Literary Elements
The term encompassing the sequence of events of a story, including conflict and characters
What is very?
A direct quotation begins with this.
What is a capital letter?
In "Fish Cheeks," what was the narrator's point of view on her culture?
She was embarrassed and wanted to be more American.
Define direct characterization.
What is a way for an author to explicitly describe a character to the reader
Event(s) after the climax that lead to the resolution
What is the falling action?
We rarely go to the movies on the weekends.
What is rarely?
When a quotation is interrupted into two parts, the second part begins with this.
What is a lower case letter?
The people in America are starting to experience the poverty that she has been experiencing for many years.
What does STEAL stand for?
Speech
Thought
Effects on others
Actions
Looks
What is conflict?
Micah frequently goes on a walk after school.
What is frequently?
Punctuation goes ____ the quotation marks.
What is inside?
How does the narrator in "Marigolds" describe Miss Lottie's house?
It is dilapidated. (Other acceptable answer: run-down, ramshackle, faded, rickety, etc).
"Flynn's mouth twitched, and his fingernails were bitten short."
Indirect. Shows he is an anxious person.
Hint or clues as to what will happen later in the plot
Foreshadowing
I wish Franklin would walk more carefully around the bushes.
What are more and carefully?
You should do this when a new person begins to speak.
What is indent? (Acceptable: make a new paragraph)
Why is Miss Lottie not enraged at the destruction of her marigolds?
She realizes there is nothing she can do about it. She had nothing left to take care of.
Define the character trait greedy. Then, write what a character showing that trait might do.
Definition: unwilling to share, selfish
Action: A greedy person would not share their chips, even if other people have shared with them before.
The most common type of conflict in a story
What is man vs. man?
Kayla almost always drinks coffee in the morning.
What is almost and always?
Place commas in the correct spot(s):
Homer Simpson once said "Remember as far as anyone knows we're a nice normal family"
Homer Simpson once said, "Remember, as far as anyone knows, we're a nice, normal family."
How does Lizabeth see Miss Lottie differently?
She now sees her through the eyes of a woman rather than a child. She sees that Miss Lottie has lost a lot and the marigolds were something beautiful in an ugly world for Miss Lottie.
Rewrite this direct characterization as indirect characterization.
Parker really cares about other people.
Multiple answers accepted. Up to the discretion of Ms. Gendellman.
Example: Parker stopped in the hall once he noticed Phil was upset. He put his hand on Phil's shoulder and asked, "Are you okay? Can I do anything to help?"