Praxis Middle School English Language Arts Q&A Mastery Bundle

diction author's choice of words, expressions and style apostrophe a figure of speech in which someone absent or something inhuman is addressed as though present and able to respond synecdoche a figure of speech which represents some whole or group by one of its or their parts or members m...

Intransitive verbs Which kind of verb does NOT take an object? rewriting According to language arts research, which important step in composition is most frequently omitted by students? The Basal reading approach What kind of language arts instruction relies on the use of graded books of speci...

Who wrote the social science fiction, The Giver? a. Lois Lowry b. Mark Twain c. Scott Fitzgerald d. J.K.Rowling a. Lois Lowry Match the novel with the correct historical period: 1. Industrial revolution 2. Great Depression 3. Civil Rights Movement a. Roll of Thunder b. Hear Me Cry c. ...

Adjective modifies or limits a noun or pronoun; answers the questions which one, what kind, and how many. Affix a prefix or suffix; subordinate additions to root words Adverb a word that modifies, or qualifies the meaning of a verb, other adverb, clause, or phrase. Example: Herman runs quickly...

Parable realistic and has a moral Legend exaggerated story about people Myth literary sub genre of a story that involves gods and heroes, usually expressing a cultures ideals Folktale language of the people, does not need a moral, and main purpose is to entertain Fairytales element of ma...

Informational Texts Texts, such as a biographies, textbooks, articles, reports, etc, that are factual or written to teach something; usually nonfiction Rhetoric The art or study of persuasion through speaking or writing; language that is elaborate or pretentious but actually empty, meaning little...

Literary Periods Old English, Middle English, British Romantic, British Victorian, British Neoclassical, American Renaissance,Harlem Renaissance, Modern, Postmodern,American Naturalist,Contemporary CCSS main genres Stories,Drama,Poetry,Literary Nonfiction Subgenre Biography, Drama,Epic poem, Essay...

Grammar In a language, a system of rules that enables us to communicate with and understand others Usage This is the way words and phrases are utilized correctly in written or spoken language. Syntax Sentence structure Writing mechanics the conventions of print that do not exist in oral lan...

Malapropism an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound. "I am not under the affluence of alcohol." Sonnet a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter,...

William Shakespeare Poet and playwright of the Renaissance period in Western culture. Plays, comedies, tragedies, tragicomedies and historical plays. William Faulkner Author of Southern literature in America based on his experience living in Mississippi during the early 20th century. Geoffrey ...

Drama a piece of writing that tells a story and is performed on stage. Poetry Written in verses that may be complete sentences, clauses, or phrases. Rhyming or unrhymed verse. Poetry meter following a particular rhythmic pattern: iambic, dactylic, spondaic, trochaic, or anapestic-w/o regular m...

SIOP ModelSheltered Instruction Observation Protocol. Has 30 components including a lesson plan checklist. 7 Strategies of Highly Effective ReadersActivating, Inferring, Monitoring-Clarifying, Questioning, Searching-Selecting, Summarizing, visualizing-organizing. ActivatingWhat they already kn...

Louisa May Alcott American novelist whose major works (1860) include: "Little Women," "Little Men," "Flower Fables," "Moods." Used pen name A. M. Barnard Maya Angelou " I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," "Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now" (1993) and "Even the Stars Look Lones...