Roll Happenings
This character told the school board that Mama Logan was not teaching out of the history book, and ultimately, she got fired.
What is TJ Avery?
The definition for this word is "when an author tells you something about a character explicitly or states it clearly."
What is direct characterization?
The definition of this word is "dictionary definition of a word"
What is denotation?
This is the connotation of the word "smile"
What is positive?
This is the type of car Uncle Hammer drove
What is a packard?
This is the first thing Cassie Logan did when she took Lillian Jean into the woods; this was her "surprise"
What is drop her books on the ground?
These are the three words we use to describe a word's connotation
What method of STEAL is being used in the following sentence: "Miss Jones walked to school through the park, even though she could drive."
What is actions?
This is the name of the Logans school
What is Great Faith Elementary School?
This is what Uncle Hammer did to make sure the Logans didn't lose the land
What is sell his car?
This is the "E" in STEAL
What is the effect on others?
This is when the author reveals or gives a clue about what will happen later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
At the end of the book, Christopher John still hesitates to do what all of his siblings are doing. He always preferred to stay back and out of trouble. This means he is a _________ character.
What is a static character?
This is the type of tree Papa compared the Logans to in the extended metaphor we looked at as a class
What is a fig tree?
This is why TJ was the one to slip through the window at the Barnett store
What is because he was the thinnest?
These are two ways we "type" a character based on the following question: "Does the character undergo a change throughout the story?"
What is static or dynamic?
This is when something contradicts reality, or when something is completely the opposite of reality.
What is irony?
"Sarah was a shy girl." is an example of this
What is direct characterization?
This is Little Man's real name
What is Clayton Chester?
This is who/what was responsible for the fire at the Logans
Who is Papa?
This is the point on the plot structure diagram where an author tends to use A LOT of direct and indirect characterization
What is the exposition?
This is the formula to find a story's theme
"Forgive as fast as you can." is an example of this
What is a theme?
This is the name of the Logans dog
What is Jason?