ELA Skills Review

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What is the definition of plot?

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The sequence or series of events in the story from beginning (exposition) to the end (resolution).

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What are the events called after the climax where the excitement decreases and they lead to the conclusion or resolution?

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Falling action.

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What is an event that sets the main character on the journey that will occupy them throughout the story called?

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Inciting Incident.

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How would the reader determine the author's tone?

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Look at the author's use of adjectives in the text to determine his/her tone (attitude, feeling, and opinions towards the topic).

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What are more narrow ideas, evidence, examples, and elaboration in a passage known as?

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Supporting Details.

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What is the term for the main idea of a story?

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Main Idea.

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What is the term for the introduction of background information in a story?

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Exposition.

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What is the turning point of the story called?

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Climax.

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What is the conclusion or resolution of a story?

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Resolution.

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What is the conflict in a story?

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The struggle between opposing forces that drives the plot.