contrast, Problem & Solution, Cause & Effect, Order Sequence (chronological order), Description
What are homophones? Give an example.
Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled and used differently. Examples include: blue/blew, to/two/too, their/there/they're, witch/which etc.
Which class periods are taken each day during semester exams week? Ex. tomorrow is 1A/3A... you state the rest.
Thursday- 1A/3A
Friday- 1B/3B
Monday- 2A/4A
Tuesday- 2B/4B
What are paired passages? Which genres can be used as paired passages?
Paired passages are any two texts that must be analyzed for similarities and differences. ALL GENRES can be used as paired passages! We can compare and contrast anything.