English language arts Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

TExES Core Subjects 4-8 (211) Exam Review (English Language Arts and Reading Already Passed Language acquisition the combination of innate ability, imitation of what is said and heard, and multiple environmental influences Language Acquisition Device (LAD) coined by Noam Chomsky, was the belief humans possess an "internal grammar" Imitation provides young learners with the opportunity to begin producing language by observing and replicating their caregiver's phrases and words decreases in ...

Maya Angelou () - 20th century African-American writer, poet and activist. Best-known for her work "I Know Why A Caged Bird Sings". Jane Austen () - English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Known for Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma Ray Bradbury () - A contemporary American writer of science fiction short stories and novels which deal with...

Cumulative Exam Review -English Language Arts 11 CR Already Passed In "Wilson's War Message to Congress" the word "extraordinary" is repeated in order to D) emphasize the importance of the meeting and its special purpose. Which is a motif in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" that represents being trapped? D) the noose Read the quote from "My Heart Is Bursting." Two years ago I made peace with Generals Harney, Sanborn, and Colonel Leavenworth at the mouth of the Little Arkansas...

stanza - Answer A group of lines in a poem lyric vs. narrative poem - Answer lyric -- does not tell a story/expresses the personal feelings, observations, or thoughts of a speaker narrative -- poem that tells story sonnet - Answer a 14 line poem containing 3 quatrains and 1 couplet quatrain - Answer A four line stanza cinquain - Answer a poem with 5 lines that contains a 2-4-6-8-2 syllable pattern haiku - Answer 3 unrhymed lines (5, 7, 5) usually focusing on nature ...

OAE English Language Arts 020

OAE_ English Language Arts Already passed /Graded A+

Praxis II: English Language Arts: Content Knowledge (5038) Literary Terms Fiction - answerLiterature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people. Literary Nonfiction - answerCreative nonfiction that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives Narrative Nonfiction - answerInformation based on fact that is presented in a format which tells a story Historical Fiction - answerA literary genre in which t...

OAE_ English Language Arts Already passed /Graded A+

Fiction - correct answer Literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people. Literary Nonfiction - correct answer Creative nonfiction that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives Narrative Nonfiction - correct answer Information based on fact that is presented in a format which tells a story Historical Fiction - correct answer A literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting loca...

stanza correct answersA group of lines in a poem lyric vs. narrative poem correct answerslyric -- does not tell a story/expresses the personal feelings, observations, or thoughts of a speaker narrative -- poem that tells story sonnet correct answersa 14 line poem containing 3 quatrains and 1 couplet quatrain correct answersA four line stanza cinquain correct answersa poem with 5 lines that contains a 2-4-6-8-2 syllable pattern haiku correct answers3 unrhymed lines (5, 7, 5) usual...