PSSA ELA Review

Setting is the place of the story.

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

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

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

Character vs. Self is an external conflict.

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

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

How do authors SHOW a character's personality?

What are sentence starters for part 2 of the explanation?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What are a butterfly and a lion symbols for?

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

What is the definition of imagery?

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

When writing a TDA, the first step is?

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

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

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

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

What is a text to text connection?

What are sentence starters for part 1 of the explanation?

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

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

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

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

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

You can annotate online.

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

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

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

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

What is foreshadowing?

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

How many pieces of scrap paper can you use?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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