The Color of My Words
This is the kind of short writing, found at the start of each chapter, that Ana Rosa excels at.
Poems
The main person, creature, or entity who drives the action in a story.
Protagonist
The term for the lens through which the story is told
Point of View
This is the term for the spoken words between characters, punctuated with quotation marks.
Dialogue
This is a brief retelling of a story's main events, including the characters and setting.
Summary
This is the name of the tall, specific tree that serves as Ana Rosa's private writing spot.
Gri Gri Tree
This element is the central, underlying message or idea explored by the author.
Theme
This is the highest point of tension or the turning point of the story, after which the main conflict is decided.
Climax
This technique uses vivid language, imagery, and sensory details to help the reader visualize a scene or person.
Descriptive Language
This is the central, underlying message or universal truth about life conveyed by the story.
Theme
Ana Rosa's writing becomes an act of social justice when she publishes a piece about the government's plan to take this from her community. Ana Rosa's writing becomes an act of social justice when she publishes a piece about the government's plan to take this from her community.
Their land and/or homes.
The time and place in which the events of the story occur.
Setting
This is the specific literary device that dictates whether the story uses "I/we" or "he/she/they."
Pronouns
When a character is described to the reader, what type of characterization is the author making?
Direct Characterization
A good summary should be objective and avoid expressing this from the reader.
Personal Opinion
Ana Rosa receives this valuable gift for her thirteenth birthday, enabling her to continue her journey as a writer.
Typewriter
The sequence of events in a story, including the exposition, rising action, climax, and resolution.
Plot
During this stage of the plot, the protagonist usually finds a final solution or acceptance regarding the main conflict.
Falling Action
What should every narrative have?
Beginning. Middle, and End
What would "family", "love", "anger", or "hopelessness" be considered?
Theme Topic
This older brother is the tragedy that Ana Rosa must transcend, ultimately deciding to honor his memory through her writing.
Guario
The struggle between opposing forces, such as person vs. person or person vs. nature.
Conflict
A character struggling with an emotional problem or making a difficult choice is an example of this kind of conflict.
Man vs Self
When a character isn't described by the author and the reader has to use context clues, what type of characterization is the author using?
Indirect Characterization
When writing a summary, what type of words should you use at the start of each sentence?
Transition words. (First, Next, Then, and Finally)