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Vocab Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anecdote: | a personal story |
| Theme: | Message of the story |
| Tone: | Author’s attitude in a written piece |
| Mood: | the emotional feeling or atmosphere |
| Simile: | Comparing two unlike things using like or as |
| Claim: | A claim in writing is the main point or opinion that someone is trying to prove |
| Counterclaim: | The Other Side: It shows the opposing point of view on a topic |
| Metaphor: | comparing two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as |
| 1st Person Point of View: | a storytelling style where a character inside the story narrates the events using pronouns like "I," "me," "my," and "we" |
| Symbol: | A symbol is an object, word, sign, or character that is used to represent or stand for an abstract idea, concept, or physical thing |
| What does the tree painting in the story represent | Melinda |
| Who was the old clan/group Melinda was in | The plain janes |
| Who is Melinda's new friend | Heather |
| What did Melinda do at the party that made her friends not talk to her or make others look at her with hate | she called the police on the party |
| What does the group that Heather join do | community work, help others, and help teachers. |
| How big of a change is there between Melinda before the events of the book and how she is now. | a giant change |