Fiction
Poetry
Drama
Expository
Misc.
100

What are the different types of Plot structure? in order.

Exposition - Rising Action - Climax - Falling Action - Resolution

100

What is figurative language?

Metaphor, simile, imagery, personification, allusion, etc. 

100

What is an Act and what is a scene?

Act: A large part of the play containing plot

Scene: A smaller part of the play, usually occurring in the same setting

100

What is an expository text?

a non-fiction piece of text that includes information.

100

What is the name of Mrs. Taylor's dog?

Vinci

200

What is characterization? 

How we analyze characters (development): Say, Think, Effect, ,Look 

200

How is poetry structured?

In stanzas and lines
200

Why are stage directions important?

They give the reader a description of characters and setting. Stage directions also explain how lines should be delivered, gestures and movement. 

200

What is a compare and contrast structure expository text?

Authors use comparison and contrast to emphasize the similarities and/or differences between two or more items or topics.

200

What is the theme of our ELAR classroom?

Plants = Growth

300
What is setting? List all the things that contribute to setting.

Time - Place - Location - Time Period

300

What is the acronym we use to analyze poems and the meaning for each letter?

Title

Paraphrase

Devices, Details, Diction

Attitude

Shift

Style/structure

Title, revisited

Theme

300

What is a Monologue, Aside, and Soliloquy?

Monologue – an extended speech by one character.

Soliloquy – an extended speech by one character who is alone on stage.

Aside – a character’s direct address to the audience (breaking the “fourth wall”), which is not heard by the other characters.

300

What is a cause and effect structure expository text?

Authors use cause and effect to describe or discuss an event/action that is caused by another event/action.

300

Who's the Bachelorette? 

Michelle Young

400

What is the hamburger style summary?

Somebody?

Wanted?

But?

So?

Then?

400

What are the two types of poems and their meanings?

Lyrical poems- poems that express feelings about an idea, topic, event, or person.

Narrative poems- Poems that tell a story that include characters and plot.

400

What are the two basic types of drama?

Comedy and Tragedy

400

What is a sequence structure type of expository text?

Sequencing is providing details in the order in which things happen.

400

Where did Mrs. Taylor go to college?

The University of Texas at Austin.

500

What are the type of narrators in a fiction text? List all of them.

1st person

2nd person

3rd person: Limited and Omniscient 

500

What is an extended metaphor?

  • An extended metaphor is a version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry. 

  • Extended metaphors build upon simple metaphors with figurative language and more varied, descriptive comparisons.

500

What is the one play Mrs. Taylor said they you should watch? Hint: it's on Disney Plus

Hamilton

500

List all of the different expository text structures.

Cause and Effect - Compare and Contrast - Sequence - Problem and Solution - Description

500

What does Mrs. Taylor listen to on her way to work?

Murder/Cult podcast