Literature Unit Quarter 1

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Literature Unit Quarter 1

• Charles by Shirley Jackson
• Seventh Grade by Gary Soto
• Thank You, Mam by Langston Hughes

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• What are the 5 Methods
• of Characterization?

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• characters physical appearance
• -what the character says
• -what the character does
• -the characters effect on others
• -the characters thoughts and
• feelings

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• What makes up the
• setting of a story?

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• the time or when of
• the story
• -the place or where of
• the story

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• What do you call the
• problem (struggle) that
• the characters face in
• a story?

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- the Conflict
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• What are the two kinds
• of Conflict presented in
• this unit?

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• Internal Conflict
• -External Conflict

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• What term do we give
• the turning point in a
• story (the most exciting
• event in the story)?

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- the Climax
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• Identify the parts of
• the Plot Diagram
• C
• B D
• A E

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A Exposition B Rising Action C Climax D
Falling Action E -- Resolution
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• What name is given
• to the most important
• character in the story
• the character who
• initiates the action
• (usually the good guy)?

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-the Protagonist
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• What name is given to
• the character in conflict
• with the main character
• (usually the bad guy)?

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-the Antagonist
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• If you draw reasonable
• and intelligent conclusions
• from details and clues
• in a passage, then you
• are making an ______

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- Inference
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• What is the term for
• the combination of the
• personality traits of a
• character and the
• different circumstances
• of a story that cause a
• character to behave a
• certain way?

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- Motivation
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• What is the term for an
• authors attempt to prepare
• the reader for action to
• come later by providing hints and
  suggestions throughout
• the story?

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-Foreshadowing