Hero's Journey
What stage begins when a hero receives a challenge or responsibility?
Call to Adventure
What is the difference between an internal response and an external response?
Internal responses are thoughts, feelings, wants, or beliefs. External responses are words and actions.
Complete the formula: text evidence plus background knowledge equals what?
An inference
What is the author's attitude toward a subject called?
Tone
What is the difference between revising and editing?
Revising improves ideas, development, organization, and style. Editing corrects conventions.
A hero knows a challenge exists but avoids accepting it. Name the stage.
Refusal of the Call
What type of character changes because of story events?
A dynamic character
What makes evidence the best evidence rather than merely true evidence?
It most directly and completely proves the answer or claim.
What feeling does a text create for the reader?
Mood
What should a strong controlling idea do?
Clearly state the main idea the response will develop.
Nia steps through the town gate and enters the storm. Which stage does this event represent?
Beginning of the Adventure
Why is courage only a topic rather than a theme?
A theme must express a complete message about courage or life.
A character hides an unfinished paper when the teacher approaches. What is a defensible inference?
The character does not want the teacher to see the unfinished work.
'Her stomach tightened like a knot' is which device, and what does it emphasize?
A simile that emphasizes tension, fear, or uncertainty
Which transition most clearly adds another supporting idea?
In addition or another appropriate additive transition
Name two events that can function as a Road of Trials.
Any two meaningful obstacles or tests the hero faces
Marisol trembles but steps into the stage light. What theme does this response help develop?
Courage means acting even when a person is afraid.
Why must a writer add commentary after a quotation?
Commentary explains how the evidence supports the idea or reasoning.
What is situational irony?
The outcome differs from what the characters or audience expect.
Revise the weak commentary: This quote shows the theme.
Answers should explain the specific connection between the quotation, character response, and theme.
How does the Crossing or Return Threshold prove that a journey changed the hero?
The hero applies new knowledge or qualities to the ordinary world or an old problem.
Explain how plot and characterization work together to develop theme.
Events create challenges, character responses reveal qualities or change, and the consequences develop a larger message.
What should a reader do when two interpretations seem possible?
Compare the precise clues and choose the interpretation supported by the strongest combination of evidence and reasoning.
How can third-person limited point of view affect a reader?
It limits knowledge to one character and shapes understanding or suspense through that character.
Name the four essential parts of a strong constructed response.
Clear idea, relevant evidence, original commentary (explanation), and an effective conclusion
R.A.C.E.S.