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Flipped Study Guide
Personal Narrative Review
Term | Definition |
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Incident | Event that happened to you. Exposition/Beginning of story |
Response | Reaction to Incident: Includes characters' actions, dialogue, emotions, feelings, and details. Rising Action and Climax of story |
Reflection | Looking back and thinking about how the incident/response changed you. Falling Action and Resolution of story |
My Superpowers model text What is the incident in the story? | Dan Greenburg would get bullied by Vernon on his way home from school. |
My Superpowers model text What is the response in the story? | Dan became a madman and chased the bullies away, and he kissed Ann Cohn. |
My Superpowers model text What is the reflection in the story? | Dan became a writer and experienced real adventures with real heroes. |
Define Point of View (POV) | The perspective of who is telling the story |
What are 2 Points of View in a story? | 1st Person POV 3rdf Person POV |
What are key words/pronouns used in 1st Person POV? | I, we, us, our, me, mine, my |
What are key words/pronouns used in 3rd Person POV? | he, she, him, her, they, them |
This is an example of what Point of View? Mr. Kochert yelled at him from across the room. | 3rd Person POV |
This is an example of what Point of View? Mr. Kochert and I yelled at them for talking too loudly. | 1st Person POV |
Define Characterization | A characters physical and personality traits such as: appearance, actions, dialogue, thoughts/feelings, and what others say about the character |
What are 2-3 character traits for Juli Baker? | Persistent, Hard-working, Creative |
What are 2-3 character traits for Bryce Loski? | Judgmental, A coward, Superficial |
Define Internal Conflict | A struggle/problem inside a character; usually with their thoughts/feelings/emotions |
Define External Conflict | A struggle/problem with an outside force |
What are 3 examples of External Conflict? | Character vs. Character (Man vs. Man) Character vs. Nature (Man vs. Nature) Character vs. Society (Man vs. Society) |
What are 4 strategies to help figure out tricky and/or confusing vocabulary? | Context Clue Read On Reread Synonyms |
Define Simile | Figurative Language where a writer compares two unlike things using "like" or "as" |
Define Metaphor | Figurative Language where a writer compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as" |
Simile or Metaphor? Mr. Lochmueller runs like a turtle. | Simile |
Simile or Metaphor? Mr. Garman's muscles are granite. | Metaphor |
Define Theme | The life lesson, or moral, learned from a story. |
Examples of a Theme from a story | Always help others in need Survival Treat others with respect |
What is the Theme of Flipped? | Don't judge a book by its cover. |
Define symbolism | When a word, idea, and/or object represent something greater or another idea. |
What did the sycamore tree symbolize? | Friendship and/or Companionship |
What did the eggs symbolize? | Friendship and/or The fragility of life |