ELA Review

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What does the word 'evidence' mean?

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Information or facts that help to prove something.

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What is First Person Point Of View?

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Words like 'I' and 'me' are used.

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What is an opinion essay?

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A type of academic writing where the writer expresses their personal opinion on a topic and supports it with evidence and examples.

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What is the point of rereading a text?

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To improve comprehension and retention of information.

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What are text structures?

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Compare-Contrast, Problem-Solution, Sequence, Cause-Effect.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that describes one thing as if it were another, without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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What is the main purpose of a narrative text?

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To tell a story or recount events.