Big Review: ELA Vocab and Skills

What information should NOT be in a Conclusion paragraph?

The beginning of the story providing setting and background information.

A story based on facts.

A word that has the opposite meaning of another word is called a(n) ____________.

What does this idiom mean: "That new phone cost me an arm and a leg."

What types of paragraphs are needed in a formal essay?

Which Point of View is this: "You are feeling sleepy. You start to drift off."

The formation of a word by imitating a sound made

The character in the story that opposes the main character:

When the author wants to give the reader new information and knowledge.

When the author wants the reader to have a good time and feel something.

The main character in a story is called:

The sentence in an essay that gives the main argument.

In a story, the TIME + the PLACE it takes place make up the story's:

Hints about what is going to happen next in a story are also called:

Active or Passive Voice: The enormous alligator in our backyard is being captured by animal control right now!

When evidence is stated clearly and directly:

The sequence of events in a story, novel, or play. (The action of the story)

The end of the conflict in a story.

When evidence requires interpretation and critical thinking from the reader

The sentence that grabs the reader's attention at the start of a text.

Action in the story after the climax is revealed is called:

The action of the story which has a beginning, middle, and end.

A comparison between two unlike things but without the words like or as.

An outside force: person vs. person , person vs. nature, person vs. society.

The high point of interest or suspense in a story, novel, or play is called:

The perspective from which a story is told:

A description of an object, an animal, a place, or an idea in human terms

The root mal means bad or evil. What does the word malignant mean?

What do you have to do with any evidence used within your body paragraphs?

My brother is voracious. He can eat twice what I can! (What does the bold word mean?)

What is one reason we annotate a text?

A story's main idea or message. (i.e. Love Conquers All, Don't Judge a Book by its Cover.)

All of the events leading up to the climax.

A struggle between two opposing forces.

The feeling or atmosphere of a story.

When the author's purpose is to change the reader's mind:

What does this simile mean: Kind words grow like flowers in our hearts.

The root bene means good. What does the word benevolent mean?

What are test taking strategies to remember during state testing?

The method an author uses to develop the personalities of his characters.

Having an object, person, or idea stand for or represent something else is called:

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words

A comparison between two unlike things using the words: like, as, or as if

Vocab: a word that has the same meaning as another word is called a ________.

The narrator is a person in the story and uses the pronouns I, me, and we.

A person, animal, robot, etc. who acts out the story.

The narrator is outside the story and reveals things about the characters.

An argument that opposes the main point or argument.

An inside force: Man vs. Self. A struggle inside the mind.