Character study (ELA.8.R.3.3)
This type of conflict occurs when a character struggles against a force of nature.
What is person vs. nature?
A word that is similar in meaning to another word is called what?
What is a synonym?
The word "audible" means able to be what?
What is heard?
If a character is feeling hopeless and describes a storm as "the sky is crying," this is an example of what literary device?
What is personification?
This strategy involves looking back at the text to find information or clarify a question. What is this called?
What is rereading?
This literary device compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
What is the meaning of the word "benevolent"?
What is kind or charitable?
The word "submarine" contains the prefix "sub," which means what?
What is "under" or "below"?
A "symbol" in literature often represents something beyond its literal meaning. What is an example of a symbol in The Lottery?
What is the lottery box (Representing outdated ideas and beliefs)?
What is the meaning of the word "unhappiness," based on its prefix and suffix?
What is "not happy" or "the state of being not happy"? (Prefix: "un-" meaning "not", Suffix: "-ness" meaning "state of being")
This is when the narrative perspective is told from the viewpoint of one character, using "I" or "me."
What is first-person point of view?
This type of context clue provides the meaning of an unfamiliar word by showing what it is like or by using a comparison.
What is a comparison or context clue?
The word "biography" is made of the prefix "bio" meaning life and the root "graph" meaning to write. What does "biography" mean?
What is a written account of someone's life?
When an author presents information from an objective point of view without showing any bias or emotion, what is this called?
What is an objective tone?
This technique involves making predictions about the text based on prior knowledge and clues within the story. What is it called?
What is making inferences?
A comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as" is called what?
What is a metaphor?
A word that has the opposite meaning of another word is called what?
What is an antonym?
The word "benevolent" has a prefix that means "good" or "well." What is the prefix?
What is "bene"?
A plot twist in a story is often used to do what?
A plot twist in a story is often used to do what?
In the word "renewable," what is the meaning of the suffix "-able," and how does it modify the base word "renew"?
What is "capable of"? "Renewable" means something that can be renewed or restored.
The perspective that tells the story from the viewpoint of an outside narrator who knows all the thoughts and feelings of every character is known as what?
What is third-person omniscient?
If someone is described as "gregarious," they are likely to be what?
What is sociable or outgoing?
The word "rejuvenate" means to make something feel what?
What is refreshed or restored?
If an author’s purpose is to persuade the reader to think a certain way, this is called what?
What is a persuasive purpose?
When you summarize the main ideas of a passage in your own words, you are demonstrating what skill?
What is paraphrasing?