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Unit 1 Assessment
Review for ELA Unit 1 objectives
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| central idea | W - who or what is the text about I - what is most important about the who or what N - write it in a small number of words |
| supporting evidence | specific details or quotations that directly support a key idea |
| text structure and text features | headings, photographs, captions, which help readers predict how information will be organized |
| author's purpose | the main reason a writer has for writing a text |
| diction | the author's word choice |
| formal diction | words that help an author report information precisely |
| theme | a message about life/a character's resolution to the conflict can develop this idea |
| theme development | a character's choices, actions, and events in the plot |
| character relationships | how the characters interact in a text |
| exposition | introduces the situation, characters, or background that leads to the events that follow |
| 3D narrative writing framework | dialogue, detail, and description |
| dialogue and description | reveals a character's attitude, personality, or reaction to events in the text |
| tone | the attitude or feeling expressed by the speaker or author |
| metaphor | compares two unlike things without using like or as |
| poet's word choice/line length | emphasize ideas and relationship within poems |