Unit 1 Terms
what does "annotate mean"
a. to do something fun
b. to markup the text
c. to put something in quotes
b. to markup the text
what is point of view?
a. refers to who is telling/narrating the story
b. how most humans react to something
c. the beginning of the story
a. refers to who is telling/narrating the story
what is an antagonist?
a. the main character
b. the thing that goes against the main character
c. the protagonist
b. the thing that goes against the main character
what is direct characterization?
a. The author EXPLICITLY tells the reader a character’s traits
b. The author implicitly shows the reader a character’s traits through the S.T.E.A.L. method
c. When the character directly states something
a. The author EXPLICITLY tells the reader a character’s traits
what is a static character?
a. a character who has a lot of static on their clothing
b. a character who can see supernatural things
c. a character who does not change throughout the story
c. a character who does not change throughout the story
what is a summary?
a. something cool to talk about
b. a short description that gives the main facts
c. explains how they fix a problem
b. a short description that gives the main facts
what is first person point of view?
a. when the story is told by a character who experienced the event
b. when the story is told by the narrator
c. when the story is told by someone's friend
a. when the story is told by a character who experienced the event
what is the exposition?
a. the turning of events
b. the beginning of a story where setting, characters, and conflict are introduced
c. when the problems become resolved
b. the beginning of a story where setting, characters, and conflict are introduced
what is indirect characterization?
a. The author EXPLICITLY tells the reader a character’s traits
b. The author implicitly shows the reader a character’s traits through the S.T.E.A.L. method
c. When the character indirectly states something
b. The author implicitly shows the reader a character’s traits through the S.T.E.A.L. method
what is a dynamic character?
a. a character who does change throughout the story
b. a character who does not change throughout the story
c. a character who has a very dynamic skill set
a. a character who does change throughout the story
what is theme?
a. the main message the author wants to tell
b. a summary of the story
c. who knows
a. the main message the author wants to tell
what is third person limited point of view?
a. the narrator is a character in the story and shares of the thoughts of everyone
b.the narrator is NOT a character in the story and shares the thoughts and feelings of MANY characters
c. the narrator is NOT a character in the story and shares the feelings and thoughts of only ONE character
c. the narrator is NOT a character in the story and shares the feelings and thoughts of only ONE character
what is the climax?
a. when suspense increases
b. when suspence decreases
c. the turning point in the story
c. the turning point in the story
what is the STEAL method?
a. something bad that you should not do
b. an acronym we use to remember the types of indirect characterization
c. an acronym we use to remember the types of direct characterization
b. an acronym we use to remember the types of indirect characterization
what is explicit information?
a. information that is directly stated
b. information that is not directly stated
c. information that is stated by the explicit character
a. information that is directly stated
what is human nature?
a. the nature of humans
b. how humans survive in the wild
c. the way most human beings (people) react to things
c. the way most human beings (people) react to things
what is third person omniscient point of view?
a. the narrator is a character in the story and shares of the thoughts of everyone
b.the narrator is NOT a character in the story and shares the thoughts and feelings of MANY characters
c. the narrator is NOT a character in the story and shares the feelings and thoughts of only ONE character
b.the narrator is NOT a character in the story and shares the thoughts and feelings of MANY characters
what is the falling action?
a. when something major happens
b. when tension decreases
c. when suspense increases
b. when tension decreases
what is a round character?
a. A character who is fully developed by the author
b. A character who uses the STEAL method
c. A character who is not fully developed by the author
a. A character who is fully developed by the author
what is implicit information?
a. information that is directly stated
b. information that is not directly stated
c. information that is stated by the implicit character
b. information that is not directly stated
what does it mean to cite textual evidence?
a. when you give an example of something directly from the story that proves your point
b. texting your friends
c. to mark up the text
a. when you give an example of something directly from the story that proves your point
what is a protagonist?
a. the main character
b. the villain in the story
c. friends and family
a. the main character
what is the resolution?
a. when problems are often fixed
b. not too sure about that one
c. a state of pollution
a. when problems are often fixed
what is a flat character?
a. a character who has a flat personality
b. a character who is not fully developed by the author
c. a character who is fully developed by the author
b. a character who is not fully developed by the author
what is an inference?
a. to infer something
b. an educated guess about something that uses your background knowledge
c. important background knowledge that you have been given
b. an educated guess about something that uses your background knowledge