Language Arts 1
Every proper noun begins with this.
A capital letter
Characters
The people in the story.
The type of informational text that states what is happening and what could be done to help the situation.
problem and solution
Figurative language that uses extreme exaggeration.
hyperbole
The opposite of protagonist
Antagonist
An example of the type of conflict: Person vs. technology
An example where technology is causing a problem
The informational text structure that is in order of when the events happened.
sequential/chronological
The perspective of a story/text.
Author's point of view
Extra information in a sentence that if taken out still leaves a complete sentence- needs comma at beginning and end.
Interrupter
a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story
Foreshadowing
when the author gives hints in the story about what will happen next
What words would be used in second person point of view.
you, yours
What is wrong with this sentence:
"Oh no, she said." "The explosion made the cave blow up"!
"Oh no," she said. "The explosion made the cave blow up!"
When something goes wrong for the characters of the story, it's called the...
complication/problem
Setting
Where the story takes place
The rhetorical appeal that uses facts, statistics and numbers to convince the reader.
What is logos.
Explain what it means to compare and contrast.
Compare= similar
Contrast= difference
When you are able to draw your own conclusions or ideas from a reading, you are making __________.
What are Inferences.
Figurative language that compares two things using like or as.
Simile
The part of a story where the problem is solved.
Climas
This type of phrase shows time, place, or direction.
Prepositional phrase
Theme.
The message the author is trying to get across.
This rhetorical appeal using emotions to convince someone of the author's claim.
pathos
The narrator
The person telling the story
The principal character in a story.
Protagonist