Research
Short Stories
Day of the Dead
Narrative
POV and Perspective
100

What does PEA stand for?

Point, Evidence, Analysis

100

What is the difference between a protagonist and an antagonist?

Protagonist- Good guy/ Hero

Antagonist- Bad guy/ Villain

100

What does Day of the Dead celebrate?

The celebration of lost loved ones coming back.

100

What is a narrative?

A story (true or imagined)

100

What are the 3 different points of view?

1st, 2nd, 3rd

200

How do we cite websites?

(Website author, Year)

200

What are the 4 basic elements of a story?

Character

Setting

Conflict

Resolution 

200

How is Halloween similar to Day of the Dead?

Decorations

Costumes

Death

Food


200

What are the 5 elements of the plot mountain?

Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

200

What are the pronouns for 1st person? 

I, me, we

300

What does it mean to PLAGIARISM?

Using someone else's words WITHOUT citing them.

300

How do you cite evidence from a story?

(Author's last name, Page Number)

300

What goes on an Ofrenda? 

Marigolds

Skulls

Food

Pictures

Personal Items

300

What do you learn during the Exposition of a story?

Characters and Setting

300

What is the difference between Point of View and Perspective?

Perspective is WHO

Point of View is HOW

400

What does it mean to PARAPHRASE?

Putting someone else's ideas into your words AND citing it.

400

What is a theme?

A big idea in the story + the lesson learned 

400

What are 3 things that make up culture?

Community

Stories

Language

Traditions

Skills

Tools

Art

Food

Values

400

When writing dialogue- how do you format it?

Words in quotation marks with a tag line. Punctuation inside the quotations. 

Start new speaker on a new line

400

What are the 3 types of 3rd person?

Limited

Objective

Omnicient

500

What format do we do citations in?

MLA

500

What are the 3 short stories we read.

Bonus points for LAST name of author!

"The Veldt" Bradbury

"Harrison Bergeron" Vonnegut

"Charles" Jackson

500

What is the difference between a biography and an autobiography? 

Biography- written about someone else

Autobiography- written about themselves

500

What are the 3 different types of endings for a story?

Happy, Not-So-Happy, Surprise Ending 

500

How does changing the perspective change the story?

Gives you different information in the same situation

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