Literary Elements
the author's attitude toward the writing, character's and reader
Tone
noun
What is the first sentence in a paragraph called?
Topic Sentence
What was the name of the Settlement founded by the Virginia Company?
Jamestown
a place where people live together in a group or form a community
Settlement
the general atmosphere created by the author's word choice.
Mood
describing words that modify a noun or pronoun
adjectives
What are the sentences in a paragraph that support the main idea called?
supporting details
What was the Virginia Company hoping to find in North America?
Gold
A new settlement established and governed by a country in another land
Colony
foreshadowing
words that express an action or state of being (often end in "ing"
verb
Name one purpose of the concluding paragraph
- to summarize information presented
- to wrap up paragraph
- to restate the main idea
List 3 problems the colonists faced at Jamestown
- feeding themselves
- disease
-hard work/unequal labor
- maintaining positive relationship with the Powhatan
work or effort
labor
What are the five parts of a plot diagram?
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
words that modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs
adverbs
What is one purpose of the topic sentence?
to hook the reader and get their interest
to share the topic/main idea
What colony was Jamestown Settlement located in?
Virginia
a person who is bound to work without pay in the service of another for a specified length of time
Indentured Servant
a message about life and the human experience expressed in the text
theme
words that join other words
Example: for, and, nor, but, or yet, so
conjuncitons
What should you do to the first word of every new paragraph?
indent
What was the name of the time period between Fall 1609 and Spring 1610?
The Starving Time
The way a society organizes the manufacture and exchange of things of value, such as money, food, products, and services.
Economy