TN Ready Review ELA

What is the CENTRAL IDEA of a nonfiction text?

• an author's main point/ what the text is MOSTLY about.

• A full paragraph SUMMARY of a text.

• The type of CONFLICT used throughout a text.

• The universal truth, moral lesson, or message that the author intends for the audience.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following is the most typical order of a plot?

• 1. Exposition

  2. Rising actions

  3. Falling actions

  4.Climax

  5.Resolution

• 1. Exposition

  2. Rising actions

  3. Climax

  4.Falling Actions

  5.Resolution

• 1. Exposition

  2. Rising actions

  3. Climax

  4.Resolution

  5.Falling Actions

• 1. Rising actions

  2. Exposition

  3. Falling actions

  4.Climax

  5.Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is an argument?

• a piece of writing that involves the aim of persuading others to agree with an opinion

• Facts, reason, statistics and other information used to support reasons

• an explanation for an opinion or claim

• A funny joke

• a fight between siblings

What is a claim?

• An author's main point in a text

• Something that can be supported with evidence

• An opinion

• Information that supports the claim

Which detail in the letter best suggests the type of relationship Lincoln and his stepbrother have?

• Lincoln demands that Johnston work for the money.

• Lincoln recommends that Johnston find a job close to home.

• Lincoln says he does not mean to be unkind to Johnston.

• Lincoln advises that Johnston have his sons raise the crop.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Read this sentence from paragraph 2.

And, to secure you a fair reward for your labor, I now promise you, that for every dollar you will, between this and the first of May, get for your own labor, either in money or as your own indebtedness, I will then give you one other dollar.

What is the meaning of the word secure as it is used in this sentence?

• refuse

• guarantee

• fasten for

• protect from

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What should always be at the end of an essay?

• a joke

• a conclusion paragraph

• a theme

• I do not know, yet.

Which detail in the letter best suggests the type of relationship Lincoln and his stepbrother have?

• Lincoln demands that Johnston work for the money.

• Lincoln recommends that Johnston find a job close to home.

• Lincoln says he does not mean to be unkind to Johnston.

• Lincoln advises that Johnston have his sons raise the crop.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is evidence?

• A statement of position on an issue.

• A general statement that offers support for a claim.

• A discussion that involves opposing views on an issue; a fact or statement offered as proof or evidence.

• Facts, proof, examples, and other information used to support claims and reasons.

• I do not knowt.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

Connected to the matter at hand; pertinent

• irony

• claim

• relevant

• central idea

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3