Nonfiction
Theme & Plot
Narrator & Word Choice
Mood & Tone
Point of View & Perspective
100
List 3 examples of text features.
What is title, headings, captions, images/pictures, author, etc. ?
100
A plot diagram looks like...
100
Define narrator.
What is the person who tells the story?
100
Define mood. Define Tone.
What is how the reader feels after reading? What is the author's attitude?
100
The three types of point of view we have covered and a brief definition of each
What is
first person- seeing events through the eyes of the character
second person- narrator is speaking to YOU
third person- not a character in the story but a voice outside the story
200
Define central idea.
What is the main point or the most important message that a text or passage is mostly about. It tells what the author wants the reader to understand or learn from the text?
200
Plot is...
What is the sequence of events in a story?
200
A reliable narrator is...
What is a narrator who is trustworthy, accurate, and impartial; presenting the story's events with credibility?
200
Mood is developed through
What is setting, descriptive language, dialogue
200
Define perspective in terms of author or narrator perspective.
What is a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something?
300
The purpose of individual text features in a text. (You may explain using text features as an example)
What is text features help readers understand and navigate nonfiction texts?
300
Define theme.
What is the main message/ complete thoughts that express general truths about people or life?
Theme is not a one- or two-word topic, but a complete thought that communicates the author’s message
300
Define unreliable narrator. Give an example of one type of unreliable narrator and what makes them unreliable.
What is a storyteller whose credibility is compromised, leading readers to doubt the information they provide?
What is naïve/mad/tale spinner /liar?
300
Tone is developed through
What is diction and punctuation?
300
Author's reveal and develop perspective through...
What is literary techniques such as dialogue, internal monologue, and description?
400
How many central ideas can there be in a text (Just one or multiple?)
How are central ideas developed in a text?
What is multiple?
What is central ideas are developed through supporting details? (includes facts, examples, reasons, or descriptions that explain or prove the central idea)
400
Themes are developed through...
What is significant story details such as, character development (character actions, dialogue, internal monologue, setting, and plot)?
400
Denotation is...
Connotation is...
What is the literal, objective, dictionary definition of a word?
What is the emotional, cultural, or subjective associations a word carries beyond its literal meaning?
400
List 2 words from our vocabulary sheets to describe the mood of "The Tell Tale Heart."
What is ominous and tense?
400
Explain the influence of shifts in a narrator's point of view
What is shifts in a narrator's point of view is done for effect? (i.e. to add depth, multiple angles, understand different characters motivations, and understand themes more fully)
500
What is an expository essay?
What is the structure of an expository essay?
What acronym do we follow for body paragraphs?
What is an informational essay?
What is introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and conclusion?
What is TEAL (topic, evidence, analyze, link)?
500
What's one question can you ask yourself to find theme?
What is
1. How did the characters react to conflicts?
2. What important decisions did the characters make?
3. How did the characters grow and change over the course of the story?
4. What did the characters learn?
500
Give two words that have the same denotation but different connotations of the word "scent"
What is stench and aroma?
500
List 2 words to describe the tone of the narrator in "The Tell Tale Heart."
What is confident/amused/determined?
500
A character’s perspective can change over the course of a text. What is this shift driven by?
What is key events and character interactions?