Fall Semester Exam prep

Definition: dictionary meaning

• Denotation
• Connotation
• Inference
• Exposition

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which story element is defined as the highest point of action in a text

• climax

• rising action

• plot

• conflict

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of the following should NOT be within an essay's introduction paragraph?

• hook

• claim

• background information

• personal pronouns

Answer explanation

avoid using personal pronouns

When a question asks you to provide the main idea, what should you do?

• investigate the moral or lesson of the story

• give the summary

• visulaize the text

• explain what the text is mostly about

• make an inference

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What does a thesis statement do in an essay?

• states the topic of the introduction

• shows support for the idea

• provides examples and expands on an idea

• explains what each body paragraph will discuss

Definition: compares two or more things without using the words like or as...

• simile
• metaphor
• idiom
• irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Definition: giving human characteristics to non-human objects.

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification 

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which of the following writing strategies is MOST likely going to separate an poorly written paper from an above average paper?

• organization and font size

• Correct citations that support your answer

• grammatical errors and spelling mistakes

• the number of sentences and indented paragraphs

Answer explanation

Correctly cited textual evidence is a RQUIREMENT for your written responses.

What is the sequence of events in a story which includes exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?

• Plot

• conflict

• main idea

• theme

• story elements

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The lesson or message an author, poet, or playwright wants to convey; stated as a sentence or phrase.

• point of view

• refrain

• summarization

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9