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ELA MIDTERMS
MIDTERMS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Theme | The subject of a talk, a piece of writing a person's thoughts, or an exhibition a topic. |
| Sequence | The order in which things should happen |
| Chronological | Arranged in order of time |
| Trace | Outline, follow of the course of a very small thing |
| Central Idea | The most important point the author makes |
| Symbolize | To stand for, to represent |
| Cause and effect | The reason something happens and the result of it happening. |
| Annotate | Add brief notes to diagram or graph |
| Summarize | give a brief statement of the main points of (something). |
| Characteristics | A distinguishing feature or quality |
| Acronym | A word formed from the first letter of each word in a series. |
| Element | plot, conflict, character, setting, point of view, and theme. |
| Explore | to travel around a new, unknown place to see what it is like |
| Illustrate | Clarify by giving an example |
| Emphasize | To give special attention to, or to stress |
| Devise | To think out, plan figure out, invent, create. |
| Transition | (n.) a change from one state or condition to another |
| Abbreviate | shorten abridge |
| Diction | word choice, speakers choice of words |
| Depict | (v.) to portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture |
| Process | A series of actions or steps taken to achieve an end |
| Review | to go over |
| Organize | arrange, classify |
| Revise | To make corrections, edit, or redo |
| Structure | the organization of a story's various elements, including plot, characters, and themes. |
| Edit | to make changes by adding, deleting, or modifying text, graphics, or other items in a document |
| Criteria | A means of judging. A standard, rule, or test by which something can be judged. |
| Proofread | to read the text and mark corrections to be made |
| Critique | A detailed analysis and assessment. |
| Integrate | To bring together and make whole |
| Objective | Unbiased, not subjective |
| Prove | to show something is true |
| Procedure | A method or way of doing something |
| Format | (n.) the size, shape, or arrangement of something |
| Bi | A particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific. |
| Concise | brief and to the point |
| Thesis | a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved. |
| Subjective | based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions |
| Pace | the speed at which someone or something moves or does something |
| Outline | Give a brief account or summary |
| WHat is Auggie's biggest challenge in wonder? | His facial deformity, Treacher Collins syndrome, and how people treat him. |
| Describe the setting of Wonder | It primarily takes place in a suburb of Manhattan called North River Heights and in Auggie's new school: Beecher Prep. |
| From whose point of Wonder told? | It is told in many different perspectives, Auggie, Via, Summer, Jackwill, Justin, and lastly again Auggie. |
| Summarize August's first day of school at Beecher Prep | He gets jitters, and goes to homeroom thankful they had the tour. He sits by some one that can't get his lock open, but is to scared to help him. Mrs. Petosa asks about everybody and Julian the bully secretly makes fun of him with Star Wars. |
| Compare how Julian acts to adults v.s peers | Adults he acts like a proper young lad nice and polite. Although around his peers he is a fat bully. |
| What causes august to stay home sick from school several days | The chapter Halloween, Jack Will his "best friend" says if he were auggie he would kill himself. That makes Auggie feel bad. |
| Describe Via's complicated feeling towards her brother. | She feels like Auggie is the Earth and everything revolves around him. She loves him all time, although, she never gets any attention from her parents. |
| What is the main cause of Via and Miranda's renewed friendship | Via and Miranda missed each other, and Miranda and Ella made fun of Via, even though they were the people that changed. Miranda got the lead that Via wanted, so Miranda said she felt sick, even though she just wanted to let Via have the lead. |
| What event sparks Auggie's acceptance by classmates. | When Eddie punched him and he lost his bionic |
| How is Auggie honored in the resolution of this novel? | By getting the award called Henry Ward award which showed kindness and compassion to others. |
| Compare Auggie to the beginning of Wonder to the end | In the beginning Auggie doesn't even want to go to school, he ,He was very nervous an didn't like talking to others. NOW he loves school and has so many friends, and likes talking to people, and is more confident than before. |
| What is the theme for Wonder | Empathy, friendship, acceptance. |
| what is a memoir | a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources. |
| What is a characteristics of memoirs. | Intimacy involved |
| What does the term first person mean in a memoir | The narrator is telling the story, the person it is about is telling the story. |
| What is the main difference between fiction and a memoir | Memoirs are factual not imagined , fiction is mae up from the author it is fake. |
| What is an example of a memoir | My eyes, they deceive me daily |
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