Test Review ELA

The Author's Purpose is the reason why an author would put a scene or idea in a writing.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

A Thesis Statement is a sentence that states the topic or purpose of your paper.

• True

• False

Theme is...

• The Main Idea of a story.

• How I feel about a story.

• The lesson or moral of a story.

• How the author feels about a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Mood is....

• How the author makes me feel about a story.

• How the author feels about a story.

• How I feel about change in a story.

• How the author feels about the reader.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Tone us...

• How I feel about a story.

• How the author feels about a story.

• How I feel about change in a story.

• How the author feels about change in a story.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A Simile...

• Compares two different things, without using the words “like” or “as.” 

• Gives human characteristics to nonhuman or abstract things.

• Is a great exaggeration, often unrealistic, to add emphasis to a sentiment.

• Compares two different things, using the words “like” or “as”

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A Metaphor...

• Compares two different things, using the words “like” or “as”.

• Gives human characteristics to nonhuman or abstract things.

• Compares two different things without using the words “like” or “as.” 

• Is a reference to a preexisting person, work, event, or well-known piece of pop culture.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Personification is...

• Compares two different things, without using the words “like” or “as.” 

• Giving human characteristics to nonhuman or abstract things.

• Comparing two different things, using the words “like” or “as”.

• A great exaggeration, often unrealistic, to add emphasis to a sentiment.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Hyperbole is...

• A great exaggeration, often unrealistic, to add emphasis to a sentiment.

• Comparing two different things using the words "like" or "as".

• Comparing two different things without using the words "like" or "as".

• A reference to a preexisting person, work, event, or well-known piece of pop culture.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

An Allusion is...

• A great exaggeration, often unrealistic, to add emphasis to a sentiment.

• Giving human characteristics to nonhuman or abstract things.

• Comparing two different things using the words "like" or "as".

• A reference to a preexisting person, work, event, or well-known piece of pop culture.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4