Fiction
What is the difference in an internal and external conflict?
Internal= within the character
External= outside of the character. Nature, society, character, etc.
What is the central idea of a text?
What the text is mostly about.
What should you do when you come to a word that you don't know, and you can't look it up?
Reread the sentence, look for words you do know that are around that word, try and take off the suffix/prefix and see if you know what the root word means.
You should ALWAYS get rid of the ______ answers before looking for the right one.
WRONG
What does STEAL stand for?
Speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, looks.
What is the difference in a theme and a main idea?
Theme= the message or lesson the author wants your to learn.
Main idea= what the story is mostly about.
List all of the different text structures.
Compare/contrast, cause/effect, problem/solution, description, sequence
What is the difference between connotation and denotation?
Connotation- feelings associated with the word
Denotation- dictionary definition of the word
You're stuck on a question, what should you do?
Skip it and keep going. The answer will probably come to you later!
What are the two types of characterization?
Direct and indirect
Who gets to determine the tone, the author or the reader?
The author. The reader gets to determine the mood.
What 5 things do you have to have in a nonfiction summary?
Main idea, Detail X's3, Closing.
The event that takes place BEFORE the rising action, but after the exposition is called the _______ event.
Inciting
A lot of questions are "RIGHT THERE" questions, what does that mean?
The answers are right there in the text for you- you just have to go back and reread.
In order to validate your argument in an argumentative essay, you must provide what to support it?
At least 3 supporting details/ pieces of evidence from the text.
In the story, who is the protagonist and who is the antagonist?
Protagonist= main character
Antagonist= Goes against the main character.
What is the difference in a claim and a counterclaim?
Claim- Cannot be proven, more like an opinion, something someone is arguing.
Counterclaim- Fighting against the claim.
What are the 3 types of irony?
Verbal, Situation, Dramatic
You should ALWAYS annotate when you're reading- this can look like little notes to yourself so you can remember key points. True or false?
TRUE!
Write an example of 1 claim, and 1 statement.
Answers can vary.
What are the three types of POV? Explain each one.
First person, third person limited, third person omniscient.
What is the difference in a firsthand, and a secondhand account?
Firsthand account- this person was there to witness an event, or they were involved in whatever it was.
Secondhand account- getting their information from another source because they were not there, or involved in it.
What was the TONE of Frederick Douglass' autobiography that you read last week?
Serious, Somber, Determined, Sad
You just caught yourself staring off into the distance- and you're at the end of the passage. You are trying to decide to keep moving on, or go back. What should you do?
GO BACK AND REREAD. Do not try and guess the answers!
Draw AND label a plot diagram.
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution