ELA Final Exam - A Year In Review

How would you rate your experience in ELA this year?

• Great!

• Good

• Meh

• Not great

• Terrible

I read on a regular basis throughout the year.

• Totally

• Sometimes

• Reading????

• Never

What is one thing Mr. S should keep in ELA next year?

What is one thing Mr. S should change in ELA next year?

In the context of the Harry Potter series, which of these things is not related to the "theme" of the story?

• how Harry is feeling

• a "life lesson" Harry learns

• a big idea that people from any culture or any place can understand

• the moral of the story

One way you could figure out the theme is to...

• Skim through the story
• Just read the beginning of the story
• Think about what the character has learned
• Read the ending of the story

What is the main difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA. 

• Theme is a universal lesson, and main idea is what a story is about.
• Theme is what a story is about, and main idea is the universal lesson it teaches.
  

The time and place of a story

• resolution
• climax
• setting

Characters, setting, and basic story line are revealed

• resolution

• climax

• exposition

• rising action

The most exciting/OMG part of the story!

• climax

• rising action

• resolution

• conflict