Reading and Writing
This kind of summary presents a text’s main ideas and important details without adding the writer’s opinions or feelings.
What is an objective summary?
This is the most intense moment and turning point of the story.
What is the Climax?
A character struggles against another character with opposing goals.
What is character vs. character conflict?
This literary element describes the author’s or narrator’s attitude toward the subject.
What is tone?
This describes what a writer says, while tone describes how he or she says it.
What is voice?
This kind of writing uses a formal style, a focused topic, and relevant evidence; writers may develop it with summaries, paraphrases, and quotations.
What is academic writing?
This is the conclusion of the story, where the conflict is resolved.
What is the Resolution?
A character struggles internally with thoughts, emotions, or a difficult decision.
What is character vs. self conflict?
This literary element describes the feeling or atmosphere a text creates for readers.
What is mood?
This is a story from the author’s own life that focuses on one moment or period in time rather than telling a whole life story.
What is a memoir?
This careful interaction between a reader and a text involves paying close attention to details.
What is close reading?
his stage introduces the characters, setting, and background.
What is the Exposition?
A character struggles against weather, wildlife, natural disasters, or the landscape.
What is character vs. nature conflict?
This is the main idea or underlying meaning a writer presents in a novel, short story, or other literary work.
What is theme?
This type of memoir boldly shares painful or difficult information about the author or their family.
What is a confessional memoir?
This is the literal meaning of a word, such as the meaning listed in a dictionary.
What is denotation?
These events follow the climax as tension decreases and loose ends start to tie up
What is the Falling Action?
A character faces a problem with technological advancements.
What is character vs. technology conflict?
This narrative perspective uses “I” or “we” to tell the story.
What is first-person point of view?
This type of memoir focuses on a great challenge or obstacle the author encountered during their lifetime.
What is a transitional/transformational memoir?
This is the idea, feeling, or emotion that a word suggests beyond its literal meaning.
What is connotation?
During this stage, the conflict develops and tension builds through a series of events.
What is the Rising Action?
A character is at odds with society’s rules or expectations, while another tries to assert free will against destiny or forces beyond their control. (two answers)
What are character vs. society and character vs. fate?
This literary device uses an object, person, or event to represent a larger idea and connect to a theme.
What is symbolism?
Powerful sensory imagery appeals to these five senses. Name them.
What are sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch?