Short Stories and Poems Read in Class
Fill in the correct article title we read in class – "________": How a virtual orange tabby is helping real cats
Stray
The time and location in which a story takes place; includes place, time, weather conditions, social conditions, and mood/atmosphere.
Setting
“My sister is the devil,” “Life is a highway,” and “They are a shining star,” are all examples of which literary device?
Metaphor
This is the part of the story where things start to wind down and tension starts to decline.
Falling Action
What does OSSLT stand for?
Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test
Fill in the correct article title we read in class – "Teenagers are rewriting the rules of the _______"
News
Techniques a writer uses to convey meaning to readers; allows readers to interpret meaning beyond just what is denoted by the words on each page.
Literary Devices
What literary device is used in the following example: “You’re such a Scrooge!”
Allusion
At this point in the story, we learn of the final outcome of the tale.
Resolution / Denouement
What is an annotation?
A note of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram.
Who is the author of the poem Caged Bird?
Maya Angelou
This structure is how the author arranges events to develop their basic idea; it is the sequence of events in a story or play.
Plot
What literary device uses people or objects to represent a concept? Provide an example.
Symbolism – examples may include, but are not limited to: black to represent evil, white to represent purity, etc.
This is the start of the story, where we meet the main character or characters, understand the setting, and deduce the conflict.
Exposition
Name 3 annotation strategies learned in class.
Answers may include but are not limited to: highlighting, circling, underlining, drawing symbols, etc.
Identify a theme in Maya Angelou's Caged Bird
Answers include but are not limited to: racial oppression, freedom/captivity, happiness/sorrow
An important idea that is woven throughout a story; links a big idea about our world with the action of a text and presents a deeper meaning.
Theme
What is the difference between a simile and metaphor? Provide an example of each.
A simile is a comparison using “like or as,” and a metaphor is a direct comparison of two unlikely things
We watch a series of events unfold – there's not much in a story if everything works out perfectly and there are zero bumps in the road. We need a little conflict and this is where it starts to develop.
Rising Action
What is an APES paragraph? Identify the meaning of each letter of the acronym.
A – Answer;
P – Proof;
E – Explanation;
S – Summary / So What?
Name one of the Emily Dickinson poems we read in class
The Sky is Low or The Moon
The opposition of forces which ties one incident to another and makes the plot progress forward; it is any form of opposition that faces the main character.
Conflict
The tragic ending of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is an example of what literary device?
Dramatic Irony
The peak of the action – at this point, we've watched the main character confront the action or conflict, and now something major will be ahead.
Name 3 tasks we did in class to prepare for the OSSLT.
Answers may include, but are not limited to: Short Writing, Opinion Writing, Online Practice Tests, Google Forms