Narrative 1
Name three characters from James and the Giant Peach.
answers vary
When the audience knows something the character does not know about a situation.
Dramatic Irony
The words around a difficult word to help the reader determine meaning
What is context clues
This is a description word that modifies a noun
What is adjective?
The main character in a writing.
Protagonist
What is the term for the message of a story or the life lesson the story teaches.
theme
In narratives, it is when the author zooms in to give great physical detail.
Snapshot
Explain what the author's tone is.
the attitude of the author toward the subject and/or characters of a story
and, but, or
conjunction
In a literary work, this is the struggle between 2 (or more) forces.
Conflict
How do you properly write a book title?
underline or italicize it
What does CER stand for?
Claim, Evidence, Reason
What is it called when you are presenting the opposing side's argument?
counterargument/counterclaim
A word that describes action or a state of being
What is a verb?
The type (style) of writing in which the author aims to change the readers' minds.
Persuasive writing
What genre is Chains?
historical fiction
Two words that mean the opposite of one another are...
antonyms
The part of the CER that captures the thinking of the author. It explains why the evidence supports the claim.
Reasoning
What part of speech is the word fabulously in this phrase?
"Ms. Crook is dressed fabulously."
adverb
Another term for a short story.
narrative
What is the main force working against the protagonist in a novel?
direct characterization and indirect characterization.
Two words that have similar meanings or mean the same
synonym
The general, unified feeling conveyed by the various details of a literary work is called.....
Mood or atmosphere
What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: I went through the woods.
through the woods
A plot can be divided into these parts....
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.