Unit 1
What is the most important part of determining meaning?
Context clues
Definition of congealed?
Changed from a fluid to a solid state; made immobile or paralyzed
Definition of sojourn?
To stay in a place temporarily; stop at or visit.
Definition of languidly?
Slowly; weakly.
Definition of surreptitiously?
Stealthily or secretively.
What are the basic elements of plot structure?
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
What are archetypes?
Familiar, commonly used character types and situations in stories.
What is author's craft?
The author’s use of narrative elements and figurative language to develop and shape a story.
The difference between implicit and explicit meaning?
Implicit is left to be figured out and explicit is explicitly stated.
Give an example of an artistic representation.
Landscape with the Fall of Icarus.
What is the format that is used for all paper in this class?
MLA Format
What is the falling action of a fictional narrative?
The wind down of the story.
Why is drafting important?
Drafting helps you figure out what you want your paper or story to be about and gives you a chance to fix errors.
Why is an outline important?
Outlining can help you with the structure of your story and help you better explain and find the main points of your story.
What is an analysis of the writing elements, tone, and similarities or differences between two stories?
What is one of the themes in Beowulf?
Other people will doubt you no matter how much you've achieved.
What is a theme in Utopia?
Perfection can not exist.
Name one story that uses framing.
What is Frankenstein?
Name one famous gothic romance.
The White Fog or The Secret of Willow Castle.
Name the era of books that include: The War of Worlds, Rebecca, and Strychnine in the Soup.
What is the new era?
Name the "middle parts" of a paper.
What is the body?
Describe what one of the plot elements would be in a gothic romance.
The forbidden, mysteries of fate, or the uncanny.
How would this sentence be better revised: "It's time to eat kids!"
Add a comma between "eat" and "kids" to help with context.
The name of the sentence that grabs the readers' attention.
What is the "hook"?
Name the largest literature project that was used in this class.
What is the Frankenstein literature project.