Roots & Affixes
Mythology
Signposts
The Outsiders
Plot Elements
100
equi
What is a prefix that means equal or same.
100
legends, folklore, and stories that explain the world and are passed down through generations
What is a myth?
100
When something comes up over and over in a story.
What is an again and again?
100
The second youngest Greaser, 16 and scared
Who is Johnny?
100
The main problem in the story
What is climax?
200
spect
What is root that means look or see.
200
Mount Olympus
What is the place where all the gods lived?
200
When the character asks themselves a difficult question.
What is a TOUGH QUESTION?
200
The Soc that first teaches Ponyboy that people are more alike than different
Who is Cherry?
200
The ways that you can indirectly characterize people in books.
What is STEAL - through speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, and looks?
300
-ist
What is suffix that means "a person who"
300
minotaur
What is a creature with the head of a bull and the body of a main?
300
What you ask yourself after finding an Aha! Moment
How will this change things?
300
Which Soc came to express his sympathy after Johnny died.
Who is Randy?
300
the four types of conflict we studied in class
What is man v man, man v self, man v nature, man v society
400
omni-
What is prefix that means all
400
he made artificial wings for his son
Who is Daedalus?
400
"Stay Gold Johnny" is an example
What is an example of Words of the Wiser?
400
How does the setting help to create conflict in the story?
teacher discretion
400
the five elements of plot, in order
What are exposition, rising actions, climax, falling actions, and resolution
500
terr
What is a root that means earth?
500
she gave Theseus the yarn so he could escape the labyrinth
Who is Adriadne?
500
Another name for a flashback
What is memory moment?
500
What is a theme in the story?
teacher discretion
500
the definition of theme
What is the lesson or message in the story
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