Short Story Unit
Series of events that create suspense/tension before the climax
Lawyer who defends Tom Robinson and is an example of wisdom, morality, and empathy
Who is Atticus?
The act of reading headings, keywords, and the first & last sentences of paragraphs in order to discover the main ideas
What is skimming?
What is "Capable of being touched; having form and substance"?
Reiterate definition
Central, underlying message the author explores/conveys through the story
What is a theme?
A child with a big imagination who is Scout and Jem’s closest friend
Who is Dill?
The rhetorical appeal that uses facts, logic, and statistics to persuade others
What is logos?
Zealous
What is "Intensely enthusiastic"?
Story element that tells readers how conflict is solved or unsolved
What is "resolution"?
The story element that correlates with this part of "The Scarlet Ibis": "Doodle fails to meet his brother’s demands. The narrator’s pride overcomes him and he mercilessly races ahead of his brother in a storm."
What is the climax?
The woman who lives next to the Finches whose house burns down
Who is Miss Maudie?
The faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion
Infallibility
What is "An inability to make errors"?
What is ethos?
The story element that correlates to the following part of "The Most Dangerous Game": "Rainsford discusses hunting with his friend on a yacht, introducing the themes of predator vs. prey and the emotions involved."
What is the exposition?
The Finches’ cook who introduces the children to her black community
Who is Calpurnia?
The advertising appeal that insists that since everyone else is doing it, you should too
What is the bandwagon appeal?
Infer
What is "Read between the lines: what is the hidden meaning"?
Atticus’ sister who is dedicated to being a perfect Southern lady
Who is Aunt Alexandra?
This type of conflict is an external conflict where a character is in opposition to the government, cultural traditions, or other norm
What is person vs. society?
A drunk who accuses Tom and represents the lowest class of whites in Maycomb
Who is Bob Ewell?
The SLAP acronym (Significant, Limited, Arguable, Precise) applies to which kind of sentence in an essay?
What is a thesis?
What is "Break into parts and tell about the parts"?
Young jaguar-hunter who finds himself on an island with a crazy old man, in danger of his life
Who is Rainsford?