ela 7

• parts of an email

  1.heading

  2. greeting

  3. body

  4. closing

  5. signature
• fact definition


  a thing that is known or proved to be true
• opinion definition


  a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge
• bias definition


  prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another
• prejudice definition


  opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
• critical thinking definition 


  analyzing something carefully to make a decision (used for reading comp)
• the writing process


  1.prewriting

  2. drafting

  3. revising

  4. editing

  5. publish
• types of essays/paragraphs


  informative, narrative, persuasive, descriptive
• what is the thesis


  it explains your position and the 3 main ideas and is found in the introductory paragraph

  ex. Harry Potter is the best movie because its plot is interesting, it has an insanely good amount of detail, and encourages kids to have an imagination
• what is a hook


  the sentence that grabs your readers attention and makes them look forward to what is next. can start with a broad statement and narrows down to the thesis.
• structure of a supporting paragraph


  transition, evidence, explain
• what defines a paragraph


  3-5 sentences, has a transition
• podcast definition


  audio file made available on the internet
• episode definition


  each individual episode should relate to the show and can be as short as the creator wants
• types of podcasts (name 3)

  Interview podcasts

  Conversational/co-hosted podcasts.

  Solo podcasts.

  Scripted fiction podcasts.

  Scripted nonfiction podcasts.

  Call-in podcasts.

  Repurposed content podcasts.

  Hybrid podcasts.
• documentary definition


  non fiction motion picture to document reality
• documentary purposes 


  record, persuade, analyze, entertain
• documentary angles


  low angle, high angle, eye level, bird eye
• documentary techniques


  symbolic, written, technical, audio
• 5 elements of a short story


  setting, plot, pov, characterization, theme
• plot in order


  1.exposition

  2. initial incident

  3. rising action

  4. climax

  5. falling action

  6. resolution
• main povs in fiction/ stories + explain

  1st person: the main character telling the story as it happened to them

  3rd person: an all-knowing observer, who knows all thoughts and feelings of the character or knows the thoughts and feeling of one character
• direct characterization


  readers are told about character and what they are like
• indirect characterization 


  we learn about the character by their personality
• theme


  the lesson/ message in a short story