ELA FINALS 6th grade Part 1 Flashcards
Ela finals study guide part 1
Setting
The time and place of a story
Point of view
The narrator’s position in the story
First person POV
The narrator is the main character
Third person Limited POV
The narrator isn’t a character and only knows the main character’s thoughts and feelings
Third person omniscient POV
The narrator isn’t a character and knows all the characters’ thoughts and feelings
Character traits
What a character is like on the inside
Direct characterization
The narrator directly describes a character
INdirect characterization
The character is described through text, feelings, and thoughts.
Mood
The reader’s feelings
Tone
The authors feelings
Author’s Purpose
The reason the book was written
The 7 author’s purposes
Entertain, Persuade, Recount, Instruct, Describe, Explain and Inform.
Plot
The events that make up a story
Expostion
The begining of the story that shows the characters, setting and mood
Rising action
Events that build tension and lead up to the climax