Literary Terms
What is a scene that takes place before a story begins?
Flashback
What is the main character's name?
Petra
In Peacemaker, what the main character's name?
Akwaho
What is the deeper meaning?
Is the following a simile or metaphor? Why?
I am a tired sloth climbing through the tree of life.
metaphor
What is a literary term that gives the audience hints or signs about the future?
Foreshadow
What was the name of Halley's Comet in Lita's cuento?
Fire Snake
Who is was kidnapped in Peacemaker?
Tawis
What are the three genre frames?
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Thematic Concept or Thematic Statement:
Courage
Thematic Concept
What is an object, image, sound, or phrase that is repeated throughout a story?
Motif
What is the new planet they are traveling to?
Sagan
Name one of the motifs in Peacemaker?
answers will vary
What are the thinking jobs for nonfiction?
Big Topic, Teaching about the topic, author's point of view
Dependent Clause or Independent Clause:
Ms. Conteh annotates her work.
Independent Clause
What is the sequence of events that make up a story, whether it's told, written, filmed, or sung?
Plot
What is the name of the unit that is going to be the first to explore the new planet?
Zeta
Where was sugar first found?
New Guinea
What are the thinking jobs for fiction?
Who are the characters? What is the problem?
What is the solution? Lesson Learned or Theme
Allusion or Alliteration:
She sells seashells by the seashore
Alliteration
What is a universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature.
Theme
Name 5 characters from the story.
Petra, Her mother, her father, Javier, Lita, Nyla, Crick, Ben, Suma, Rubio, Zeta-4...
What vegetable was used to substitute sugar?
Beets
Explain the author's point of view?
The perspective or view that the author has.
Author's Point of View or Purpose?
In the passage, the author informed about the risks in sports.
Author's Purpose