Writing Workshop
On the Banks of Plum Creek
Characterization
MISC
Vocabulary
100
What are TWO DIFFERENT WAYS to choose a story idea.
START WITH A CHARACTER and START WITH A CONFLICT.
100
Which dangerous area did Pa warn Laura to avoid visiting alone?
The TABLELAND (aka plateau).
100
What is direct characterization?
It is when an author tells exactly what a character is like.
100
What is the difference between the "4-Point Scale" and "6-Point Scale" for fictional narrative evaluation?
The "6-Point Scale" differentiates between basic/limited success and competent/proficient success, while the "4-Point Scale" blends these categories.
100
"clothes, especially formal clothes worn on an important occasion"
APPAREL.
200
The PURPOSE behind writing a fictional narrative.
Generally, to ENTERTAIN.
200
What was the sequence of events once Laura remembered "with all her might that she must not go near that deep, shady swimming pool."
First, she turned around; next, she hurried toward it; then, she thought she might wade in the edge of it; finally, she came into the path that Pa had made and trotted faster. Then she encountered the animal.
200
What is indirect characterization?
It is when an author SHOWS rather than TELLS what a character is like.
200
What is the difference between the purpose of a textbook and the purpose of a newspaper article?
A textbook presents information and questions about a main subject, while a newspaper article gives information about a current event.
200
"a British police officer of the lowest rank"
CONSTABLE.
300
The four segments of a narrative action plan.
BEGINNING-->RISING ACTION-->CLIMAX-->DENOUMENT
300
What do we know about the animal Laura encountered?
It had long gray fur, a flat head, small ears, and a mean personality!
300
What are the five elements of indirect characterization?
APPEARANCE, ACTIONS, SPEECH, THOUGHTS/FEELINGS, OTHER CHARACTERS' REACTIONS.
300
What is a headline, and how is it different from a byline?
A headline gives the title of a news article. A byline gives credit to the writer.
300
"a machine or tool that does a special job"
DEVICE
400
How are third-person limited and third-person omniscient DIFFERENT?
In third-person limited, the narrator is not a character in the story; instead, the narrator tells what ONE character thinks/feels. In third-person omniscient, the narrator is not a character in the story, but knows what EVERY character is thinking and feeling.
400
What did Laura use to poke the animal?
A willow stick.
400
Which two elements reveal characterization in visual art?
ACTIONS and APPEARANCE.
400
The structure of an instructional manual differs from the structure of a textbook in that...
A textbook has a longer table of contents than an instructional manual.
400
"something set up as an object or end to be attained"
PURPOSE
500
Major characters in a fictional narrative should have two qualities. What are they?
These characters should be COMPLEX and REALISTIC.
500
How did Laura feel after the incident on the tableland?
GUILTY.
500
Which chart can you use to form an inference?
An "It Says / I Say / And So" chart.
500
What is Joseph Teacher's favorite season?
SUMMER.
500
"someone whose job is to guard a place"
WATCHMAN
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