Characterization & Plot
Making Inferences
POV & Author's Purpose
Vocabulary
Close Reading & RACE
100
What is direct characterization?
When the author is TELLING you about the character
100
What do we call our background knowledge?
Schema
100
Author's purpose is the ______________ the author writes.
reason
100
What does explicit mean?
directly stated
100
What does RACE stand for?
R - restate the question
A - answer the question
C - cite evidence
E - explain
200
What is INDIRECT characterization?
When you have to infer about the character based on what the author SHOWS you
200
When information is important to the task and topic it is ________________.
Relevant
200
What are the three reasons that author's write?
PIE
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
200
What does implicit mean?
Not directly stated; needs clues to understand.
200
In close reading, you have to mark and __________ the text to gain a deeper understanding.
Annotate
300
"His mouth was opening up as he growled at me through the corners of his teeth"
Is this direct or indirect characterization? How do you know?
Indirect (growling shows he is angry)
300
What is it called when we reach an idea based on clues from the text and our schema?
Making an inference
300
My favorite family vacation was to the beach in Florida. The sand was so soft and the ocean was so refreshing. The best part was when we buried my dad in the sand! I hope we can go back soon!
To Entertain
300
Another word for the problem in the story?
What is conflict?
300
When annotating you can make 3 types of connections. What are they?
Text to Self (TTS)
Text to Text (TTT)
Text to World (TTW)
400
What do you look for to determine the character's traits when the author uses indirect characterization (Hint: an acronym)?
STEAL
(speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks)
400
What inference can be made about this text?
Crack! The thunder roared, and rain poured. Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions that raged like the weather. He was beginning to lose it. Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke out into full sobs.
Answer will vary.
400
What POINT OF VIEW is this written in? How do you know?
The dew on the grass made my running shoes damp. It didn't bother me. The sound of my feet hitting the street formed a rhythm. I timed my breathing with the rhythm. These sounds filled my head. I thought of nothing but the next step. I soared over the sidewalks like concrete clouds.
1st person
400
What does the root spec mean?
look or see
400
What part of RACE is this example?
In chapter 11 it says, "Someone was hiding in the Sports Family house. The question was, what could he do about it?"
C - cite evidence
500
Draw and label a plot diagram with all 6 elements.
Exposition, Initiating Event, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
500
What evidence from Among the Hidden proves that Luke is lonely?
Answer will vary.
500
What POINT OF VIEW is this passage in? How do you know?
She longed to see the bright flowers dotting the barren trees beside the thatched roofs, to see the fields of golden rice stretching to the mountains...If only she could see a familiar face, eat a meal without retching, walk on solid ground, and stretch out at night on a tatami mat instead of in a hard narrow bunk. She thought now of seeking shelter in her bunk.
3rd person
500
Use the word perspective in a sentence.
Answers will vary.
500
Restate this question:
What are the two types of character traits?
The two types of character traits are...