ELA STUFF
Genre characteristics
Vocab
Important stuff to know
ECR
100
the word in questioning that means "make important" 

emphasize

100

What is the purpose of print and graphic features in informational genre

They provide more information about the topic

100

Part of plot that the characters and setting are introduced

exposition

100
What do you do before you answer the revise and edit questions? 

READ THE TEXT!!!!!!! 

100

How many boxes go on your ECR paper organizer? 

4

200

What is the most suspenseful part of the story in plot? 

Climax

200

What is the opposite claim in argumentative text? 

counterclaim/counterargument

200

In informational, the way the author organizes information in the text

text structure

200

When reading a question that specifies a certain paragraph, this is the most important thing a student should do.

What is go back to the text?

200

How do you create a thesis statement? 

in whatever you read, by the author, restate the question and answer it 2 ways. 

300
Giving hints at future events at the beginning of the story

Foreshadowing

300

Sensory language that appeals to our five senses.

What is imagery?

300

When two or more characters are talking in a drama

dialogue

300

These words surround and help readers figure out the definition of unknown words.

What are context clues?

300

Where does your thesis statement go in your ECR 

The first paragraph

400

What word means "to show" or "communicate" in STAAR questions

convey

400

The author's feeling towards the subject matter in the text.

What is tone?

400

The problem in the story

conflict
400

This word generally means the lesson the author wants the reader to take away from the story.

What is theme?

400

What does ACECE stand for? 

Answer cite explain, cite explain

500

What is the word for directly stated

explicit
500

This point of view tells the thoughts and feelings of all characters in the story

What is third person omniscient 

500
In a drama the words that tell the actors what to do on the stage

stage directions

500

What do you need in a SCR

Answer the question, cite your text evidence word for work from the text where you got that answer and explain your answer and evidence.

500

How do you organize an ECR? 

4 paragraphs, with hook, thesis, ACECE, ACECE, restate thesis and catchy ending