Leap Prep ELA

The overall emotion created by a writer.

• Tone

• Author's Purpose

• Mood

• Perspective

Conversation between two characters within a story.

• Tone

• Mood

• Monologue

• Dialogue

The series of events that happen in a story.

• Conflict

• Resolution

• Plot

• Rising Action

How the text is organized.

• Structure

• Organization

• Design

• Outline

Author's tone refers to...

• an author's background information

• an author's perspective or attitude about a topic

• an author's writing style

• an author's choice of text structure(s)

A theme is...

• What the text is mostly about

• Message or moral of the story

• The opinion of the author

• Evidence from the text

One way to figure out a word you don't know on the test is...

• Skip it

• Look for clues in the sentence

When you are reading a text you should

• Write down important notes

• Skim it

• Write down everything it says

• Stop every paragraph for a break

The MOST important details in a fiction text usually include

• The characters favorite things, foods, and shows

• Main characters, events, problems, and solutions

• Every character ever introduced

• Facts, data, and statistics

Pick the BEST summary of Cinderella

• A mouse helps a lady get to a ball. He hopes she had a good time.

• A fairy godmother wants to go the ball. She lets a random girl go instead.

• Cinderella is a girl who wants to go to the ball, but her animal friends won't help her.

• Cinderella is a girl who wants to go to the ball, but her step-family tries to stop her by giving her chores.