NJSLA Prep ELA

The time and place where a story happens.

• Character

• Theme

• Plot

• Setting

The important idea or lesson repeated throughout the text.

• Plot

• Dictionary

• Theme

• Glossary

What does the theme of a text mean?

• The lesson or moral of the text.

• The most important idea.

• A summary of the text.

• The setting of the text.

A character who struggles with an INTERNAL conflict ____.

• has problems with his/her own feelings/thoughts

• has problems with another character

When you are asked to respond to a question or write an essay, what should ALWAYS be included?

• A hook

• Figurative Language

• Quote/evidence from the story or reading

• Sensory Details

Word meaning: to break down into parts

• Support

• Analyze

• Contrast

Another word for STORY is:

• Short answer

• Essay

• Narrative

Which subjects are assessed by the NJSLA?

• Mathematics and Physical Education

• Science and Art

• English Language Arts and Mathematics

• History and Music

A character who struggles with an EXTERNAL conflict ____.

• has problems with his/her own feelings/thoughts

• has problems with another character or force in the story

hints in a story about what may happen later

• irony

• conflict

• theme

• foreshadowing