Author's Toolbox
This is when an author hints at something important that will happen later on in the story
An abandoned mansion is an example of this author's tool
What is setting?
In "The Lottery", this was the surprise at the end of the story
What is they killed Tessie with rocks?
Ms. Markun has this many siblings
What is 1?
These are the 2 main parts of a setting
What are time and place?
Chekhov's Gun relates to this author's tool
What is foreshadowing?
In "The Most Dangerous Game" this was the main setting of the story
What is Ship Trap Island?
This is Ms. Markun's favorite color
What is baby pink?
What are situational and dramatic?
What is the exposition?
Name a moment of foreshadowing in "The Landlady"
What are the stuffed animals, the names in the book, or her saying that the other men are still staying with her?
Ms. Markun went to college here
What is Simpson College?
Define chronology
What is the order of events in a story?
A fire station catching on fire is an example of what? Be specific!
What is situational irony?
This is the moment the pacing changes in "The Sniper"
What is when he gets shot at after lighting a cigarette?
What is baking, reading, or hanging out with friends?
Name 3 techniques to tell a non-linear story
What are flashforwards, flashbacks, time skips, and parallel plots?
This point of view is when an outside force is telling everybody's story
What is 3rd person omniscient?
This is an example of situational irony in the short film "Fuelled"
What is she became like the killer she was hunting?
Name 3 activities Ms. Markun did in high school
What are tennis, volleyball, basketball, show choir, choir, musical, student council, or NHS?