Book Characters
Main character in Castle Diary
Tobias
Setting
The time and place where the story takes place, which can influence the mood and atmosphere
The qualities and traits that make one person or group different from any other and recognized as such
Identity
Personification
Attributing human like self-awareness to a thing, an idea or an animal.
Poetry Thinking jobs
Literal meaning
Deeper meaning
speaker
audience
Name two characters from The Canterbury Tales
The Pardoner, The Wife of Bath, The Host, The Miller, The Knight, The Narrator
Theme
The central message or idea conveyed by the story, often exploring universal truths or human experiences.
To destroy, demolish, or annihilate; smash.
Pulverized
Repetition
An author gives emphasis to a particular idea by using a specific word, phrase, or structure more than once.
Fiction Thinking Jobs
Character
Problem
Solution
Lesson learned
Name three characters from The Midwife's Apprentice
Magister Reese, Will Russet, Matilda, Catherine, Alyce, Jane Sharp, Rodzina, Jennet, Edward, Lucy
Plot
The logical sequence of events that develops a story.
Being able or attempting to make someone believe something that is not true; misleading; false; dishonest.
Deceptive
Onomatopoeia
The technique of spelling out sounds as words, or when words describing sounds actually sound like the noises they describe.
Who are the best ELA teachers?
Ms Cooper and Mr P
Code Talker character and culture
Ned Begay; Navajo
Protagonist
The main character of a short story, novel or play.
A debatable statement that can be proven by evidence and reasoning.
Claim
Alliteration
The repetition of consonant sounds,
What is Ms Cooper's favorite color?
Green
Farewell to Manzanar main character and culture
Jeanne; Japanese
Three types of figurative language
metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole
To try or work hard; exert oneself; struggle.
Strive
Difference between simile and a metaphor
simile: comparison using like or as
metaphor: comparison made between two unlike things
What does an essay need to have?
Intro
Body
Evidence/Elaboration
Conclusion