Latin Roots
The meaning of the Latin root "-mal"
What is bad or wrong?
The main topic or idea covered throughout the entire text
What is central idea?
The genre of the story "Sand Castle"
What is science fiction?
The definition of "narrator"
What is the person or character who is telling the story?
Point of view when the story is told by only one characters point of view (I, Me, Myself)
What is first person point of view?
The meaning of the Latin root "-form"
What is shape?
The main takeaway or moral lesson learned in the text
What is theme?
The place Francis said his dad was in the story "Prince Francis"
What is Pikipiki?
The definition of "develop"
What is to bring change to or advance the plot?
Point of view when the narrator addresses the reader (You, Your, and Yours)
What is second person point of view?
The meaning of the Latin root "-duc / -duct"
What is to lead or make?
The overall feelings and emotions the poem brings out of the reader
What is mood?
The main conflict in the story "Bad Boy"
What is: Walter doesn't fit in, he likes to do more "girlish" activities like reading, dancing, and writing?
The definition of "demonstrate"
What is to clearly show or prove something?
When the author tells the audience what a character is exactly like
What is direct characterization?
The meaning of the Latin root "-spect"
What is to look?
The narrator’s attitude toward a subject or topic in the poem
What is tone?
The idea that Douglas's sneakers symbolize in "The Sound of Summer Running"
What is nature / speed / lightness?
The definition of "paraphrase"
What is to rephrase or summarize the text in your own words?
Something that stands for or suggests something else; it represents something beyond its literal meaning
What is a symbol?
The meaning of the Latin root "-contra / -counter"
What is against or opposite?
Point of view that focuses on the thoughts and feelings of ALL the characters
What is third person omniscient?
The commonality that Douglas and Francis share from "The Sound of Summer Running" and "Prince Francis"
What is that they both want something very deeply?
The definition of "infer"
What is to come to a conclusion by using context clues and evidence rather than explicit statements?
When the readers have to use context clues to infer about the characters?
What is indirect characterization?