This is the turning point of most exciting part of a story.
What is climax?
100
This is when the author talks about how they feel about something.
What is opinion?
100
The narrarator is a character in the story (uses I, me, we, and us).
What is first person?
100
The Dominican Republic
Where is Julia Alvarez from?
200
Unusual or different
What is exotic?
200
The introduction of a story
What is exposition?
200
This is when the author tries to change the reader's mind.
What is persuade?
200
This is when the character has struggles within him or herself (character vs. self).
What is internal conflict?
200
Names and Nombres is a nonfiction story that tells about a person's life.
What is a personal essay?
300
Difficult to understand; complicated
What is convoluted?
300
This is the time and place of the story.
What is setting?
300
This is when the author tries to have explain something.
What is inform?
300
The is when the character has a struggle with someone or something outside of themself, like character vs. character, character vs. nature, character vs. society.
What is external conflict?
300
This is the setting of Names and Nombres or where it takes place.
Where is New York?
400
To make known or identify
What is specify?
400
This is the conclusion of a story.
What is falling action?
400
This is when the author makes the story interesting and fun.
What is entertain?
400
The narrarator is telling the story from the outside looking in, but only knows the perspective of one character (uses he, she, they, it, and them).
What is third person limited?
400
She was independent and a little bit rebelous.
Who is Julia Alvarez?
500
Racial, national, or cultural heritage
What is ethnicity?
500
This is the meaning, moral, and main message of the story.
What is theme?
500
Julia Alvarez wants to inform her readers as well as this...
What is entertain?
500
The narrator is telling the story from the outside looking in but knows the thoughts and feelings of several, if not all, the characters (uses he, she, it, they, them).
What is third person omniscient?
500
She looked like an "American beauty" and her name was easy to pronounce.