Q1 WTK Vocabulary
To break apart and look at the pieces.
What is analyze?
This type of characterization SHOWS things to the audience that reveals the personality of the
What is Indirect Characterization?
True or False - A theme is a central message
True
A group of words that does a job
What is a phrase?
Who is the high school (9-12) principal at Washington tech?
Who is Elias Oguz?
To change, grow.
What is develop?
Mr. Kangas is very passionate at teaching ELA?
What is Direct Characterization?
The life lesson, author's message, or moral of a story?
What is theme?
Capitalization, ending punctuation, subject, predicate and complete thought make up a what?
What is a complete sentence?
How many books does the Library/Media Center have?
Over 50,000 books
To understand an implied message, when you read between the lines.
What is infer?
The act of characterizing or describing the individual quality of a person or thing. The creation and convincing representation of fictitious characters, as in a literary work.
What is Characterization?
Julia wanted to become a doctor for as long as she could remember. In college when her friends were out at the mall or going out with friends, Julia spent all of her time studying. At graduation, Julia graduated with high honors and was offered a job shortly after. What is the theme?
A. Studying is important.
B. It is important to go to college.
C. Hard work pays off.
C.) Hard work pays off.
Missing criteria: I need to find a new roommate
What is end punctuation?
What school did Washington Tech take over?
What is Arlington?
The dictionary definition of a word.
What is denotation?
(True or false?) Direct characterization uses feelings and emotions.
What is False? Direct characterization DOES NOT use feelings! Feelings are temporary, not permanent. Direct characterization are character traits.
Money Mark was born rich. He never had to work a day in his life and he got everything handed to him on a silver platter. When he was six, Money Mark wanted to go to a basketball game. His father paid the starting five of the Bulls and Celtics to play a private game of Nerf-ball in Money Mark's bedroom. When Money Mark turned thirteen, he wanted to start a band. His father hired the Rolling Stones to play with him every Saturday at the family's private concert hall, though his family was never there. By the time he was twenty-one, Money Mark was bored with life. He was surrounded by a bunch of possessions that he didn't appreciate and Money Mark could find nothing new or exciting in his life. Despite his vast wealth, Money Mark was never satisfied. What is the theme?
Money can't buy happiness.
Uses commas to separate words or phrases that are doing the same job and are next to each other
What is a Comma Series Rule?
What are Washington Tech school colors?
What is Purple and Gold?
Analyzing characters and what they learn throughout a story helps _______ the theme.
What is reveal?
The way a character changes throughout a story.
Yes or No? Can theme be just one word?
No, theme can not be just one word. It is a statement. If it is just one word it is considered a theme topic.
What are noun, verb and prepositional?
What are the three types of phrases?
What is Washington tech mascot?
What is the Eagle?