Figurative Language
A comparison between two unlike things that does not use the terms like or as
What is metaphor?
the number of paragraphs in a quality literary analysis task or a research simulation task
What is 3
the time, place and location of a fictional text
What is setting?
What an author uses to support a claim/argument?
evidence (facts, statistics, expert testimony, personal anecdote)
the first thing test takers should do when starting a NJSLA ELA session
Read the prompt 2 times and questions 2 times
Find key words in question in the text
A comparison between two unlike things that does use the word like or as
What is a simile?
the sentence of an introduction that clearly answers the main question of the prompt
What is a claim/thesis statement?
Who are the people in a fictional story?
What are characters?
an author's argument or position on an issue stated in a complete sentence
What is claim?
time order
What is chronological order? (I will accept sequence or first, next, then, last)
language that means exactly what it says (the opposite of figurative language)
What is literal language?
writers should provide an introduction of the essay which can include a claim, thesis, a hook, opinion and restate the question
the main problem of a story
What is the conflict?
List one of the Author's purposes of writing.
persuade, inform or entertain
The way a character views the world
What is point of view/perspective?
A comparison between two unlike things that gives human qualities to non-human things
What is personification?
The minimum of paragraphs written in a response essay.
What is 2-3 paragraphs? (depends on the type)
The message or lesson learned in the story (narrative)
What is theme? (moral can be accepted)
What you need to support your claim/ essay.
details that directly support the author's central idea as known as _________________ details
What is supporting?
Extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
When reading a prompt/text students should always do what to the text?
Annotate and highlight the things that are important.
the main point the author is trying to get across in a text
What is the central or main idea?
when a text has graphs, pictures, captions
text features
There are three types of writing tasks on the NJSLA They are Research Simulation Task, Literary Analysis Task and Narrative Writing Task. What must you do when answering these tasks?
Restate the question in answer, write capital letters to start each sentence, punctuation and indent new paragraphs, text evidence, cite evidence, write to answer the question.