English Language Arts Definitions
The genre of text that talks about real events and things.
What is nonfiction?
When a word has the opposite meaning of another, those words are.....
What is Length x Width
This ancient civilization created democracy.
What is Ancient Greece? ANOTHER acceptable answer: Ancient Rome
The physical substance of what something is made of.
What is matter?
when you explain how something is similar to something else
What is Compare?
What is the theme?
What is an integer?
The names of the thirteen colonies are
What is New Hampshire; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Connecticut; New York; New Jersey; Pennsylvania; Delaware; Maryland; Virginia; North Carolina; South Carolina; and Georgia
An atom is
What is the smallest particle possible of matter
when you write something so that it can easily be visualized.
What is describing/ being descriptive?
A counterclaim is needed to write this type of essay.
What is an argumentative essay?
A ratio is...
What is a way in which you compare two numbers. The relationship of a comparison between numbers. Examples include: Fractions (1/2) or 1:2
This type of government has one leader that rules over everyone but isn't royalty.
What is a dictator/ tyrant?
The part of the plant that produces pollen.
What is the stamen? Other acceptable answers: Flower, filament
The literary device for when you are hinting or making a reference to another famous piece of writing.
What is an Allusion?
To make a piece of writing/ book smaller, by grabbing only the main ideas to make the point of the writing clear without all the details.
What is a summary?
When you multiply the sum of two or more numbers, then divide by the amount of numbers you have, you are calculating ......
What is the AVERAGE or MEAN?
Example: 2+9+5+8 = ____ / 4 = ______
This amendment to the US constitution assures citizens the right that "Congress shall make no law" restricting freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
What is the first amendment?
The unit of measure that measures weight would be... LIST ALL POSSIBLE ANSWERS
What is a pound, ounce, gram
What are context clues?
When you copy writing word for word without rephrasing or sourcing the writing, you are.....
What is plagiarizing?
The area of a trapezoid.
What is A=0.5(b1+b2)h
This amendment to the US constitution requires that warrants be issued if the property is to be searched or seized (taken) by the government.
What is the fourth amendment?
At this temperature, water freezes. LIST IN CELCIUS AND FARENHEIT.
0 celcius, 32 Farenheit