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Plot & Others
English I Terms
English I Terms
STAAR Essay
Characters & Lit Terms
100
the vantage point from which a story is told
What is point of view
100
writer’s central idea or message about life
What is the theme?
100
feeling/atmosphere, that writer creates for reader
What is the mood
100

The 4 Parts of your essay

Intro, Body 1, Body 2, Conclusion

100
people, animals, or imaginary creatures that take part in the action of a story
What is a character
200
the sequence of related events that make up a story or novel
What is a plot
200
language not meant to be taken literally; uses figures of speech
What is figurative language
200

The attitude and context of the writing.

TONE

200

The first sentence in your introduction paragraph.

HOOK

200

The distinguishing characteristics that describe a character based on their actions or dialogue.

Character Traits

300
1. Events that make the plot become more complex
What is the rising action
300
excitement or tension that readers feel as they get involved in a story and become eager to know the outcome
What is suspense
300

The struggle between characters within a story.

Conflict

300

The last paragraph in your essay. 

Conclusion Paragraph

300

character who is simple, with few emotions, remains unchanged

What is a flat character

400
area in which the loose ends are tied up; story is completed
What is resolution
400
a person, a place, an activity, or an object that stands for something beyond itself
What is symbol
400
someone says one thing but means another
What is verbal irony
400

The MOST important sentence in your essay, the MUST HAVE at the end of your Intro Paragraph. 

Thesis Statement

400
a character who grows emotionally, learns a lesson, or alters his or her own behavior
What is a dynamic or round character
500
time & place in which the events of story occur
What is setting
500
contrast between what a character knows and what the reader/audience knows
What is situational irony
500

a writer’s use of hints or clues to indicate events and situations that will occur later in the story

What is foreshadowing 

500

The sentence at the beginning of a body paragraph that tells the reader about your paragraph in 1 sentence.

Topic Sentence

500

involves a character pitted against an outside force (nature, a physical obstacle, another character, supernatural force)

What is an external conflict