Back to School: Language Arts Terms and Vocabulary Review (High School)

In this two-hour class we will review the basic words you need to succeed in English class!

Amy Snook M.A. English

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120 minutes

per class

Meets once

14-18

year olds

3-15

learners per class

per learner

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We will review essential terms and vocabulary used in high school English Language Arts classes. Then we will practice using the words by applying them to example questions. Students will have the opportunity to ask and answer questions as well as participate by sharing their answers to practice examples. 
The terms and vocabulary are broken into these categories: plot vocabulary, character development vocabulary, conflict vocabulary, general ELA vocabulary, and literary terms. We will review...

Students will be able to:

~define and apply the following plot vocabulary:
exposition
conflict
rising action
climax
falling action
epiphany
resolution

~define and apply the following character development vocabulary:
protagonist
antagonist
direct characterization
indirect characterization
flat
round
foil
dynamic
static


~define and apply the following conflict vocabulary:
conflict
internal conflict
external conflict
man v. man conflict
man v. nature conflict
man v. self conflict

~define and apply the following vocabulary:
infer
cite
text
narrate/narrator
summarize
paraphrase
theme
tone
mood
perspective/point of view (P.O.V.) first person, second person, and third person

~define and apply the following literary terms:
analogy
simile
metaphor
alliteration
assonance
consonance
hyperbole
trope
imagery
irony (situational and verbal)
onomatopoeia
personification

I am a certified English Language Arts teacher with twenty-two years of teaching experience.

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2 hours per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

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Teacher

Amy Snook M.A. English

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Lives in the United States

Amy Snook, B.S. Ed., M.A. in English-Reading, Writing, ELA

99 total reviews

121 completed classes

About Me

Hello Learners! My name is Amy Snook, and I have been teaching for twenty-one years. I love helping students reach their learning goals by making classes fun and engaging. Whether I am teaching high school students how to analyze and make...