PSSA ELA Review

When Esperanza says her name is “like the number nine”, is that a simile or a metaphor?

On your 3rd read, explain the context of the quote in the text and then explain how this evidence supports the prompt

What features can you look for to see if a text is informational?

On your 2nd read, you should find at least 3 pieces of evidence that answer the prompt.

What is the way an author lets the reader know the character traits (personality) of the characters?

How do authors SHOW a character's personality?

You can annotate online.

What are sentence starters for part 2 of the explanation?

Bill Gates uses an Apple computer is an example of which irony?

Imagery, similes, metaphors, symbolism, repeition, and diction are examples of figurative language and literary devices.

If you do not finish your PSSA by 11:20 AM, there is NO opportunity for extended time

What are sentence starters for part 1 of the explanation?

The author’s choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing- each word has a purpose matches which term?

When writing a TDA, the first step is?

What is repeated pattern—an image, sound, word, or symbol— that comes back within a particular text is called?

An explanation is at least 2 sentences and uses the word because.

This piece of evidence is written correctly: The text states, “______________________________” (Collier 1).

Which term matches this definition: language that has more than one meaning?

To analyze an author's syntax, the reader looks at the sentence structure and puncutation

Character vs. Self is an external conflict.

For evidence based selected response questions, part 2 will always ask which sentence(s) support the answer to part 1.

What 2 things are needed to make an inference in ELA?

On which days of the ELA PSSA will you write a TDA?

Setting is the place of the story.

You have a copy of the writers checklist and rubric during the TDA so that you can check you are doing your best work.

What is the definition of imagery?

Dramatic irony is called that becuse it has to involve drama!

Which term matches this definition: The message or lesson that the author wants you to learn.

A narrator is the voice that tells the story. It can be from how many points of view?

What part(s) of your TDA does a thesis statement go?

How many pieces of scrap paper can you use?

Which of the following are examples of context clues (Hints that define a difficult or unusual word within a book)?

What are a butterfly and a lion symbols for?

A positive mood word is aggravated, as in the reader felt aggravated that the person in the horror story opened the door

What is a text to text connection?

This piece of evidence is written correctly: The text states, “______________________________”.

What is foreshadowing?

The main idea is a statement that tells the most important thought about a topic of the text.

If the author's purpose is to inform, then what is the genre?

A neutral tone word is impartial, as in the speaker felt they did not really care which snack they got at the movie.

What is this FORMULA for? → Restate the prompt & answer it + Point #1 + Point #2 + Point #3.

Perspective is how the characters view and process what's happening within the story

Which ELA Key Term matches this definition: A particular type or category of literature.

Which of the following are the events in a fiction story?

On a close read, you read 3 times at least.

If an author's purpose is trying to persuade the reader, they could use which strategies?

What is the figurative language where a nonhuman thing is talked about as if it were human?

Tone = Speaker’s/Author’s feelings; Mood = Reader’s feelings