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Notice and Note
P.O.W.E.R.
Inferences
Vocabulary in Context
Miscellaneous
100

When a character suddenly realizes something (a truth for example) for the first time.

Aha Moment 

100

Therefore, the narrator sees the main character in the novel as someone who has flaws and but is also strong. 

Restatement 

100

As the boy walked slowly home from school, the leaves on the ground crackled and crunched beneath his feet. What is the season? 

Fall/Autumn

100

The poodle, usually very docile, was not listening to the owner's commands and ran off down the street. 

easy to teach or manage 

100

Tom is as tall as a telephone pole. This is an example of what literary device? 

Simile

200

This is when a character does something out of the ordinary or "out of character" for that person. Something unexpected for that character to do. 

Contrast and Contradiction 

200

The narrator develops the main character as a person with some flaws but also someone who fights to survive all obstacles. 

Offer 

200
She came to school with the same clothes on almost every day that week and also smelled like she needed a good bath. What could we conclude about this student's living situation? 

She is homeless

200

At parties, a person who is stumbling out the door has probably had too many libations.

an alcoholic drink

200

Buzz! Zip! Boom! Crack! These are examples of what literary device? 

Onomatopoeia

300

This is when an older character gives the main character some kind of advice about life or about a conflict that exists in the story. 

Words of the Wiser 

300

In the novel Slam by Nick Hornby, the narrator describes the main character in a very positive but realistic way. 

Present 

300

The kids returned early from the field trip to the beach with disappointed looks on their faces and soaking wet clothes and hair. What can we assume happened? 

The field trip was rained out. 

300

The fashion models you see in magazines often appear emaciated, with their hip bones showing through their clothes. 

extremely thin, wasting away 

300

  1. “IT IS FREEZING OUTSIDE” , MARK SAID. 

  2. “IT IS FREEZING OUTSIDE,” MARK SAID.

  3. Which is correctly formatted?



#2

400

This is when the character stops to ask themselves something that they are struggling with (inner conflict). 

Tough Question 

400

For example, in Chapter 3 on page 46, the main character shows great insecurity by not believing his girlfriend but he also does not stop trying to find out the truth on his own terms. 

Widen

400
The employee walked out of his office with his head down and a box filled with his personal possessions. What happened? 

He was fired! 

400
The teacher suspected that the two students were cheating because of how furtively they were behaving, giving each other secretive looks and passing notes. 

sneakily; slyly 

400

  1. Did the teacher really say, “Finish this for homework tonight?” 

  2. Did the teacher really say, “Finish this for homework tonight”?

  3. Which is correctly formatted? 

#2

500

This is also known as a flashback. When the author uses something that happened in the past to reveal something about a character or the plot. 

Memory Moment 

500

This moment in the novel shows that the main character still has great insecurities when it comes to his relationships but he cares enough to try to fix those relationships.

Explain

500

Sherry's toddler is upstairs asleep and she suddenly hears a thud and crying? What can Sherry assume has happened? 

Her toddler fell out of bed 

500
During the presentation on bullying at school yesterday, the speaker warned students against ostracizing a friend from the group as it can make that person feel very left out. 

to exclude or shut out from a group 

500

Who wrote the famous play "Romeo and Juliet"?

William Shakespeare