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A definitions quiz for ELA-specific vocabulary
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Context
How evidence ties back into your claim
When, Where, WHO is talking TO WHOM before evidence
The analysis of the claim
Evidence from the text
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If/Then Statements
A good way to copy your neighbors
A great method of analysis using "if..." and "then..." stems
A technique for brainstorming
What Ms. McChane says when she is confused
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a reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history, another text, etc.
Diction
Foil
Alliteration
Allusion
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Mood
How the author makes the audience feel
The author's feelings about the subject
The audience's claims and opinions
When the author makes an argument
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Tone
The words that create sensory imagery
The speaker's attitude toward a subject.
The audience's feelings
A character's motivation
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the direct opposite, a sharp contrast (usually within the same sentence when a craft move)
Rhetorical question
Parody
Antithesis
Symbol
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Perspective
A set of facts supporting a claim.
What my mom always tells me to get
How the author writes - his/her craft
How a character or speaker sees the world or events
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How a poem is divided (4+ lines), "paragraphs" for poetry
Stanza
Dissonance
Paragraph
Topic .Sentence
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Conflict
The character's perspective on an issue
The main problem in the story, developed by complications
The most fun we could have
The scary part of the story
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Rhetorical Question
When the author asks a question but only expects one answer
When the audience acts based on the author's command
When the author writes about an argument
When the author is curious about life
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A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader
Suspense
Foreshadowing
Repetition
Craft move
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Tough Questions
The way an audience feels after an argumentative text
When the author develops a theme
Character wonders/asks a hard question to develop a problem
A narrative technique to show theme
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Characters' Actions
When characters hurt each other
A character's major issue in a story
When the characters think to themselves
What a character DOES in a story to propel the action
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Theme
How the author makes the audience feel
The author's message to the audience
The correct answer to a question
The focus of an argument
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Craft Moves
The moves and techniques an author uses to develop a text
The choices an author makes about conflict
The things used to build a house
The decisions an audience makes about mood
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Topic Sentences
The beginning of EACH paragraph that frames the par's topic
The start of an essay
The linking sentence at the end of a paragraph
The call to action at the end of an argument
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Point of View
What ideas we are getting from the author.
Who tells the story - a narrator, a character, etc.
How a character feels about a scenario.
The director of a play.
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A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory but expresses a possible truth.
Imagery
Repetition
Personification
Paradox
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Symbol
A little letter
What Ms. McChane writes on the paper
When the author has an object represent something larger
What helps your cell phone get service
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Character Traits
What a character does
How an author develops the theme
The personality of a character - WHO they are
What a character thinks
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Metaphor
A comparison of unlike things using like or as
A type of figurative language that exaggerates for effect
When you were introduced to the number four
A comparison of unlike things NOT using like or as
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Aha Moment or Realization
When the author comes to a conclusions
When the reader finally understands a text
The character realizes something to develop/resolve an issue
When the character creates a problem
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Resolution
The amount of time it takes for a problem to build
How the conflict develops
How a conflict is wrapped up or resolved
The cause and effect of a problem
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A reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history, another text, etc.
Onomatopoeia
Assonance
Alliteration
Allusion
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Facts
Subjective statements about a text
A summary of a text
What the author thinks or feels
True, objective statements, without bias
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Repetition
The life cycle of a cell
When a character shares his/her internal thoughts
When an author complains about a point
An author writes something many times to create/emphasize
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Setting
How often a story takes place
Where a story takes place
When a story takes place
Where, when, and in what social situation a story happens
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Character Motivations
The characters thinking about something that makes them feel
Something that pushes a character to do or say something
The characters talking to one another
What makes a character mad
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Personification
When the author creates the setting through tone words
When an author gives human traits to a nonliving object
When an author uses sensory details to create a feeling
When an author uses figurative language
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Causality
Why we read literature
A chain of problems
The effect of an action
How the events of the story relate to each other and connect
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Memory Moment/Flashback
A gap of time created to allow a character to listen in
A technique to show a problem
The development of the conflict
Technique comparing 2 time periods to illustrate differences
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A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.
Mood
Satire
Abstract concepts
Foreshadowing
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When the audience knows something not known by one or more characters (in plays, movies, books)
Imagery
Dramatic irony
Abstract Concept
Verbal irony
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Claim
Evidence to support an argument
A needed component to any narrative
An answer to a question--states a clear position - a roadmap
What people say when they are in trouble
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Dialogue
The attitude of the characters
The point of view of the characters
A craft move where characters speak to each other
The character's thoughts and feelings
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Purpose
The cause for an action
The method behind the structure
The organization of an essay
WHY author is writing to a particular AUDIENCE at this time.
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Exposition
The start of the story, shows characters/setting/conflict
The setting and time period
The major problem
The characters and traits
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Anecdote
When the author uses emotional language to develop the C.I.
When the author uses a story to illustrate the central idea
When the author uses experts to develop a central idea
When the author uses pathos to develop the central idea
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Simile
A comparison of unlike things NOT using like or as
A comparison of unlike things using like or as
When things are similar
Figurative language appealing to the senses
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Expert Testimonies
Percentages and numbers in a paper.
When the author includes information from professionals.
When the author gives an opinion.
Speaking directly to the reader.
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Contrasts and Contradictions
Changes or differences to show problems or comparisons
The amount of time needed to answer a prompt
Two words that Ms. McChane shouldn't use
The most wonderful answer ever
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A character who is in most ways opposite to the main character to highlight their traits
Foil
Hyperbole
Assonance
Irony
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The main character in a literary work, sometimes (but not always) a “hero” to the audience
Foil
Protagonist
Epic
Literary Analysis
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Call to Action
When the author asks the audience for support
The author tells the audience to take action/do something.
How a character feels in a text.
A move in argument writing that asks a question
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Sensory Details
When the author describes a setting
The beginning of a text
Small points that give us a better understanding
Descriptive language that appeals to our 5 senses (craft)
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Distinguish
To show the difference between ideas
To show what is the same
To develop a conflict
To tell about an issue
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Internal Thoughts
When the audience can see what a character is thinking
Dialogue between characters
Actions a character takes in a story
Descriptive language about a character
