A minor character who does not undergo conflict and therefore does not change.
What is a flat character?
100
- the introduction of the characters, setting, and basic situation
What is Exposition?
100
Usually in the introduction, (comes before the thesis statement) that helps catch the reader's attention. Can consist of dialogue, a thought-provoking question or quote, general fact, simile, metaphor, turnabout?
What is a hook?
100
An object, idea, emotion, that represents something else.
What is a symbol?
100
"All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
they have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,"
What are the two symbols and what do they represent?
What is stage (symbolizes the world)?
What is players (symbolizes people in the world)?
200
A major character in a given story that undergoes conflict that changes his beliefs, values, understanding, etc.
What is Dynamic Character?
200
- the story’s central problem
What is Conflict?
200
What do all paragraphs, ideas, and examples support in an essay?
What is a thesis statement?
200
The main lesson an author wants a reader to learn about life?
What is a Theme?
200
A long speech by one single character to other characters.
What is Monologue?
300
Reasons why the characters act the way they do.
What is character motivation?
300
Events in a story that increase tension about the conflict occuring
What is Rising Action?
300
How many ideas should you brainstorm when writing an essay? How many are you supposed to choose for your thesis?
What is 6 ideas and 2 ideas?
300
The manner in which an author reveals his feelings towards the story,
What is Tone?
300
An essay that primarily EXPLAINS the topic on hand.
What is an expository essay?
400
A character who is struggling against an outside force, such as another character, nature, or society.
What is external conflict?
400
- point of greatest tension in the story (also known as the turning point of a story)
What is Climax?
400
The main idea of a paragraph is called?
What is a Topic Sentence?
400
What is the manner in which readers feel about the way the author writes?
What is Mood?
400
A play meant to be performed on stage for an audience.
What is Drama?
500
Where and when the story takes place (time day, time of year, what year, weather, physical location, etc.)
What is setting?
500
the final outcome of the story
What is Resolution?
500
What are words or phrases that can be used connect ideas to part of your essay and make everything flow together?
What is transition words/phrases?
500
The way in which the author shows you what a character is like. This type of characterization needs a lot of inferencing (guessing).
What is Indirect Characterization?
500
Who is the newly appointed Secretery of Education under the Trump Administration?