NSCAS ELA Review

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What is cause and effect in nonfiction?

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Cause and effect explains what happened (the cause) and why it happened (the effect).

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How should sentences start and end?

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Sentences should start with capital letters and end with punctuation marks like . ? !.

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What is figurative language?

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Figurative language uses words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation, such as metaphors and similes.

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What should you look for to identify figurative language?

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Look for similes, metaphors, and personification.

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What are the parts of a narrative?

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A narrative has a beginning, middle, and end.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is 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 metaphor is 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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Personification is giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things.

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What is the purpose of dialogue in a narrative?

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Dialogue helps to develop characters and advance the plot.

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What is the main idea of a text?

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The main idea is the most important point or message that the author wants to convey.