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Literary Elements
Literary Elements
Writing About Reading
All About Theme
Short Story Smorgasboard
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100
Readers are typically introduced to the main character, the setting, and background info in this part of a fictional text.
What is the exposition?
100
This phrase describes the overarching argument a writer is making in their essay.
What is a thesis statement?
100
Themes must be able to apply to anyone, meaning they must be this.
What is universal?
100
This is the name of the author of “The Difficult Path.”
Who is Grace Lin?
100
True or False
At the beginning of Unit 2, sixth graders are going to each be provided with a composition book.
True!
200
Simply stated, this is the main character’s main problem.
(two words)
What is the primary conflict?
200
GST in your introduction stands for this
General Statement
Specific Statement
Thesis Statement
200
This is the correct answer to the question below.
As Maya stood at the edge of the diving board. Her knees trembled, but she refused to climb back down. Everyone in swim class had already jumped, and she was tired of letting fear make her decisions for her. When she finally leapt, the rush of cool water felt like freedom.
The power of peer pressure
The dangers of high diving
The importance of tackling personal fears
The importance of tackling personal fears
200
This is the subgenre of the short story “The Veldt.”
Science fiction
200
The parts of the STEAL method.
Speech
Thoughts
Effect on Others
Actions
Looks
300
This is a formal term that describes instances in which an author “shows, not tells” about characters.
What is indirect characterization?
300
This is the piece of punctuation used when a writer wants to quote another writer’s dialogue.
What is a single quotation mark?
300
This is the correct answer to the question below.
Jordan rolled his eyes when his grandmother asked for help setting up her new phone—again. But as she laughed at her own mistakes and thanked him for his patience, he felt something warm stir in his chest.
The joyful effects of helping others
The wisdom elders possess
The power of technology to bring people together
The joyful effects of helping others
300
One memorable line from this short story states, “We were flotsam and jetsam that washed under a tree in front of the library…”(23).
What is “The Party”?
300
In order for a sentence to be complete, it must have these three things.
What is a subject, a verb (or predicate), and a complete thought?
400
Authors rarely write from this perspective in fiction.
What is 2nd person point of view?
400
Essay writers often provide background information about the story to readers known as this.
What is context?
400
This is the correct answer to the question below.
After moving to a new school, Nia sat alone at lunch, pretending not to notice the chatter around her. When a girl waved her over to join a table, her heart raced. She couldn’t stop herself from smiling.
The importance of focus
The difficulties of loneliness
The human need for connection and belonging
3. The human need for connection and belonging
400
This short story begins with the line, “There are only two days that matter to you.”
What is “First Day Fly”?
400
In Spanish, the letter “j” often sounds like this letter in English.
What is the letter h?
500
This element can reflect a character’s inner state
What is setting?
500
This is the audience for an analytical essay (in other words, the person or group to whom one is writing).
Who is the unknowing reader?
500
This is the correct answer to the question below.
Rain whispered against the window as Nora packed the last box, her fingers pausing on the snow globe they once shook together. The house felt smaller without their laughter echoing through it. She set the globe down gently, not to forget, but to begin again.
The satisfaction that comes with completing a task
The possibility of life after loss
The inescapable sadness of death
2. The possibility of life after loss
500
This is how you pronounce the full name of the author of “The Necklace.”
What is Guy de Maupassant?
500
This is the name of the country marked in blue.
What is Guatemala?