English / Language Arts OAE

Mrs. Anton assigns her students a writing project, requesting a short story using limited third-person point of view. The students have been learning about point of view in class for weeks, so they know they must show the thoughts and feelings of which of the following? - All of the characters - The reader - The author - One of the characters - CORRECT ANSWER-One of the characters First vs Second vs Third Person POV - CORRECT ANSWER-FIRST: The narrator speaks about himself/herself EX: "I was sad. I felt nervous." SECOND: The narrator speaks directly to the reader EX: "You were sad. You felt nervous." THIRD: The narrator watches the story, but is not in it EX: "He looked sad. He seemed nervous." During a discussion of a new novel Mr. Wallace's class has been reading, he asks his students to describe the main character's school and home. He also asks them to identify and describe the period in history during which the story takes place. This class discussion is focused on which of the following? - Criticism - Setting - Plot - Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER-Setting What is "setting" in a story? - CORRECT ANSWER-The time and place of a story What is the "plot" in a story? - CORRECT ANSWER-Sequence of events in a story Ms. Sharpe asks her students to roll a dice and call out words that begin with the letter they land on. This activity focuses on which skill? - Grammar - Phonics - Creative writing