Character
A character that doesn't change from the beginning of the story to the end.
What is a static character?
What house at Hogwarts does Harry belong to?
What is Gryffindor.
When the author gives hints or clues about what may happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
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What is sequence?
Which of the following is a theme from the last chapter of Mice and Men?
A - You should always have your friend's back.
B - Sometimes you have to do things you don't want to do.
C- Revenge makes people feel better.
B- Sometimes you have to do things you don't want to do.
A character that grows and changes over the course of a story.
What is a dynamic character?
Who kills professor Dumbledor?
Who is Severus Snape.
When the author tells about something that previously happened (a memory) before the story started.
What is a flashback?
Niki Smith graduated high school in 1994, way back in the 1900s! In 1998, she earned her college degree from NAU. She taught in Apache Junction for 20 years before moving to Queen Creek.
What is chronological order?
What is the difference between and theme and a topic?
A topic is one word - what the text is about
Theme is a statement- What does the author think about the topic.
The main character of a story, they are usually the "good guy."
What is a protagonist?
What piece of clothing freed Dobby the Elf from serving Malofy's?
What is a sock?
When the author uses pacing, pauses, and/or sounds to make the reader anxious about what is going to happen next?
What is suspense?
The students would not stop talking so the teacher just sat down and refused to teach them anything.
What is cause and effect?
What is the difference between a summary and an analysis?
A summary restates what happened in the text.
An analysis examines literary elements looking for meaning.
The person or thing that opposes the main character. The "bad guy" or "villain."
What is an antagonist?
Who was Harry Potter's God Father?
Who is Sirius Black
When the author purposely leaves details out of a story to make the reader guess at what happened?
What is mystery?
Some people think that Lebron James is the best basketball player of all time, others think it is Michael Jordan. They both won many championships and awards in their careers, but Michael Jordan carried his team to 6 championship rings!
What is compare/contrast?
Through characters choices, actions, words. Showing what the character learned.
Using symbolism, literary elements, etc.
How do authors develop a theme?
When the author gives the reader clues about the characters and the reader has to make inferences about the characters.
What is indirect characterization?
How many siblings does Ron Weasley have?
What is 6 siblings, 5 brothers one sister.
The author's choice of words.
What is diction?
I wanted to make cookies for the holiday gathering, but I am not very good at baking. I thought about buying cookies, but I really wanted to take home-made cookies. Since I knew I couldn't make edible cookies on my own, I asked my daughter to make the cookies with me. That way I got to spend time with her and the cookies were edible.
What is problem/solution?
Random Bonus question:
What year did Mrs. Smith graduate from NAU?
1998