Characterization
Vocabulary
Point of View/Author's Purpose
Random
Plot
100
What is direct characterization?
When the author is TELLING you about the character
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100
What is an inference?
A conclusion based on evidence and reasoning (educated guess with evidence to support your answer)
Text evidence + Schema(background knowledge)
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100
Frogs are amphibians. They can live on either land or in water. A frog can lay thousands of eggs called frog spawn.
What is the author's purpose?
Inform
100
The student hesitated before telling my why they were late for class.
Which word would best replace the underlined word above without changing the meaning of the sentence?
a. continued
b. paused
c. decided
b. paused
100
What does conflict mean?
The problem
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200
What is INDIRECT characterization?
When you have to infer about the character based on what the author SHOWS you
200
What does implicit mean?
indirectly stated or implied
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200
What POINT OF VIEW is this written in?
The dew on the grass made my running shoes damp. It didn't bother me. The sound of my feet hitting the street formed a rhythm. I timed my breathing with the rhythm. These sounds filled my head. I thought of nothing but the next step. I soared over the sidewalks like concrete clouds.
1st Person
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200
The following statement is an incomplete sentence because it is missing a word. Which word below completes the sentence the best?
________ Flint allowed Mckell to see his comic, he had to decide if could trust her.
a. Before
b. Next
c. Finally
d. After
a. Before
200
What part of the plot takes up a majority of the story and builds the suspense?
Rising Action
300
"His mouth was opening up as he growled at me through the corners of his teeth"
Is this direct or indirect characterization? How do you know?
Indirect (growling shows he is angry)
300
What does explicit mean?
directly stated and spelled out
300
In "Fish Cheeks", Amy thought a series of questions to herself:
What would Robert think of our shabby Chinese Christmas? What would he think of our noisy Chinese relatives who lacked proper American manners? What terrible disappointment would he feel upon seeing not a roasted turkey and sweet potatoes but Chinese food?
Why might the author have chosen to list those questions?
A. to describe what Robert was thinking
B. to tell the reader the conflict
C. to build the story’s suspense
D. to explain how the resolution will come
C. to build the story’s suspense
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300
What is the best inference you can make about Emily?
Emily was shocked when she opened the door to her apartment. There were long rips in the couch, as though someone had run knives down the front of it. A lamp was shattered on the floor. Some picture frames were hanging crookedly, some of them had fallen off the wall and the door to her cat's travel cage was open. Not only that, but the door to the birdcage was swinging back and forth and there were feathers on the floor. She could have sworn that she had locked her cat in the travel cage before she left for work. At first Emily thought it might have been burglars. Oh no, she thought. Someone broke into my apartment, trashed the place, and stole my cat! Then she heard the cat meowing in her bedroom. She ran to the bedroom and saw the cat patting one of Emily's favorite shoes with its claws. "That's it!" Emily yelled. "I'm done with this." She threw the cat back into its travel cage and tried to shut the door, but the lock wouldn't catch. Emily huffed and then grabbed some duct tape.
a. Emily believes a burglar came in and let her cat out.
b. Emily is sad her cat got out of the cage.
c. Emily is angry the cat got out of the cage and is going to try and fix the cage.
d. Emily is happy her cat is not hurt.
c. Emily is angry the cat got out of the cage and is going to try and fix the cage.
300
At what point in the plot does a character change(the turning point?
What ways might we see a character change?
The climax
Types of change:
-learn a lesson
-change their perspective
-overcome an obstacle
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400
What is the best inference you can make about how Samantha feels about the bully, Sarah?
So I wasn’t surprised when Sarah offered to take Emma on a tour of the school. I was sure that this was phase one of her full-on attack against Emma and that bizarre outfit.
Because Mr. Stephens is an adult and all adults think Sarah is perfect, he agreed. “Sarah, I think that’s a wonderful idea. Very thoughtful of you.”
This was not a good sign. Sure, Emma seemed weird, but she certainly didn’t deserve to be subjected to Sarah alone. One-on-one. I raised my hand. “Mr. Stephens, would you mind if I went too? I’d love to get to know Emma better.”
(answers may vary)
EX: She dislikes Sarah, She is skeptical of Sarah's intentions, She does not believe that Sarah is a perfect kid
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400
In the sentence, what would would best replaces the underlined word resentful without changing the meaning?
"He was resentful towards his classmates that went on the field trip without him."
a. sympathetic
b. forgiving
c. bitter
d. vicious
feeling or expressing bitterness toward someone or something
c. bitter
400
In fiction text, what is most often the purpose?
to entertain
400
What does the text explicitly state about Emily?
Emily was shocked when she opened the door to her apartment. There were long rips in the couch, as though someone had run knives down the front of it. A lamp was shattered on the floor. Some picture frames were hanging crookedly, some of them had fallen off the wall and the door to her cat's travel cage was open. Not only that, but the door to the birdcage was swinging back and forth and there were feathers on the floor. She could have sworn that she had locked her cat in the travel cage before she left for work. At first Emily thought it might have been burglars. Oh no, she thought. Someone broke into my apartment, trashed the place, and stole my cat! Then she heard the cat meowing in her bedroom. She ran to the bedroom and saw the cat patting one of Emily's favorite shoes with its claws. "That's it!" Emily yelled. "I'm done with this." She threw the cat back into its travel cage and tried to shut the door, but the lock wouldn't catch. Emily huffed and then grabbed some duct tape.
a. The cat ate the bird
b. The travel cage is broken
c. Emily was going to fix the cage with duck tape
d. At first she thought burglars broke into her apartment
d. At first she thought burglars broke into her apartment
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400
Identify the conflict of Squint
Flint has an eye disease that is causing him to lose his eye sight and be bullied.
500
How would you describe Gavin from Squint based on what we have learned so far? Give specific evidence from the text to support your response.
Answers will vary
500
What is are the best synonyms for the word relevant? Choose 2.
A. appropriate
B. contradictory
C. improper
D. suitable
E. unconnected
A. appropriate
D. suitable
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500
What is most likely the reason the author chose to write this story from the brothers POV?
"Mom, this is so painful!" I complained. "Can you tell Jenna to just make a decision?" "Oh, Jack, just be patient," my mom scolded me. I couldn't believe my mom was telling me to be patient! I mean, what's so difficult about picking out a pumpkin?! I had picked mine out in no time. But not my little sister! She insisted upon walking slowly through every single row of the pumpkin patch to find one just the right size and shape. We had been at the patch for more than an hour! And the worst part? I had been following Jenna around with the pumpkin I picked out right away, and it was getting heavy! "Mom," Jenna asked, "where was that really tall and thin pumpkin we saw? I think that's the one I want!" "I have no idea which pumpkin you are talking about, Jenna," my mom replied to her. (I think my mom was beginning to lose her patience, too!) "It was back there somewhere," Jenna said, pointing back to the many rows we had just walked through. "Unbelievable!" I muttered to myself. I decided then and there that I would not return to the pumpkin patch with my sister next year"
a. Jenna isn't an important character
b. To give the brothers feelings which helps show the conflict
c. Mom's point of view would be boring
d. So that we don't know what Jenna is feeling
b. To give the brothers feelings which helps show the conflict
500
Read the following sentence and then select the answer that shows how it should be written.
molly knew grandmother would be upset with her for breaking the vase she brought back from spain
a. Molly knew grandmother would be upset with her for breaking the vase she brought back from spain.
b. Molly knew Grandmother would be upset with her for breaking the vase she brought back from Spain.
c. Molly knew grandmother would be upset with her for breaking the vase she brought back from Spain
b. Molly knew Grandmother would be upset with her for breaking the vase she brought back from Spain.
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500
Draw and label at least 4 parts of the plot diagram on the back of your jeopardy board.
