Writing
What is an example of figurative language?
Hyperbole, Metaphor, Simile, etc.
What does each letter in QAR mean?
Question-Answer Relationship
What is the villain of a book known as?
Antagonist
What is the Physical Setting in a book?
Time and Location
What is the ending to a "Rags to Riches" plotline?
The character ends by earning what they desire. This is a happy ending.
What does annotating a text mean?
Annotating is reading through the text and marking important quotes or moments.
What are Illuminating Signposts?
Points in the text that make the reader stop and think.
What type of character is the main character of the story?
Protagonist
What is a Social Setting?
The culture, customs, and manners of characters in a setting.
What are three examples of Genres?
Horror, Historical Fiction, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Romance, etc.
What is the difference between summary and paraphrasing?
Summarizing is condensing the key points of a whole or part of the text. Paraphrasing is taking a specific point in the text and describing it in your own words.
What does the "I" in CITES mean?
Insightful
What is a confidant character?
This type of character is the best friend or sidekick of the protagonist.
What is a Historical Setting?
This includes the events of the time period and other information drawn from the past.
In the archetype of the Comedy plot, what level of joy does it start with and end with?
It starts off as average and ends at the same average. It starts and ends at the same point.
In our lesson on Making Connections, what are the three connections?
Text to Text, Text to Self, and Text to World
What are the three parts of Perception Analysis?
Motivation, Response, Analysis
What are tertiary characters?
They populate the world as minor characters who serve various functions in the text.
What are the effects of Setting?
Establishes mood, reveals/develops characters, and the author's attitude towards the setting.
What are the six parts of a plot pyramid?
Exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
When writing a summary for a fiction book, what would you include? (Hint: 5 different pieces)
Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then
What does each letter in CITES represent?
Connected to your life, Insightful, Thought-provoking, Eventful, and Specific to Setting
What is a character that is the opposite of the protagonist?
Foil, which highlights the characteristics of the protagonist
What is the historical, social, and physical setting of Ames High School?
Historical: Ames High School was recently built.
Social: Teachers educate students.
Physical: Ames, IA, and the time is 2025
Name 3 Archetypes.
Overcoming the Monster, Rags to Riches, Voyage and Return, Rebirth, The Quest, Tragedy, and Comedy