Literary Elements
Which literary element tell us about how a character looks, acts, thinks, or feels?
Characterization
Which literary element can be found in this quote: "What a pity it is that this Golden Age should have come to an end!"
Tone
what is the focus of the first sentence of your introduction?
central idea
What is central idea?
the message the author wants you to take away from the story
how many paragraphs should your text analysis response be?
2-3
Which literary element tells us about the time, place, and environment of the story?
Setting
Which two literary elements can be found in this quote: "The other brother of Jupiter was a sad pale-faced being, whose kingdom was underneath the earth, where the sun never shone and where there was darkness and weeping and sorrow all the time.
Characterization and setting
what is the focus of the second sentence of your introduction?
literary element
What are some synonyms for central idea?
lesson, main idea, theme, moral
why do we annotate?
to flag key information (potential evidence!) we might want to return to
Which literary element tells us about the author's attitude, or how the author feels about the story?
Tone
Which literary element can be found in this quote: "He tells me I have no curiosity, but this is not true. I am curious about a few, a very few, things."
External conflict
what is the concluding sentence(s) in text analysis response?
a summary of your second paragraph
what are the four steps to identify central idea?
beginning, ending, what changed and how/why, central idea
what do transition words do? name some examples
they help us to connect ideas. examples: also, therefore, this shows us that, furthermore, additionally, as a result...
Which literary element is this: a struggle that happens between a character and something else outside of the character
External conflict
Which literary element can be found in this quote: "Boyne waved her back, and she sat down like a child."
Characterization
what is evidence?
quotes from the text
how many central ideas are in a story?
multiple! you pick your best one to write about
you're writing a text analysis response. when in doubt, which literary element can you write about?
conflict
Which literary element is this: a struggle that happens inside a character's head
Internal conflict
Which literary element can be found in this quote: "If the Grandmother had consulted her feelings, she would've understood why it was taking her so long to buy a new house...but she was not a woman to give reflection. She missed her old house too much and was too proud to admit she'd made a mistake."
Internal conflict
what is analysis?
1-2 sentences we write to explain how our evidence showcases the central idea
the central idea is rarely given to you. what do you have to use?
your powers of inference
When we read, what should we annotate?
literary elements (characterization, setting, conflict, tone), plot, first sentences of paragraphs