ELA MCAS REVIEW

Author's purpose means...

• the reason why the author chose to name the characters a certain way

• the reason the author is alive

• the reason the author loves to write

• the reason the author wrote a piece of literature

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

Climax is...

• an extreme event in a story

• the reader's favorite passage of a story

• the culminating event or moment in a story--the "turning point"

• the part of the story that comes right after the conflict and exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Foreshadowing means...

• the message of a piece of literature
• the beginning events of a story
• a comparison between two things
• hints and information the author gives about an event before it happens

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Tone is...

• the feel of a story

• the attitude of the writer toward his or her subject(s)

• the pitch of a noise

• the personal opinion of the author

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In a story, point of view means...

• the perspective the author uses to tell the story

• whether or not a story has a narrator

• the author's opinion about the events in the story

• what the reader can see about the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

An example of a simile is...

• It's raining cats and dogs and alligators too.

• The noise was a stormy ocean, crashing violently on the shore.

• If the shoe fits, wear it.

• The noise was like a stormy ocean, crashing violently on the shore.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Theme means...

•  the title of a piece of literature
• the topic of a piece of literature
• the overall message of a piece of literature
• the feeling of a piece of literature 

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Mood means...

• the author's opinions
• how the author feels while writing
• the emotional atmosphere the author creates for the reader
• what the author chooses to write about

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

When the author shows/tells the audience what the personality of the character is.

• Characterization

• Personification

• Idiom

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

When the reader knows something the characters do not.

• Characterization

• Dramatic Irony

• Foreshadowing

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3