Literary Terms
Plot Elements
Writing
Grammar
Spicer Specials
100
What is the definition of setting? Also, provide an example from a text we have read this year.
Setting is the time and place of a story.
100
Describe the elements of the exposition in a plot diagram.
Exposition is when the readers are introduced to the setting and characters of the story.
100
What is informative writing?
Informative writing provides information on a particular topic.
100
What is a noun? Provide an example of a noun used correctly in a sentence.
Noun - person, place, thing, or idea Ex: The candle fell on the table. (N - candle, N - table)
100
Who is the author for "Broken Chain"?
Gary Soto
200
What is the difference between a protagonist and an antagonist? Provide an example of both from texts we have read this year.
Protagonist - main character of the story Antagonist - character working against the protagonist
200
What is climax in a plot diagram? Discuss a climax from one of the stories we have read this year.
Climax - turning point of the story Ex: "Landlady" - when Billy realizes that all the animals in the room are stuffed and his is about to be in big trouble.
200
Explain the difference between connotation and denotation. Provide an example of both.
Denotation is the dictionary definition of a word. Connotation is the personal/emotional meaning of a word. Ex: Snake: Connotation - sneaky Denotation - reptile
200
What is a pronoun? Write a sentence that properly uses a pronoun.
Pronoun replaces a noun. Ex: He went to the store. (PN - He)
200
How do you discover the meaning of a word without using a dictionary?
Context Clues
300
Explain the definition of theme and how theme drove the plot of the story in "The Landlady".
Theme - message / lesson of the story. In "The Landlady", the theme was "appearance is not always reality". This drove the plot of the story because Billy believed that the landlady was a sweet and nice old woman based on her appearances and actions; when in reality she was a murderer who kept bodies of young men in her bed and breakfast.
300
Discuss how foreshadowing is used in any text that we have read this year. Make sure to define the term foreshadowing.
Foreshadowing are hints in the text to provide information to the reader that something is about to happen. Ex: "The Landlady" - when Billy looks at the Bed and Breakfast sign and says that each word was like a large, black eye staring at him.
300
What are 3 items that all argumentative pieces of writing MUST have?
Clear claim of opinion, evidence, counter-argument
300
What is an appositive? Write a sentence in which an appositive and commas are correctly used.
Appositive is a word/phrase that renames or identifies another noun or pronoun. Ex: The woman, who smelled like moth balls, wore an elegant fur coat to dinner.
300
What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
Your name
400
Explain one type of conflict and how that type of conflict was displayed in a text we have read this year.
Ex: Internal conflict: character vs. character Alfonso vs himself - he struggled with self-confidence
400
Describe the climax and the resolution of the "Landlady".
Climax - when Billy realizes that the animals were stuffed in the room. There was not a resolution. The story was a cliffhanger.
400
What are sensory details? How are they important in narrative writing?
Sensory details are words that describe smells, feelings, taste, touch, sound and make narrative writing more descriptive to the reader.
400
Write a sentence with a compound subject OR compound predicate.
Ex: Anthony sang his favorite song and danced his own routine at the talent show.
400
Answer the riddle: Why is 6 afraid of 7?
Because 7 ate 9.
500
Explain the difference between tone and mood. Discuss an example of tone and mood from a text we have read this year.
Mood - reader's feelings while reading a text Tone - author's intended feelings from a text Ex: Reader's mood from "Tell Tale Heart" could be eerie based on the comments from the narrator. At times, the tone of the text was sarcastic as the narrator was trying to make comments that he was sane, not insane.
500
What are the three different types of irony discussed this year?
Verbal Irony - when a speaker makes a statement, but means something else. Dramatic Irony - when something happens in the story that the readers are aware of, but the characters are not. Situational Irony - when an action is expected to occur, but the reversal of the expectation occurs.
500
What does a TDA stand for? What are the three pieces needed for an effective TDA?
Claim, Evidence, Explanation
500
Write one sentence using a LINKING VERB. Write one sentence using a HELPING VERB.
LV: Tommy was a fast shooting basketball player. (LV-was) HV: The old lady is driving the broken down truck. (HV -is)
500
Name Ms. Spicer's favorite superhero and what is the only item that can kill him. Hint: he has two names.
Clark Kent / Superman Kryptonite can kill him. :(
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