Non-Fiction
What do we call the main point the author is trying to get across in a text?
All stories have some kind of main problem. We call this the:
What is conflict?
Name the 3 ELA units you will see on PARCC?
1) Literature Analysis
2) Research Simulation
3) Narrative
A comparison between two unlike things using like or as.
What is a simile?
This is the number of units you will see on ELA PARCC
What is 3?
What is it called when a piece of writing tries to convince readers to support a certain idea?
This is the phrase used to describe the perspective from which the narrator tells the story.
What is point of view?
For the Narrative Unit, you need to write a _______________. It usually involves continuing the story or retelling it from another character's point of view.
What is narrative?
A comparison between two unlike things NOT using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
This is the name of the longer writing prompt on each ELA PARCC unit.
What is the Prose-Constructed Response (PCR)?
What does it mean if an author has bias?
Bias is a judgement an author can make on a topic (either positive or negative).
The message or moral of a story is generally called:
What is the theme?
For the Literature Analysis unit, you need to write an __________________ essay. This is an essay where you analyze some component of the two passages.
What is analytical?
When a writer exaggerates to make an interesting point, we call it this:
What is hyperbole?
It is better to leave the answer blank than to guess an answer on PARCC. (True or False)
False! When in doubt, bubble in an answer. NEVER leave it blank!
This kind of summary does not include emotion or opinion.
What is an objective summary?
In prose, authors split their text into ________________ while in poetry, authors split their text into ________________.
What are paragraphs and stanzas?
What is informational?
When a writer gives human qualities to a non-human thing, we call it:
This is the strategy you should use for breaking down prompts. (Name it and explain what you should do for each part).
TIE Strategy.
T - Task (What am I writing about?)
I - Include (What must be included in my writing?)
E - Evidence (What specific evidence am I looking for?)
When an author puts events in the correct order and sequence, we call that:
What is chronologically?
Explain the difference between tone and mood.
Tone = The author's attitude/feeling toward the subject.
Mood = The way we are made to feel as readers.
When a writer uses something to stand for something else. Using "light" to represent "freedom," for example.
What is symbolism?
Name the 3 types of writing that you need to complete for your longer writing prompts.
1) Narrative Writing (continue the story, tell from someone else's perspective, etc. for Narrative Unit)
2) Analytical Writing (analyzing two fiction passages for Literature Analysis Unit)
3) Informational Writing (Gathering evidence to write about non-fiction passages for Research Simulation Unit)