Vocabulary Vault
The time and place where a story happens.
What is the setting?
In Flora & Ulysses, what does Flora believe makes Ulysses different from an ordinary squirrel?
He has superpowers.
The people or animals who take part in a story are called what?
What are characters?
What do we call the person or voice speaking in a poem?
What is a speaker?
Pictures, diagrams, and illustrations that help readers understand a text are examples of what?
What are graphic features?
The person or voice telling a story.
What is the narrator?
In The Year of the Rat, why does Pacy feel upset about the changes happening in her life?
Her best friend is moving away.
In Flora & Ulysses, one message is that friendship can come from unexpected places. What literary element does this represent?
What is theme?
What do we call a group of lines in a poem?
What is a stanza?
What do we call the details from a text that help support an answer or idea?
What is text evidence?
The events of a story, including the beginning, middle, and end.
What is the plot?
In Kitoto the Mighty, why is the title surprising when readers first meet Kitoto?
Kitoto is a tiny mouse, but the word mighty suggests someone big or powerful.
In The Year of the Rat, Pacy tells her experiences using words such as "I" and "my." What point of view is used?
What is first person point of view?
The Lend a Hand poems encourage readers to help others. What is the author's likely purpose in sharing these poems?
To inspire or encourage readers to help others. (something along these lines)
In Flora & Ulysses, Ulysses survives a vacuum cleaner accident, something an ordinary squirrel probably couldn't survive. What type of story is more likely to include an event like this?
What is a fictional narrative?
A conclusion readers make using clues from the text and what they already know.
What is an inference?
In Flora & Ulysses, Flora describes herself as a cynic. What does this tell us about her personality at the beginning of the story?
She is skeptical and doesn't easily believe in things.
In Flora & Ulysses, the narrator describes Flora using words like "she" and "her" instead of telling the story as Flora. What point of view is used?
What is third person point of view
Why might a poet describe a small act of kindness instead of a grand heroic action?
To show that even small actions can make a meaningful difference. (something along these lines)
A reader knows a character is nervous because she keeps looking at the clock and tapping her foot, even though the author never says she is nervous. What reading skill is the reader using?
What is an inference?
A brief retelling that includes only the most important events and details.
What is a summary?
In Kitoto the Mighty, Kitoto searches for someone more powerful than himself. What does he eventually discover?
That he is mighty in his own way, despite his small size.
In The Year of the Rat, Pacy faces changes, experiences challenges, and learns to adjust to her new situation. What literary element includes this sequence of connected events?
What is Plot? What is Beginning, Middle, and End?
Two poems can explore the same topic but communicate different messages. What literary element would a reader compare to identify those different messages?
Theme
A reader explains that Kitoto the Mighty teaches us that strength isn't always about size. Is the reader identifying the story's plot, setting, or theme?
What is theme?