ELA Terms to Know

The "falling action" of a story is...

• The last page of a story

• When a character falls during a fight

• After the climax, when the conflict is resolved

• When the character encounters obstacles while trying to solve the conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Context clues are...

• Words or phrases that help you define an unknown word

• Clues that help a detective solve a case

• Clues that tell you the main idea of a story

• Clues that get you an A on your test.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The "denotation" of a word is...

• The dictionary definition of a word

• The feeling of a word (positive or negative)

• A word that means the same thing as another word

• A word that sounds the same as another word

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A "simile" is...

• A comparison that uses "like" or "as"

• A comparison that does NOT use "like" or "as"

• An exaggeration

• The same sound being repeated multiple times

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

“I admire the way you have worked so hard throughout your life.” Based on this sentence, what does the word admire mean?

• Dislike

• Appreciate

• Hurtful

• Underdstand

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"Text evidence" means...

• A text found as evidence at a crime scene

• Your thinking

• Proof that you read the text

• A quote (or paraphrase) from the text

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

To "analyze" a text means to...

• Underline the text

• Read closely and think about the text

• Put a text in your own words

• Skim the text

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

To "infer" or "make an inference" means...

• Make a wild guess

• Find the answer in the text

• Make an educated guess using your background knowledge and the text

• Light the text on fire and make an "infer"no

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The "theme" of the text is...

• The moral or lesson that could apply to anyone

• The main idea

• The music that best fits the text

• The kind of birthday party the main character would like best

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

The central idea/main idea of a text is...

• The character's thoughts

• The "big idea" that the author wants to communicate

• The middle paragraph of the text

• The first sentence of the text

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2