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11/5/13

8th Grade Language Arts

Agenda:

1. Independent Reading

2. Literary Terms/Devices

3. Poetry

Assignments:

-Rough Draft of Poem (T)

-Vocabulary Packet (F)

-Spelling Post Test (F)

-Comment on 2 students' responses (F)

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Protagonist

Antagonist

Characterization

Dialect

Foreshadowing

Flashback

Omniscient

Exposition

Resolution

Denouement

Perspective

Symbolism

Atmosphere

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Elements of a Story

Grade:8thSubject:Language Arts

Date:11­5­13

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1 The time and place of a story or play

A Scene Design

B Climax

C Setting

D All of the Above

E None of the Above

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2 A writer's or speaker's choice of words.

A Diction

B Speaking

C Word Choice

D Both A and B

E Both A and C

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3 Scene in a movie, play, short story, novel, or narrative poem that interrupts the present action of the plot to flash backward and tell what happened at an earlier time

A Foreshadowing

B Foretelling

C Flashforward

D Forward

E Flashback

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4 Series of related events that make up a story or a drama

A exposition

B rising action

C climax

D plot

E resolution

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5 The voice telling the story

A Narrator

B Character

C Actor

D Writer

E None of the Above

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6 A story's atmosphere or the feeling it evokes

A Setting

B Feeling

C Mood

D Tone

E All of the Above

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7 Central idea of a work of literature

A Style

B Mood

C Tone

D Theme

E Title

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8 Person in a story, poem, or play

A Actor

B Character

C Stage Hand

D Author

E None of the Above

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9 Author gives us clues about the character, so that we can make our own judgement

A Characterization

B Indirect Characterization

C Direct Characterization

D Both A and B

E Both A and C

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10 Struggle or clash within a person

A Internal Conflict

B Extrenal Conflict

C Struggle

D Problem

E None of the Above

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11 Vantage point from which the story is being told. Three kinds: omniscient, first person, and third person limited.

A Narrator

B Point of View

C Speaker

D Actor

E Seat

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12 The category that a work of literature is classified under. Five major ______ are nonfiction, fiction, poetry, drama, and myth.

A Filing Systems

B Generations

C Areas

D Types

E Genres

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13 Main character in fiction or drama

A Leading Actor

B Subordinate Character

C Protagonist

D Anti­hero

E Static Character

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14 The moment in a plot full of great emotional intensity or suspense, when we learn what the outcome of the conflict is going to be.

A Exposition

B Rising Action

C Climax

D Falling Action

E Resolution

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15 The character or force that blocks the protagonist

A Foil

B Antitrust

C Antigony

D Antagonist

E None of the Above

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16 The use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot

A Flashback

B Foreshadowing

C Foretelling

D Throw Back

E Prediction

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17 The story's basic situation

A Expostiion

B Rising Action

C Climax

D Falling Action

E Resolution

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18 The author tells us directly what to think about the character

A Characterization

B Indirect Characterization

C Direct Characterization

D A and B

E A and C

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Literary elements are what make stories & text interesting.

Imagine an ice cream sundae with no ice cream, no sauce, no whipped cream. It wouldn't be much of a sundae; would it? Stories need flavors and layers also. In literature flavors and layers are called literary elements.

Literary Elements

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to explain ­ to give reasons or make clear Author's Purpose

to inform ­ to share knowledge or factsAuthor's Purpose

to entertain ­ to keep amused or interestedAuthor's Purpose

to persuade ­ to convinceAuthor's Purpose

Author's Purpose

Pull each book to reveal authors' purposes.

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Sometimes an author writes an explanation or reason for something. Other times he may write directions like "how­ to" make bread.

Authors often like to share information such as true life

stories, history, data, and research results.

An author may write simply to please his audience. Thestory might be humorous, silly, creative,unrealistic, mysterious, or evenbelievable.

When a writer wants to convince his audience to agree with him, he provides reasons to support his position. (Do you think homeworkshould be assigned?)

entertain

inform

explain

persuade

PullPull

Match.Provide examples.

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Location Time

a dark, stormy nightonce upon a timein a kingdom

long, long ago

in galaxy far away

on a cruise ship

at Disney Worldon a space ship

along an African river

in the summer

during a snow storm

before sunrise

Drag the phrase into the correct category.

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Pt. ofView

The point of view usually refers to the one who is telling the story.

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She rode her bike as fast as she could.

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I rode my bike as fast as I could.

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2nd person ­ You are in the story.Pt. ofView

1st person ­ This is a character in the story who uses "I" and "me".

Pt. ofView

3rd person ­ A narrator tells the story.Pt. ofView

Pull each book to learn about each point of view.

Pt. ofView

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Finally, the guests arrived. It seemed like I had been waiting for such a long time. I hope they all have a good time here.

She looked out the window and saw the dark clouds. It was then that she decided to take

an umbrella with her.

At first, the batter hits the ball. Then he runs to

first base. When he makes it back home, it is called a home run.

I looked up from my paper and saw the teacher staring at me. My brother said that she was nice, but I wasn't so sure.

1st person 3rd person

3rd person 1st person

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Hightlight clues in the text that help to describe Chance's character. Explain how it helps to understand why he acts the way he does.

Characterization

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The protagonist is usually the main character.

The antagonist isthe character who goes against or opposes the protagonist.

Cinderella

Three Pigs

Protagonists Antagonists

Stepmother

Can you complete the chart?

Big Bad Wolf

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Shere Khan

Gaston

Elmer Fudd

Lotso

Pongo/Perdita

Road Runner

Peter Pan Captain Hook

Mowgli

Cruella de Ville

Woody/Buzz Light Year

Belle/Beast

Wiley Coyote

Bugs Bunny

Tom

Protagonists

Jerry

Antagonists

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