Native American Literature
What is another myth you know? (Besides Turtle's Back)
Adam and Eve, the Bible, the Big Bang
What is the setting of a story?
Where and when the story takes place.
What is an allusion?
A reference to a famous historical figure, work, or event.
Which sentence demonstrates incorrect pronoun-antecedent agreement?
A The team celebrated its victory.
B. Each student must complete his or her assignment.
C. The dog wagged their tail.
C. The dog wagged their tail.
How the author feels about the writing is called?
Tone
To explain how the world, humans, animals, and nature came to be.
What is the theme of a story?
The overall message - what the author is saying about a particular topic.
What is tone?
The author's attitude toward the subject
Example of reflexive pronoun
herself, himself, itself, myself ourselves, etc.
Doug walked into the arcade and his eyes lit up. He had never seen such an impressive array of games.
What is the tone?
Native American origin stories reveal that one thing Natives value above all else is ______
Nature
Name the six types of conflict.
Character vs. Character
Character vs. Nature
Character vs. Society
Character vs. Technology
Character vs. Supernatural
Character vs Self
What is imagery?
Using descriptive words and phrases to create a mental picture in the reader's mind.
Which of the following words are adjectives?
quickly, mysterious, husband, several, accuse, most, mouse
mysterious, several, most
The steak was tough, the soup was cold, and the pie was dry. Not to mention the overpriced menu.
What is the tone?
Disappointed
Something that recurs throughout many different pieces of literature. Examples would be good vs. evil, the "jock" vs "nerd" stereotype, etc.
Archetype
What is characterization?
The speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, and looks that reveal a character's traits.
What is a symbol?
A physical item or character that represents something else.
Identify ALL of the compound nouns in the following sentence:
"the Teacher, Mr. Arnold, stopped at his local coffee shop on his way to Wilson high school."
Mr. Arnold, coffee shop, Wilson High School
It is a mistake to think that we can leave this problem to the next generation to solve.
What is the tone?
Hopeless
Who were the two main characters in "The World on Turtle's Back?"
The evil left-handed twin and the good right-handed twin
What are the four elements of a plot diagram?
Exposition, Rising, Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
when the author reveals hints about future events of a story
foreshadowing
Rewrite the following sentence, fixing any errors in capitalization:
"the Teacher, Mr. arnold, stopped at his local coffee shop on his way to Wilson high school."
The teacher, Mr. Arnold, stopped at his local coffee shop on his way to Wilson High School."
Janet took a shaky breath as she saw the rickety rope bridge swing in the wind. Each wooden plank creaked as you took a step over the canyon.
What is the tone?
Suspenseful, anxious