ELA Terms to Know

Alliteration

• A comparison of two things without using "like" or "as"

• A group of words that appeal to one or more of the senses

• The repetition of the same consonant sound

• An extreme exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Author’s Purpose

• How the reader observes the characters and events

• The reason the author writes

• An author’s choice and use of words.

• Something you can argue.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

Cause

• Look for similarities

• Look for differences

• The event that makes something happen

• An educated guess supported by evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Central Idea

• The author’s attitude toward the subject they are writing.

• A story’s main message or moral.

• How an author organizes information.

• The main point that the author is making.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Climax

• A conversation between two or more characters.

• The turning point in the story

• The events building suspense to the climax.

• The details that start the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Claim

• Can be proven true

•  Break down into parts; explain relationships

• Judge the value of

• Something you can argue.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.1C

Compare

• Look for similarities

• Look for differences

• The event that makes something happen

• What happens as a result of the cause

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Conflict

• A conversation between two or more characters.

• An extreme exaggeration

• When a person or force opposes the protagonist.

• An educated guess supported by evidence

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Contrast

• Look for similarities

• Look for differences

• The event that makes something happen

• What happens as a result of the cause

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Effect

• Look for similarities

• Look for differences

• The event that makes something happen

• What happens as a result of the cause

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3