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Literary Elements
Remember when
Growth Mindset
100

Who is RESPONSIBLE for making sure Isaac arrives to class on time?

isaac

100

a phrase that is not meant to be taken literally. example: piece of cake

idiom

100

the time and place a story takes place

Example

Lion of Mars: the future, Mars

setting

100

we learned on 9/29/23 two different kinds of these, 

direct and indirect

characterization

100

Finish this sentence:

We learn from our

mistakes.

200

When you keep trying to do something even after failing. 

Determination

200

a comparison of two things using words 'like' or 'as'

example: She was as sly as a fox. 

simile

200

The main character (s) in a story

Example:

Lion of Mars: Bell

protagonist

200

on 9/29/23 we learned that this is what type of characterization, 

Jared was bored

direct

200

A little of this everyday goes a long way:

Improvement.

300

Doing the right thing even when no one is looking

Integrity

300

a comparison of two things that are not alike

Example: Time is a thief

metaphor

300
the struggle in the story


Example:

Lion of Mars: Vera crashes the rover and Bell is injured. 

conflict

300

 on 1/31/24 vocabulary

a judgement about something not necessarily based on fact or knowledge

opinion

300

This doesn't happen by accident.

Success

400

When you take care of yourself.

Responsible

400

She is a star. 

metaphor

400

How characters are described or developed in a story

Example:

Bad boring was being bored and having no idea what was going to happen. Not knowing was scarier-scarier than aliens for even French people. 

characterization

400

on 12/4/23 vocabulary : the way the author organizes information, such as

cause/effect, compare/contrast, problem/solution

text structure

400

When should we stop learning?

Never.

500

What you need to have in order to do something that is difficult.

Determination

500

break a leg

idiom

500

What literary element is the author using in this paragraph:

I never got tired of looking at it. there were gently sloping sand dunes and deep canyons. Mountains, craters and towing hills with jagged outcrops. 

setting

500

on 3/13/24 we learned the two parts of a sentenc

subject and predicate

500

How we overcome challenges.

Effort.