LANGUAGE ARTS FLASHCARD

Front

The place and time a story takes place.

Back

setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

The main idea of underlying meaning of a literary work. The reader can determine this by finding evidence that is supportable and covers the greatest percentage of the story.

Back

theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Front

The author's reason for creating a specific piece of work. The author may be writing to educate, entertain, or persuade.

Back

author's purpose

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Front

A literary element that evokes certain feelings in the reader.

Back

mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Front

Which test structure discusses similarities and differences between people, places, and things?

Back

compare/contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Front

Which text structure provides the reader with a series of time-ordered events?

Back

chronological order

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Front

Which type of figurative language is a comparison of two unlike things using the word like or as?

Back

simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

"The pen danced across the page," is an example of:

Back

personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

The "good gal or guy" of any given story. This character is working for a positive cause.

Back

protagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

Unfinished, haphazard, and rough are all _________________________

Back

synonyms

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B