GMAS ELA Review

What is an Analogy?

• Comparison using like or as

• comparisons (sugar : candy :: flour : ______ (cake)) relationships between words

• the result

• drawing a conclusion

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is an inference?

• Comparison using like or as

• comparisons (sugar : candy :: flour : ______ (cake)) relationships between words

• the result

• drawing a conclusion based on the evidence you are given

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is the main idea?

• the main subject

• the way the author writes

• the big picture of the text; what the text is all about

• the reason behind a thought, action, or event

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

What is style?

• the main subject

• the way the author writes

• the big picture of the text; what the text is all about

• the reason behind a thought, action, or event

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is cause?

• the main subject

• the way the author writes

• the big picture of the text; what the text is all about

• the reason behind a thought, action, or event

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

What is effect?

• the result

• the way the author writes

• the big picture of the text; what the text is all about

• the reason behind a thought, action, or event

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

What is characterization?

• description of characters

• distinctive way an author writes

• the main character of the story

• the character or force working against the protagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is a protagonist?

• description of characters

• distinctive way an author writes

• the main character of the story

• the character or force working against the protagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is the antagonist?

• the character working against the protagonist

• do not develop; stay the same; we know little about them

• the main character of the story

• the character or force working against the protagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a static or flat character?

• character that has lots of details; the change and develop throughout the story

• do not develop; stay the same; we know little about them

• the main character of the story

• the character or force working against the protagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4