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Symbols
Point of View
Mood
Theme
Making Inferences
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Authors draw attention to symbols through ____________, ___________, and ______________
emphasis, repetition, position
100
We get to know the narrator best when the story is told in what point of view?
First-person point of view
100
Mood is ...
the feeling or atmosphere a story evokes.
100
Theme is ...
The implied meaning or message of a piece of writing.
100
When we make inferences, we take ___________________ and ___________________ in order to _______________________.
what the author is telling us, what we already know, make an assumption
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Symbols represent something _________________________________________________________________________
bigger or more than themselves
200
How does first-person point of view characterize a narrator?
The reader is given direct access to his or her thoughts and emotions.
200
A character shivers in the cold outside of an abandoned house. What is the mood?
scary, anxious, nervous
200
What are some examples of tools the author might use to convey the theme of a story?
mood, imagery, setting, characterization, foreshadowing
300
Describe how the scarlet ibis was a symbol for Doodle.
They were both out of place in their surroundings, they were both tired and sick, they both died in a storm, they were both described as having brilliant red blood.
300
What is diction? What is diction specifically when the story is told from the first person point of view?
Word choice / The narrator's words
300
How do we identify mood?
We consider the details in a story, think about what things or feelings we associate them with, and then think about how we feel when we think about those things.
300
What is the theme of the following story: Ulysses spent all of his free time reading books and felt that he was very intelligent. One day a nice student from his class asked him if he wanted to go sledding and Ulysses responded, “I’ve read about sledding in books, and it sounds miserable. No, thank you.” On another day, a different friendly student asked Ulysses if he wanted to go out for hotdogs after school. Ulysses responded, “I’ve read that hotdogs are filled with rat parts and pig bellies. No, thank you.” Nobody asked Ulysses to hang out again, but he did read about friends in his books.
Don't turn down kindness from other people too often, or pretty soon you won't have anyone left.
300
A character in a story is smiling gleefully in a classroom. Make an inference about how the the author is characterizing this character.
The girl may have just done well on a test
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Why do authors use symbols?
To deepen or convey the theme of the story
400
How do we identify if a story is told in the first-person point of view?
By looking for the pronouns "I," "me," and "we."
400
A character is skipping through a flower-filled field on a calm summer day. What is the mood?
happy, relaxing
400
True or false: An author just comes out and tells you what the theme of a story is.
False - it's your job to figure out what he or she is trying to say.
400
A character is studying in his bedroom looking anxious and tired. What can we infer?
That he is taking a test the next day.