Elements of Literature
It is the name of the person in a book who is telling us the story.
Narrator
This is the narrator of the book.
Miranda
This is the city where the story takes place.
NYC
What did Miranda and her mom hide?
Key
This is the point of view of a story when a character tells the story. Ex: “I've discovered that most people I'm afraid of are actually very friendly.”
First Person
This person is referred to as Mr. Perfect.
Richard
This is the year in which the story takes place.
1979
This is the book that Miranda is reading and that she tells Belle about.
A Wrinkle in Time
It is what we call the location of the story.
The setting
This is the reason why Miranda’s mom needs to win the game show.
She hates her job.
This is the thing that Richard wants a key to.
Miranda's apartment
The reason why Miranda’s mom will not eat certain grapes.
She does not like how grape farmers are treated.
In books THIS is what we call the parts of the story when a character faces a big obstacle.
Conflict
This person runs the market, and sometimes watches Miranda until mom comes home on the days that Miranda leaves her keys at school. She has never read A Wrinkle in Time, but likes the first line of the book, "It was a dark and stormy night.
Belle
This is the word that Miranda’s mom says sounds like something from a dungeon.
Latchkey
(Extra points if you can say what it means!)
It’s what happens when the veil lifts (according to Miranda’s mom)
We can see the world as it really is, just for those few seconds before it settles down again. We see all the beauty, and cruelty, and sadness, and love.