Literary Elements
The main character in a story, often facing a conflict.
Protagonist
The sequence of events in a story, typically including a beginning, middle, and end.
What is the Plot
What is foreshadowing?
Hints or clues about something that may happen later.
A narrator uses he, she, and they but reveals the thoughts of only one character. What point of view is this?
Which provides stronger evidence: a quotation directly connected to the claim or an interesting quotation about something unrelated?
A quotation directly connected to the claim.
The time and place in which a story occurs.
What is the Setting
The use of detailed sensory descriptions to create vivid imagery in the reader’s mind.
What is Imagery
Which situation creates the MOST suspense?
A. A character eats breakfast. B. A character hears footsteps approaching but does not know who is there. C. A character finishes homework. D. A character sits in class.
B
In Her Story, the narrator compares certain students to sharks. What does this comparison suggest about those students?
They are threatening or predatory toward weaker students.
What is the CER format
Claim ( Restatement with an answer ) , Evidence ( Quotes directly from the text) , Reason( Explanation of the evidence and how it goes with the answer)
The perspective from which a story is told, such as first-person or third-person.
Point of View
Dialogue used to reveal the thoughts and feelings of a character. Hint : This can help you determine the characters Perspective
What is internal monologue?
In Her Story, Vaishali is unexpectedly absent for several days. How can this create suspense?
What text evidence would you use?
Readers begin wondering what happened to her and why she has not returned.In paragraph 12.
Her Story is told mainly through Sandy's perspective. How does this affect what readers know?
Readers mainly understand Sandy's thoughts, fears, observations, and reactions.
How does Paragraph 9 ( Self- Preservation is an instinct, as hard to suppress as a shark's thirst for blood) in Her Story by Padma V help support the theme of Sometimes fear keeps people from standing up for others, but staying silent can have serious consequences.
explains why Sandy and her friends do not stand up for Vaishali. Their fear of becoming targets themselves is so strong that they choose to protect themselves instead of helping her.
The moral of the story or the lesson learned is?
What is the Theme?
The moment in the story where the tension or action reaches its highest point.
What is the Climax
Explain one way an author can increase suspense without directly telling readers what will happen.
Delay information, provide clues, slow down the action, create unanswered questions, or reveal danger gradually.
Why would an author use a metaphor instead of simply stating exactly what a character or situation is like?
To create stronger imagery and help readers understand an idea or feeling through comparison.
What should a reader examine when determining a theme? A. One random sentence B. Character actions, conflicts, and changes C. Only the title D. Only the setting
b
when a writer delays giving answers and hides information to make you wonder what will happen next. Hint: This can be found in the plot element of Rising Action.
What is suspense
True or False: Third Person Limited stays only with one character? Or can it switch to different Characters?
True
How does the suspense support in developing the theme of Her Story by Padama V of , Sometimes fear keeps people from standing up for others, but staying silent can have serious consequences. Hint: Think about what literary device was created in the climax.
The suspense supports the theme by making readers worry about what happened to Vaishali after she suddenly stops coming to school. As the days pass and Sandy and her friends begin questioning why Vaishali is gone, the author delays revealing the truth, which builds tension.
Why might an author shift from one character's third-person limited point of view to another character's?
To help readers understand multiple characters' feelings or experiences while still limiting information.
What are the questions I should think about when I am Inferring theme? Hint: Secret Krabby Patty Recipe.
Beginning Thinking : What does the character want or believe at first?
Conflict : What challenge or struggle does the character face?
Character Change: Does the character thing or act differently?
Realization: What does the character learn or understand?