Narrative
The beginning, middle, and end of a story.
What is plot?
The setting in Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian.
What is Spokane, Washington?
The writer's position or stance on an issue.
What is a claim?
The name of the main character of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Who is Scout?
Ms. M's favorite thing other than books.
What is her two cats?
Where and when a story takes place.
What is setting?
The problem or issue in a story.
What is conflict?
This is used to support or prove that an argument is true. They can include statistics, expert opinion, or personal experience.
What is evidence?
The setting of To Kill a Mockingbird.
What is Maycomb, Alabama?
The state Ms. M lived before moving to Washington.
What is Missouri?
When writers use the five senses (taste, touch, sight, sound, smell) to describe a scene.
What is imagery?
The most important or dramatic part of a story.
What is the climax?
This is the argument in opposition to the writer's main argument.
What is a counterargument?
The two main conflicts in To Kill a Mockingbird.
What is the Tom Robinson case and Boo Radley?
Ms. M's favorite musical artist.
Who is Beyonce?
When a writer uses "like" or "as" to compare two things.
What is a simile?
The lesson or message of a story.
What is theme?
This explains how or why evidence supports a claim.
What is reasoning?
The climax of To Kill a Mockingbird.
What is Jem breaking his arm because Bob Ewell attacked the children?
Ms. M's favorite color.
What is black?
This shows who a character is by showing how they speak, think, act, and look.
What is characterization?
This is the climax of Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.
What is Junior's sister dying?
When the writer references a source but uses their own words and sentence structure.
What is paraphrasing?
The real-life case the Tom Robinson case is based on.
What is the Scottsboro Boys?
The famous writer and poet Ms. M named her cats after.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?