ELA Review

The central idea is the same thing as

• main idea

• resolution

• exposition

• topic

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Definition of main idea is

• one word to tell topic

• what the paragraph or text is mostly about

• the end of the plot

• how the author feels about a topic

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

If you are asked to write an "analysis" you will write

• a continuation of the plot

• What you can relate to in the text

• a detailed examination on the elements of the text

• your opinion on the debate

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

The author's side of a debate

• claim

• mood

• tone

• theme

The voice or person that is telling the story

• theme

• plot

• point of view

• narrator

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

the purpose of a narrative is to

• persuade

• inform

• tell a story

• debate a topic

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

SLAM = S means you

• tell a story

• tell your explanation

• find evidence

• answer the question in a complete sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

SLAM = L means you

• find text evidence to support your answer

• give your opinion

• leave the reader with something to think about

• answer with the main idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

SLAM = A means you

• add more text evidence

• explain the evidence and your answer

• tell a personal story

• answer the question again

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

SLAM = M means you

• make the answer longer

• mean what you say

• give a meaningful conclusion

• start the next paragraph

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2