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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 exposition | introduces the characters, setting, and major conflicts |
| rising action | the complications that keep th eplot moving |
| climax | the event that happens to determine the outsome |
| falling action | the story starts to come to a close |
| resolution | how the problems are resolved |
| setting | the time and place of a story |
| verbal irony | sarcasm |
| situational irony | the situation changes and no one saw it coming |
| dramatic irony | the reader knows something that the other characters do not |
| theme | the main point that the suthor is trying to make about an important subject in the story |
| direct characterization | listing physical traits |
| indirect characterization | infering personality based on actions |
| dynamic character | changes as a result of the story's events |
| static character | does not change much in the story |
| flat character | has only 1 or 2 traits and can be described in few workds |
| round character | has many traits and is intereesting |
| external conflict | occurs when a character is put against an outside force |
| internal conflict | occurs when a character struggles within his or herself |
| examples of external conflict | nature vs. character character vs. character character vs. something non human character vs. supernatural |
| examples of internal conflict | making a decision character vs. sickness character vs. injury character vs. depression character vs. addiction |
| person vs. person | character has a problem with another character |
| person vs. nature | character has a problem with weather |
| person vs. society | character has a problem with the law |
| person vs. the supernatural | character has a problem with something not real |
| flashback | remembering something that hapened in the past |
| forshadowing | hinting to what is going to happen |
| personification | making something nonliving have human characterisstics |
| imagery | escribing in great detail for people to visiualize as they read |
| simile | using the words like or as |
| metaphor | comparing things without using like or as |
| symbol | representing someone using a different object |
| point of view | the perspective that the story is told in |
| first person | told by one character in the story |
| third person limited | the narrator knows everything but the characters dont |
| third person omniscient | knowing everything that each character knew |
| what is the draw back of first person | you only see the story from the one characters poiint of view |
| atticus finch role, traits, characteristics | his role was being a leader and teaching his children the right lessons. He was wise, helpful, respected, loving, and was patient. glasses, tall, dark hair |
| scout finch role, triats, characteristics | her role was nieve child that needed to be taught between right and wrong. she was nieve, caring, wild, disobedient, stubborn. short, young, tomboy, darkshort hair |
| jem finch role, triats, characteristics | his role was the older brother. he was mature for his age, role model for scout, stobborn, disobedient. young dark, hair , 12 |
| boo radley role triats characteristics | his role was the mysterious neighbor. he was kind, helpful, protective, quiet, misunderstood. he was awkward pale blond hair |
| tom robinson role traits characteristics | his role was the innocent man accused for a crime. shy, helpful, good hearted, kind. big family, black |
| is atticus round/flat and static/dynamic | round static |
| is scout round/flat and static/ dynamic | round dynamic |
| is jem round/flat and static/dynamic | round dynamic |
| is boo round/flat and static/dynamic | flat static |
| is tom round/flat and static/dynamic | flat static |
| what does atticus agreeing to acccept tom robinsons case reveal about his character | that he alwasy willl do the right thing even if its hard |
| in what way is the title "to kill a mockingbird" symbolic | its a sin to kill a mockingbird because they are innocent creatures and tom was innocent and accused of being guilty and was killed so he is like the mockingbird |
| what are teh main themes in to kill a mockingbird | do the right thing even if its hard |
| exposition of to kill a mockingbird | introducing the main characters in the story |
| rising action of to kill a mockingbird | everything leading up to the trial |
| climax of to kill a mockingbird | when tom robinson was found guilty |
| resolution of to kill a mockingbird | that scout realizes that boo is a normal man and that tom was innocent |
| from what POV is to kill a mockingbird being told...what affect does this have ont he story | first person POV |
| what is the main conflict of Romeo and juliet | that romeo and juliet cannot be together becuase their famalies hate eachother |
| Romeo role, traits | he is the cause of the new issue between the 2 families, he is immature, rebelious, considerate, desperate |
| juliet role, traits | the cause of the new issue between families, immature, emotional,impulsive |
| mercutio role, traits | he started issues with the capulets, outgoing, impulsive, |
| tybalt role, triats | he is the leader of the capulet cousins impulsive, hot headed |
| friar laurence role, traits | the helper of the 2 lovers, trustworthy, friendly, helpful |
| is romeo static/dynamic or flat/round | round dynamic |
| is juliet static/dynamic or flat/ round | round dynamic |
| is mercutio static/dynamis or flat/round | round static |
| is tybalt static/dynamic or flat/round | flat static |
| is friar lawrence state/dynamic or flat/round | round static |
| what is an example from romeo and juliet of dramatic irony | when we know juliet is reall not dead |
| what is an example of situational irony in the play | when lady capulet announces that juliet is to marry paris |
| what are the main themes of romeo and julie | children are often victums of their parents decistion children do not understnad that sometimes they need parental guidance people who act in a rash manner sometimes live to regret their decisions love can be dangerous |
| what is the exposition of romeo and juliet | Romeo meets Juliet at the Capulet house andcompletely forgets aboutRosaline. |
| what is the rising action of romeo and juliet | Tybalt kills Mercutio, then Romeo kills Tybalt. The Prince arrives and orders that Romeo be banished from Verona. |
| what is the climax of romeo and juliet | when romeo drinks the poisen |
| what is the resolution fo romeo and juliiet | when the Prince and the parents discover the bodies of Romeo and Juliet, and agree to put aside their feud in the interest of peace. |
| what are the elements of a heros journey | begins the quest faces adversaries gathers allies along the way reurns ome transofomed reverted by the people |
| what can we earn about the ancient grees from the readings | they valued things like strength and power rather than intelligence |
| what was hercules mission | the 12 labors |
| what quality did hercules possess that was important to ancient greeks | strength |
| what was perseus' mission and what can we learn about the culture through his story | to get the head of medusa and bring it back to the king polydectes. we can learn that things are not always what them seem |
| what are teh parts of an introduction | attention getter background thesis |
| what is the purpose of a thesis | to make clear what you are going to discuss in your paper |
| how is a unified theiss different from a point by point thesis | unified is a shorter summerized version of each of your points in your paper |
| what are trasitions | thye are what smoothly moves you from topic to topic |
| how are transitions used | inbetween topics and they restate what you already talked about adn explain what you will be talking about next |
| what should a conslusion accomplish | restate the thesis and sum up your paper |
| what is a process analyss essay | to tell someone how to... |
| what is a problem solution essay | to have a problem and make a solution |
| what goes on a note card for a research paper | what type of quote it was, the quote, the sorce number, the page number, the title of the artical/source |
| why is each element necessary on a notecard | so you can find where the information was in the source |
| what is the purpose of a data base | to get reliable information |
| what are the types of web sites | .gov, .org, .edu, .com |
| which type of websites are the most reliable | .gov, .org, .edu |
| what is a parenthetical citation | in text citation |
| what must always be cited in research | everything thats not yours |
| what is the most logical order in which you should conduct the research process | pick topic, research topic, make notecards, outline, rough draft, final paper |
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