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Reading
Reading Finals study guide packet 1 - 6th grade - 2015
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Plot | the series of events in a story |
| Genre | a type or category of literature that a particular book fits into, such as poetry, nonfiction, fantasy, etc |
| Chronological Order | the arrangement of events by their order of occurrence. this type of organization is used in fictional narratives and in historical writing, biography, and autobiography |
| Protagonist | the main character or hero in a story |
| Theme | the moral or lesson that an author hopes to get across in his or her writing |
| Conflict | the major problem in a work of literature |
| Myth | a traditional story about the origins or workings of the world. Some myths explain how things came to be, while others explain elements of nature or social customs |
| Motive/Motivation | the reason why a character acts, feels, or thinks in a certain way. A character may have more than one motivation for his or her actions. Understanding these motivations helps readers get to know the character. |
| Point of View | the perspective from which a story is told (first-person, third-person, etc) |
| Characterization | the way an author reveals the traits and personalities of his/her characters |
| Free Verse | poetry without patterns of rhyme or rhythm. The writer uses his own unique style and it may read like a conversation |
| Onomatopoeia | words used to imitate sounds, such as "crack", "slurp", "bang", or "hiss" |
| Simile | a comparison or two things that share something in common that uses "like", or "as" (That night the moon was as round as my Sunday hat.) |
| Metaphor | a comparison of two things that share something in common. It does not use like or as; instead just states one thing is another (The ribbon of road stretched across the arid landscape.) |
| Personification | the giving of human qualities to characteristics to an animal, object, or idea |
| Alliteration | a repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a series of words. (We listened to the birds, singing their sweet song ever so softly.) |
| Repetition | the use of repeating word or phrase for emphasis |
| Rhyme | the repitition of similar sounds at the ends of words |
| Dynamic Character | one who undergoes important changes as a story unfolds. These changes usually result from the characters' experience's in the story |
| Flashback | a conversation, episode, or event that happened before the beginning of a story. A flashback often interrupts a story's flow to give the reader further information |
| Fantasy | literature that includes at least one unreal element. It may be an imaginary world, or a realistic place with impossible or unusual characters and events. |
| Science Fiction | fiction in which a writer explores unexpected possibilities of the past or the future, combining scientific information with his or her creative imagination |
| Suspense | a feeling of growing tension and excitement that makes a reader curious about the outcome of a story |
| Foreshadowing | hints about events that will happen later on in a story |
| Hyperbole | an exaggeration used for humor or to make a point |
| Bystander | by James Preller |
| Eric Hayes(Bystander) | main character- dad isn't there anymore- moved from Ohio to Long Island |
| Griffin Connelly(Bystander) | manipulative- tricks people to believe he's a good person- has other people do his dirty work |
| Mary O' Malley(Bystander) | secondary character- befriended Eric- used to be part or the "bad group of kids" |
| Cody(Bystander) | nickname is "Weasel"- muscle for Griffin- tough- intimidating- did the bad stuff for Griffin |
| David Hallenback(Bystander) | the source for all or the bullying- the "butt of all the jokes" |
| Many of the characters in the book act as "bystanders" throughout the novel as others are bullied and disrespected. Please pick one character and explain how he/she acts as a bystander during the book. | Mary watched Eric get bullied in the animal graveyard and she also knew that it was going to happen in advance and she didn't say anything. |
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