ELA Middle School Review

True or False - Connotation and Denotation are defined correctly. Connotation is a word’s deeper meaning; associated with emotions, attitudes, and feelings. Denotation is the specific, exact and concrete meaning of a word.

• True

• False

The author's intent for writing something - to inform, to entertain, to persuade

• author's purpose

• plot

• point of view

• main idea

What is the correct order for plot?

• Climax, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

• Exposition, Falling Action, Climax, Rising Action, Resolution

• Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

• Exposition, Rising Action, Falling Action, Resolution

What are the most important things to do as you read?

• visualize and connect; predict and preview

• ask questions about the text and summarize

• examine text features and text structures

• all of the above

The image is an example of what type of figurative language?

d

hyperbole

personification

simile

metaphor

To make an inference, the reader must use ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   to understand what the author does not say in the text.

• text evidence

• background knowledge

• dictionary

• highlighter

Label this basic plot diagram.

a

b

c

d

e

Rising action

Falling action

Introduction

Resolution

Climax

This image is an example of _______.

c

hyperbole

inference

metaphor

personification

A ​ (a)   compares two things using a direct comparison.

• metaphor

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• simile

A student is writing a letter to the school principal. Read the draft of the letter and complete the task that follows. Dear Principal Wells, In order to relieve problems related to homework at Harkins Middle School, I propose the school schedule be extended by one hour. The extra time could be devoted solely to students completing class assignments and teachers assisting those who need help with homework. With an additional hour, students could focus on getting tasks done without the distractions that are common outside of school like television, siblings, and chores. Sometimes teachers run out of time in class to present material in new ways. The added hour could be used to give students the extra support necessary to master the concepts being taught. This change in schedule would solve almost all issues related to incomplete and missing student assignments. Even though people enjoy getting out of school to do fun activities like sports, music, or club meetings, those events can happen an hour later. Sincerely, Joseph Grant Which sentence provides the best conclusion to the paragraph?

• Both the teachers and students know that completing assignments and developing life skills are important.

• The sacrifice of an added hour would help the school and the students achieve their learning goals.

• After-school activities occurring later would be fine, especially since students would have little to no homework in the evening.

• If additional time were added to the school day, teachers might need to make adjustments to their after-school schedules as well.