Plot Mountain
The struggle between forces
Example: Two brothers arguing; a flood
What is conflict?
pov that describes actions of character only...no thoughts.
What is third person objective?
Term: persuasion
What is the author's purpose when he/she seeks to convince someone to do or think something?
1. preread
2. genre
3. connect
What are three reading strategies used BEFORE reading a text?
The end of a story when issues "fix themselves"
What is resolution?
Definition: narration used when the story is told by the narrator
Example: I went to the store.
What is first person POV?
Term: information
What is the author's purpose when he/she seeks to educate the reader on a topic?
1. annotate
2. infer/predict
3. analyze
What are three reading strategies used DURING the reading of a text?
Definition: a series of events leading to tension and the climax
What is rising action?
Definition: narration when a narrator outside the story knows only some characters' thoughts.
What is third person limited?
Term: entertainment
What is the author's purpose when he/she seeks to engage the reader and tell a story?
to record one's ideas/thoughts/inferences/etc. during reading
What is to annotate?
The part of plot when the conflict begins to "unravel"
What is falling action?
Use of the pronouns "you", "your," and "yours"
What is second person pov?
1. summarize
2. reflect
3. synthesize
What are three reading strategies that a reader uses AFTER reading a text?
Definition: a jump back to previous scene(s)
What is a flashback?
Definition: narration where a narrator outside the story knows all characters' thoughts
What is third person omniscient?
Definition: to establish a theory about events that were not explicitly stated
Example: His tear-stained face seemed swallowed up by his sunken shoulders as his slow feet shuffled towards the door.
What is to infer/inference?