Story Elements
Where and when a story takes place is ___________
setting
Making an educated guess or assumption based on context from the story.
Inference
What is the year and setting of There Will Come Soft Rains.
California 2026
The genre of Manuel and the Magic Fox
Fantasy
The genre of The War of the Worlds.
Fiction/ Sci-Fi
THE STORY IS TOLD BY ONE OF THE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY (I, ME, WE). What is the point of view?
When annotating it is important to
Highlight important characters and setting details and write comments
How did the house catch on fire?
The wind crashed a tree through the house, onto the stove, catching it on fire
Where the story takes place
Lordsburg- Navajo Reservation in New Mexico
The War of the Worlds is told from a ____ point of view.
First Person
3 genres that we discussed in class
Acceptable answers: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Fiction, Poetry, Informational Text, Argumentative Text, Drama.
The writers attitude towards the story based on their emotions and feelings
Tone
One of the major themes presented in the story
Technology versus nature
Why was Tomiko disguising herself as the fox?
To help her family escape from the internment camp
How did the civilians react to the aliens arriving?
Curiosity and uncertainty, wanted to make peace with them.
The _____ is a term used to describe the message or lesson that the story is trying to tell us.
Theme
Greek components to a word that helps us determine the meaning of the word. (Hint: There are 3 components)
Roots, prefix, sufix,
The house demonstrated many humanlike qualities and actions, this is an example of _____.
Personification
The definition of circumvent.
To navigate or move around something
What did the martians use to attack the civilians?
A Heat Ray, "sword of heat"
The characters, setting, events, problem and solution is called the _______________.
plot
The difference between summarizing and paraphrasing.
Summarizing: Retelling of the major events that follow the story.
Paraphrasing: Retelling everything in the text in your own words.
What can be inferred about the way the family used to live in their home?
Enjoyment of family time- the house would announce family breakfast and activities
Theme of the story
Acceptable answers: importance of trust or friendship, importance of connecting with your heritage, importance of connection with animals/nature
What is the tone that the author establishes at the beginning of the story?
Suspense