english 1

Unit test

setting

The TIME and PLACE of a story

point of view (pov):

The perspective from which a story is TOLD

First Person: Narrator is a character; uses

“ I, ME, US, OUR, WE”

Second-person: 

Narrator speaks directly to the reader 

Third-Person ominscient

Narrator knows the thoughts/feelings of all characters

Third-Person Limited 

Narrator focuses on NON character’s thoughts/feelings

5 Plot stages

exposition(begenning)

rising action (tenison bulids up to climax)

climax( peak or turning point of story)

falling action(wind-down in story)

resloution(ending of the story)

foreshadowing

HINTS or CLUES about what will happen later

characterization

How the aurtho reveals a charaacters Personallity

DIRECT;

The author directs or states something (Ex. sarah is kind)

Indriect

THe author gives context clues and actions reveal feelings (Ex: Sarah held a door for an eldery woman)

Mood

the SETTING or atmosphere created for the reader

Theme

The MESSAGE or LESSON of a story; the lesson about life

Verbal irony

Saying the oppsite of what you mean (Ex; What lovely weather" during a storm)

situnational irony

Outcome is the opposite of what you expect (Ex; a fire station burning down)

dramatic irony

Reader knows something the character does not (Ex: a character walking into an obvious trap that the audience sees)

types of conflict (internal)

Man Vs Man

types of conflict (external)

Person vs Self

Person vs nature/natural diastiers

antagonist

The bad guy  opposing the main character 

protagonist

the good character; faces the main action

preview the text

look at text features for information about your reading

text features include titles,subtitles,footnotes,graphics, and other information beyond the text.

connect with the text

relate your personal experience amnd knowledge to what you are reading 

use your prior knowledfe and experience to help you understand the characters and situations 

ask questions

inquire about situations and statements taht puzzle you

consider the motivs of the characters

try and figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words or challenging passages

make perdictions 

try to guess what will happen next

use clues  about the plot or the characters that indicate where the st

drawl conclusions

make inferences to connect ideas with events

grasp the plot as a whole

challenge the text

question the characters, behavior, dialogue, ect.

dispute the situation events or outcome

identify unervisal message (theme)

reflect on the meaning of the text and think about its larger signfinace,

think about how the text can extend to some universal aspect of human life or theme

symbolism

a object or something tangible that has meaning or value