Vocabulary
When something is meaningful in current society or culture
What is "Relevant"?
Characters, setting, and mood are introduced
What is Exposition?
The author’s reason (or reasons) for writing a particular work.
What is Author's Purpose?
This person was born in 1955, believes her audience can be powerful, and authored "Not Everything It Seems".
Who is "Arnetta Carter"?
This person is responsible for guiding their cohort to the next correct destination while the teacher is in the middle or the back of the pack.
Who is the line leader?
To work with others to achieve a shared goal.
What is "Collaborate"?
The moment of greatest interest
What is the Climax?
These are types of texts with this purpose:
poems, personal essays, journals
What is "to express"?
These are somewhat invisible to adults but are likely familiar to teens and tweens.
What are micro-influencers?
This person patrols the streets of Gotham protecting its citizens from the tyranny of evil.
Who is Bruce Wayne/Batman?
To avoid or ignore someone or something
What is "Shun"?
Presents the story’s complications and escalates the conflict
What is the Rising Action?
These text features highlight the main idea in each section
What are headings?
According to the text, this percent of Gen Z-ers interact with social media influencers on smartphones.
What is 98%?
This show features a young boy outcasted from his village for being host to a violent and vengeful demon spirit fox.
What is Naruto?
A doubting or questioning attitude
What is "Skepticism"?
The moment, event, or decision that thrusts the main character into the action of a story
What is the Inciting Incident?
These are elements of this genre:
- Provides factual information - Includes evidence to support ideas - Includes magazine and news articles and other formats - Often contains text features such as headings, photographs, and captions
What is "informational text"?
This marketing strategy is the source of income for digital influencers
What is advertising?
or
What are ads?
This holiday is the reason why schools will be closed on and is celebrated on Monday
What is Columbus Day or Indigenous People's Day?
Intentionally created instead of forming naturally
What is "Contrived"?
These five components of Plot Structure comprise the conflict of a story.
What is the inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?
Authors use these two concepts to communicate their purpose
What is diction and syntax?
This former blogger confessed that they "...wanted to reap fame’s benefits without feeling like my life would become a video game of winning people over and seeking attention.”
Who is Tavi Gevinson?
This person is the middle school principle.
Who is Ms. Jacaruso?