ELA Milestones Review

Fact

• A statement that can be proven.

• A guess that is unverified.

• A belief that is widely accepted.

• A theory that is not yet tested.

Denotative Meaning

• The implicit meaning of a word.

• The explicit meaning.

• A meaning that varies by context.

• A meaning that is commonly misunderstood.

Setting

• Where (location) and when (time of the day, season) a story takes place.

• Who (characters) are involved in the story.

• What (plot) happens in the story.

• Why (theme) the story is told.

Sequence

• The order of events in a narrative.

• A type of character development.

• The setting of a story.

• The main conflict in a plot.

Personification

• Author describes an object as a person.

• Author describes an object as an animal.

• Author describes an object as a place.

• Author describes an object as a feeling.

Central Idea

• Main idea.

• Supporting detail.

• Minor point.

• Conclusion.

Theme

• The message of a literary text.

• The setting of a story.

• The plot of a narrative.

• The character development in a novel.

Author’s Point of View

• The author's opinion.

• The author's favorite book.

• The author's writing style.

• The author's background.

What is Alliteration?

• Words that use the same sound to start, such as 'The beautiful butterfly blew by the bay.'

• A poetic device that involves the repetition of vowel sounds.

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

• A type of rhyme that occurs at the end of lines in poetry.

Onomatopoeia

• Words that describe emotions

• Words that imitate sounds

• Words that rhyme with each other

• Words that are difficult to pronounce