Walter Dean Myers
Walter's Childhood
Walter's Teen Years
Literary Terms
Literary Terms Definitions
100
Around 45 in 2001
What is the number of books Walter Dean Myers has written
100
The Library
Where was Walter's favorite place to visit?
100
Mama played the lottery
Why did Walter not get the typewriter he wanted?
100
The story takes place in Harlem. The main character is Walter Dean Myers. He is adopted.
What is the exposition
100
The author's choice of words, figurative language, sentence structure, etc., that establishes the mood.
What is Author's Style?
200
Florence
Who was Walter's adoptive mother?
200
Speech Impediment
Why did Walter not like to speak in front of crowds?
200
He felt like he was being judged based on his race
Why did Walter not want to work in the garment center?
200
Walter has a story published in a magazine.
What is the falling action?
200
The highest amount of intensity in a story.
What is the climax?
300
Mrs. Dodson
Who is the woman that told Walter's mother that comic books were evil?
300
Because his family was financially unstable
Why did Walter feel he would never be able to go to college?
300
Walter has publishes his first book, and his parents are proud.
What is the resolution
300
The narrator directly characterizes the character
What is Direct Characterization?
400
Books for teens
What is Walter Dean Myer's favorite genre to write?
400
The music
What did Walter love most about Harlem?
400
The New Testament and a money belt
What two things did Walter's father give him before he left for the service?
400
Walter saves his money for a type writer, but his mother spends all of his money.
What is rising action
400
The time and place that the novel is set
What is the setting?
500
Bad Boy is a type of this:
What is Memoir or Autobiography
500
The death of his uncle
What caused Walter's father to sink into a deep depression?
500
He wrote excuses for school and forged his mother's name.
What did Walter do with the typewriter he was given?
500
Walter joins the military without asking his parents for permission.
What is climax?
500
The character's traits are shown through his actions and words.
What is Indirect Characterization?
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