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What is the setting of a story?

Where the story takes place

100

When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective 

First Person 

100

This part of the story gives us the setting, characters and sometimes the conflict.

The exposition of a story

100
The overall vibe or emotional atmosphere of a story. 

mood 

100

Give one example of a character trait to describe a character in a story 

kind, shy, funny, brave, bold, happy, sad, angry

200

What does it mean to compare and contrast?

To tell how things are the same or different

200

What are the Close Reading steps we've practiced this year?

Annotate 

Question

Conclude 

200

Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction.

Fiction = not real/made up, can be funny.

Nonfiction = topic, factual, provides information, not funny.

200

Giving human characteristics to something that is not human

personification

200

Pairing what you read with what you know to make an educated guess

Making an inference/inferencing

300

The problem of the story

conflict
300

The message or lesson of the story

Theme 

300

Where should capital letters be used? 



Capital letters should be used for proper nouns, such as names of people, cites, and countries.  They should also be at the beginning of a sentence.

300

They bow shyly like wet swans. 

This is an example of what type of figurative language?

Simile

300

To give a short explanation that only includes the most important parts. 

Summarize

400

What is the subject of the following sentence? 

Scrolling on your phone every night is not a great idea. 


Scrolling on your phone 


400

When the narrator uses "she, he, they" it is written in this perspective

3rd Person 

400

What is a synonym for persuasive?

argumentative, convincing etc.

400

But you guys don't want ice cream, right?

This is an example of what kind of irony? 

(verbal, situational, dramatic)  

Verbal Irony

400
Name all of the coordinating conjunctions.

For

And

Nor

But

Or 

Yet

So

500

What is a linking verb? Define the term and give at least one example. 

A verb that indicates a state (not an action)


Examples: be, appear, feel, look, taste, etc.

500

List all the elements in a plot diagram: 

Exposition

Rising action

Climax

Falling Action

Resolution

500

What is the sentence in the introduction of a persuasive essay that states the main idea? 

claim / thesis

500

Give one example of figurative language. 

Answers will vary

500

What is a dependent clause? What type of conjunction comes at the beginning of a dependent clause?

A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence. 

A subordinating conjunction (AAWWWUUBISS)