Literary Terms
Literary Terms and Stories
Stories and Literary Terms
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What is literary non-fiction?
A story that has factual information and may have descriptive details and opinions.
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What type of non-fiction is “Exploring the Titanic”?
Literary non-fiction
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Which one of these is a fact from the story “Exploring the Titanic?” Twenty minutes after the crash, things looked very bad; the night air was biting cold; the ship had received seven warnings of icebergs that day it sank; the ship moved majestically down the River Test.
the ship had received seven warnings of icebergs that day it sank
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Vocabulary word: Immigrants often did not have much money, so they were __________________.
impovrished
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Vocab. word: You might describe a house as being ______________ if you thought it was haunted.
eerie
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What is narrative non-fiction?
A story that is true and has a plot, characters, setting and dialogue
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What type of non-fiction is “Immigrant Kids”?
Informative non-fiction
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Which one of these is an opinion from the story “Exploring the Titanic?” the captain was a natural leader and popular; on May 21, 1911, the hull of the Titanic was launched; the ship had received seven warnings of icebergs the day it sank; the captain ordered the lookouts to keep a sharp watch for ice.
the captain was a natural leader and popular
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Vocab. word: Since Kindles and iPad2s are brand new and one of a kind, they could be a _________.
novelty
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Vocab. word: If a politician is giving a convincing speech, he or she is speaking with ____________.
eloquence
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What is informative non-fiction?
A true story that gives factual information only
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What type of non-fiction is “An American Childhood”?
Narrative non-fiction
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If “the children hit the Buick with a snowball” is the CAUSE, what is the effect?
An angry man gets out of his car and chases the children.
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Vocab. word: Something you say would be ______________ if it repeats the same point over again.
redundant
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Vocab. word: To ________________, or get even, means to get revenge on someone who hurt you.
retaliate
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Which one of these is a primary source? history book, science book, autobiography, or biography?
autobiography
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Which one of these is a primary source? Descriptions of the immigrants’ exams by Russell Freedman, Edward Corsi’s impressions of Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, the setting of “Immigrant Kids”, the reasons immigrants came to America as told by the author.
Edward Corsi’s impressions of Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty
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If “the man catches and scolds the children” is the EFFECT, what is the cause?
They lead him all over the neighborhood, but they can’t lose him.
400
Vocab. word: If you are working frantically to finish your project, you are working ____________.
feverishly
400
Vocab. word: A military veteran might have been a ___________________ in Afghanistan or Iraq.
combatant
500
Which one of these is a secondary source? photograph of an event, autobiography, biography, diary
biography
500
Which one of these is a secondary source? Edward Corsi’s impressions of Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, descriptions of the immigrants' exams by Russell Freedman, the picture of the Jewish war orphans from 1921, Angelo Pellegrini’s recollection of his own family’s detention at Ellis Island
descriptions of the immigrants' exams by Russell Freedman
500
Put these events in chronological order: USA entered WWI, the Roosevelts were married, Franklin contracted polio, the Roosevelts’ first child was born, Franklin was elected Governor of New York
the Roosevelts were married the Roosevelts’ first child was born USA entered WWI Franklin contracted polio Franklin was elected Governor of New York
500
Vocab. word: Someone like Lady Gaga, who is extremely well-known, is considered _____________.
prominent
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Vocab. word: If you are ______________ about a test, you are deep in thought, worrying about it.
brooding
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