Literary Review
A series of events within a story
What is a Plot?
The story's moment of greatest interest
What is the Climax?
What are the 4 types of conflict we have discussed?
External Conflict: Character vs. Nature, Character vs, Character, Character vs. Society
Internal Conflict: Character vs. Self
Hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words
What are context clues?
-The narrator IS the main character
What is First-Person?
The time and place of the action
What is the Setting?
The story begins to draw to a close
What is the falling action?
The Martian: Stranded on the Red Planet, astronaut Mark Watney must overcome its unforgiving environment and survive long enough to be rescued. Using his resourcefulness, he must overcome the obstacles that Mars presents by growing food and find a way to communicate with Earth.
What is Character vs. Nature?
The unknown word is defined in the sentence.
What is Definition?
The narrator is NOT the main character
The narrator is "all-knowing".
The struggle between opposing forces
What is a Conflict?
Events leading up to the climax
What is the rising action?
The Devil Wears Prada: Idealistic university graduate Andrea “Andy” Sachs moves to New York and soon lands a highly coveted position as the junior assistant to Miranda Priestly, the tyrannical editor of a fashion magazine. A fish out of water, Andy enters into a world that directly conflicts with her principles but finds herself compelled to conform to the cut-throat world of fashion journalism in order to fast-track her career.
What is Character vs. Society
The unknown word has an opposite word in the sentence
What is Antonym?
The narrator is NOT the main character
The narrator only knows the main character's thoughts and feelings.
What is third-person limited?
The growing tension and excitement felt by the reader
What is Suspense?
Reveals the outcome of the story
What is the resolution?
The Hunger Games: Kind-hearted teen Katniss Everdeen is drafted as a contestant in a deadly reality show staged by a totalitarian government. As per the rules of the game, in the end, there can be only one — to survive, it seems that Katniss must overcome her reluctance to kill. Will she stick by her principles, even if it ultimately results in her death?
What is Character vs. Self?
The unknown word has clues that help us understand what the word might mean.
What is Inference?
A moral, a message, or a lesson learned.
What is theme?
Introduces characters
Presents the setting and conflict
What is the Exposition?
What are the 5 story elements IN ORDER?
What is Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution?
Les Misérables: Former convict Jean Valjean restarts his life with a new identity, seeking to create a more just society for the underclasses. He is discovered and pursued by Inspector Javert, whose fanatical devotion to the law has blinded him to the actual injustices being perpetrated by the system.
What is Character vs. Character?
What is Ms. Ollivier's dog and cat's name?
Who are Rider and Wesley?
specific to the story, all details in the text specifically support this
What is the central idea?