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TEKS REVIEW
  • Conflict the problem faced by characters in a
    story.

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  • External Conflict the character struggles
    against something outside of himself.

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  • B) Internal Conflict the character struggles
    against feeling, thoughts, and emotions inside of
    himself.

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  • Which of these is an example of internal
    conflict?
  • An aging boxer fights his last match against a
    young champion.
  • 2. A college student must decide whether to study
    art or pursue his dream of becoming an actor.

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  • II. Plot what happens in a story.
  • Exposition the beginning when the characters and
    situation are introduced.
  • B) Rising Action problems happen and suspense
    builds.
  • C) CLIMAX the most exciting part of a story.
  • D) Falling Action the problem is solved and the
    struggle is over.
  • E) Resolution the end of the story.

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Question Identify plot development in the
following short story.
  • Nick got lost in the woods. He heard a
    lonely howling. He was attacked by a starved
    wolf and killed it with his hunting knife. He was
    rescued by a crew of forest rangers. He returned
    to the city, but he was forever changed by his
    adventure in the wilderness.

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  • III. Setting where and when a story happens.
  • What is the setting of the picture above?
  • New York during the Great Depression.
  • B. Scotland during the Middle Ages.
  • C. Mars in the distant future.

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  • IV. Point of View the perspective of the person
    who is telling the story.
  • First person a character in the story is telling
    the story. (I, me)
  • b) Third Person the writer is telling the story
    about things that happen to the characters. (He,
    him)

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  • Question Which of these sentences is written
    from the first person point of view?
  • 1.John fell asleep on the magic cloud. He dreamed
    about the stars.
  • 2. I fell asleep on the magic cloud. I dreamed
    about the stars.

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  • V. Protagonist the main character. (hero)
  • Antagonist the person causing a problem.
    (villain)
  • .

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Who is the protagonist of the story below? Who
is the antagonist?
  • Big Tex saw the bloodthirsty Indian who had
    killed his horse Trigger. He drew his pistol. The
    Indian fired a second arrow but missed. Big Tex
    took aim and shot the Indian dead.

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  • VI.
  • Simile a comparison using like or as
  • Example The classroom was as cold as a freezer.
  • Metaphor a creative comparison that does NOT use
    like or as.
  • Example The classroom was a freezer.
  • .

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Match the poetic element with each sentence.
  • Life is like a winding road.
  • Simile
  • b) Metaphor
  • The crying boy was a faucet.
  • Simile
  • Metaphor

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  • VII. Fiction (fake) a made-up or imaginary
    story.
  • Examples short stories, novels
  • Nonfiction (not fake) a true story that gives
    facts and information.
  • Examples essays, articles, biographies, news
    stories

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Which one of these pictures would most likely
illustrate a work of nonfiction?
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  • VIII. Synonym a word that means the same thing
    as another word.
  • Examples big/large
  • nice/kind
  • mad/angry
  • Antonym a word that means the opposite of
    another word.
  • Examples big/small
  • nice/mean
  • mad/happy

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Which of the words listed below are synonyms?
Which are antonyms?
  • Cold Frigid
  • Frigid Boiling

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  • IX. Theme the message, idea, or lesson of a
    story.
  • Examples Treat others with respect.
  • Learn to appreciate what you
    have.
  • Good always defeats evil.
  • Symbol an object, place, or character that
    stands for something else in a story.
  • Example A championship ring symbolizes the
    football players victory.
  • A broken doll symbolizes the girls
    tragic childhood.

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  • Which theme matches the picture below?
  • Drummers love the United States
  • b) America is a proud and patriotic country.
  • What do the stars and stripes symbolize?
  • What might the drummer symbolize?

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  • X. Audience the group of people for whom the
    story was written.
  • Mood/Tone the feeling or attitude in a story.

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  • If You Plant a Pebble
  • I found it on the sidewalk
  • It was small and round and hard
  • it was all alone
  • so I took it home
  • And planted it in my backyard
  • Now I water it every day
  • But theres something I wanna know
  • as I wait and wait
  • how long does it take
  • For a mountain to grow?
  • 1. Who is the most likely audience for this poem?
  • women B) children C) soldiers

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  • XI. Suspense techniques a writer uses to make
    the reader want to know what happens next in a
    story.

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  • How does the writer build
  • suspense in the following
  • paragraph?
  • The crash of a shattered glass awoke me in
    my bed. Smoke swirled through my broken window. I
    gazed in terror as a bulky, misshapen, and
    shadowy figure shambled though the haze towards
    me. Two monstrous hands stretched out and grabbed
    my trembling shoulders.
  • Your house is on fire! a muffled voice said.

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  • XII. Summary a short sentence that tells the
    most important parts of a story.
  • Convey the way a writer shows something to the
    reader.
  • Infer a guess based on facts, details, and
    information.

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  • How does the illustrator convey that the man
    below is a window washer?
  • What details in this picture help you to infer
    that the window has been washed?
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