Vocabulary
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What is MENTOR?
We narrowly avoided a ______________ by swerving before hitting the loaded school bus.
What is DISASTER?
When the author TELLS you about the character
What is DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION?
What are the two types of texts?
What is FICTION and NON-FICTION?
Somebody Wanted So But Then can be used to ________________ a story.
What is SUMMARIZE?
Development toward a better, more complete condition
What is PROGRESS?
My friend is the eternal ______________. She always see the glass half full.
What is OPTIMIST?
A character that stays the same throughout the story
What is STATIC?
Inference = Text + _________________
What is BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY OPPORTUNITY
The main events of a novel, play, or movie is called _______________.
What is PLOT?
an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities
What is CHOICE?
We walked into a ______________ environment after the game. We were worried that a fight might break out.
What is HOSTILE?
That little girl is sweet and smells like a rose. What type of characterization is this?
What is DIRECT characterization?
What is it called when you look at the front, back, and first page of a book?
What is PREVIEW?
Where a story takes place
What is SETTING?
A view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
What is OPINION?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY OPPORTUNITY
The investigators used _______________ to help determine the cause of death.
What is FORENSICS?
A character that changes drastically throughout the story is a _____________ character.
What is DYNAMIC?
What are you using when you use the clues around a word to determine it's meaning?
What is CONTEXT CLUES?
The rising action of a story
What is EXPOSITION?
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
What is INFERENCE?
Cheer up! Don't be so ________________. It can't be all that bad. Surely, there is something to be happy about.
What is _________________?
The little boy is crying and begging for his mama. What type of characterization is this?
What is INDIRECT?
The text below a picture or illustration is called a _________.
What is CAPTION?
Boys: Name a static and dynamic character from the movie ROCKY.
Girls: Name a static and dynamic character from the movie THE ULTIMATE GIFT.
Boys: Who is PAULIE?
Who is ROCKY?
Girls: Who is JASON?
Who is EMILY?