ELA Terms
A long speech by a person, in a play or film, used to show a character's thoughts, feelings, or motivations to the audience.
What is a monologue?
The scientific study of the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
What is neuroscience?
When one has been made a slave, stripped of their freedom, and forced to work under threat or control
What is enslaved?
The amount of "stuff" in an object, determined by its atomic and molecular makeup.
What is mass?
The date of the Q2 Interim for ELA.
What is December 11th?
A visual representation of informatio that uses charts, diagrams, and images to present complex subjects clearly.
What is an infographic?
Something that is not physical and cannot be touched, such as an idea, an emotion, or a brand name.
What is intangible?
Accepting what others do or decide without trying to change things.
What is passive?
Something that is real, has a physical substance, and can be touched or felt.
What is tangible?
The week of finals.
What is December 15 - 19?
A newspaper article written by or on behalf of an editor that gives an opinion on a topical issue.
What is an editorial?
Shared or done by a group.
What is collective?
A withdrawing or separation of a person or a person's affections.
What is Alienation?
A feeling of sadness.
What is melancholy?
The final day for missing work to be turned in.
What is December 12th at 11:59?
To have the ability to read and write.
What is literate?
A deceptive impression of reality, such as a false appearance or a mistaken perception.
What is an illusion?
Having lost former closeness and affection, often resulting in alienation from a family member, friend, or even a spouse
What is estranged?
The idea that an object, action, or idea represents something else beyond its literal definition, often a deeper concept
What is symbolic?
Anything that helps move pollen from one part of a flower to another.
What is a pollinator?
A genre that generally involves some amount of speculation about the possible future of society, technology, media, human biology.
What is speculative fiction?
A simple way to compare how heavy a substance is to water
What is specific gravity?
A first-hand account of an event.
What is "bearing witness?"
Having a sentimental longing for a time in the past, often a time that seems happier, simpler, or better.
What is nostalgic?
A man-made object, especially one from a past culture, like pottery or a tool.
What is an artifact?