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Parts of Speech
Genre
Figurative Language
MCAS Vocabulary
MCAS Mish-Mash
100
This part of speech describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
100
Written in lines and stanzas with figurative language.
What is a poem?
100

"Sharp as a tack" is an example of this style of figurative language.

What is a simile?

100
This is the problems the main characters face in a story.
What is conflict?
100

This is the type of graphic organizer you should use for a text based response.

What is a METAL organizer?

200
"Walking through the woods, Jeffrey got attacked by a grizzly bear." The word "attacked" is used as what part of speech?
What is a verb?
200

This has characters, spoken words, and stage directions.

What is a play?

200
"Kaboom!" is an example of this style of figurative language.
What is onomatopoeia?
200

This MCAS tool can help you remember to go back to answer that you want to check again. 

What is the bookmark tool?

200

This is the type of graphic organizer to use to write a story.

What is a plot mountain or story boxes?

300

This part of speech takes the place of a noun, is more specific, and always starts with a capital letter.

What is a proper noun?

300

This story can have a setting that takes place in the future, on another planet, or with robots.

What is science fiction?

300
"Sheila should share her shells." is an example of this style of figurative language.
What is alliteration?
300

When you STEAL information about the character (speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, looks) you are finding evidence about this.

What are the character's traits?

300

This is the number of sentences that your ANALYSIS should be in your ETA parts of your METAL essay.

What is at least 2 sentences?

400

This type of word describes how, when, or where the action in the sentence is taking place.

What is an adverb?

400

A book or text about a specific time in a person's life.

What is a memoir?

400

"I am a rock. I am an island." is as example of this style of figurative language.

What is metaphor?

400

This is known as what the author wants the reader to get out of their piece of writing, or the moral of the story.

What is the author's message/theme?

400
This where you get your text evidence when responding to a paired text passage.

What are both texts?

500

A word that takes the place of a noun, such as she, he, it, me, and I. 

What is a pronoun?

500
A made up story with a moral, and often has talking animals.
What is a fable?
500

I can't carry the groceries by myself, they weigh a ton!  What type of figurative language is this?

What is hyperbole?

500
The attitude of the writer toward a subject that is expressed in their writing.
What is tone?
500

This is a strategy that you should use that involves using the sentences before and after a word you don't know to help you figure out the meaning of the word.

What is using context clues?