Vocabulary Definitions
This term means the chemical processes that give a living thing energy and allow it to grow.
What is metabolism?
This term refers to the people or animals in a story.
What are characters?
A theme that can apply to many people and situations is called this.
What is a universal theme?
In Thank You, M’am, Roger begins the story by doing this wrong action.
What is trying to steal?
The Flight of Icarus belongs to this genre.
What is a myth?
A word that means unimportant or not worth arguing about.
What is moot?
The time and place where a story happens.
What is the setting?
When a reader figures out a theme by looking at events and character actions, they are doing this.
What is inferring?
Mrs. Jones helps Roger change by showing him this quality instead of punishment.
What is kindness / trust?
Daedalus warns Icarus not to do this while flying.
What is flying too high (or too low)?
This word describes something that is useless or has no meaningful result.
What is futile?
The reasons a character behaves or makes choices in a story.
What is motivation?
True or False: A theme is usually one word like “friendship” or “honesty.”
What is false? (Themes are complete ideas.)
In Heartbeat, Dave feels insecure mainly because of this.
What is his body / appearance?
Ignoring wise advice in The Flight of Icarus leads to this result.
What are serious consequences / Icarus falling?
A person who feels nervous, rushed, and panicked might be described with this word.
What is frantic?
A struggle that happens inside a character’s thoughts or feelings.
What is internal conflict?
If an author never directly states the theme, readers must do this to understand it.
What is analyze the story / infer the theme?
By the end of Heartbeat, Dave learns this important lesson about himself.
What is that he doesn’t need to pretend to be someone else / self-acceptance matters?
Even though Icarus is a myth and Thank You, M’am is realistic fiction, they both share this.
What is a universal theme?
This word means having strength, courage, or skill.
What is prowess?
A message or lesson about life that the author wants the reader to understand.
What is theme?
Which is a better example of a theme: “The character fails a test” OR “Hard work can lead to growth”?
What is “Hard work can lead to growth”?
Which character trait best fits BOTH Roger and Dave by the end of their stories?
What is teachable?
Which adult character shows guidance meant to protect a younger character: Mrs. Jones, Daedalus, or BOTH?
What is BOTH?