Parts of Speech plot development foreshadowing flashback

Noun Person, place, or thing, or idea Example: pen, cat, music, student, teacher, Elkhart Example sentences: the school bus picks us up at 7:00. Bus

Pronoun Replaces a noun Example: I, you, she, he, it Example Sentences: when we drive to grandma’s, I like to sit in the middle seat. We, I

Verb A word or words expressing action, a state of being, or a happening and forming the main part of a predicate. Example: have, do, like, sing, study, can, must Example Sentence: Mom washed my favorite sweater in the washing machine. Washed

Adjectives A word or words that describe, identify, or quantify a noun or pronoun Example: good, green, heavy, beautiful, smart Example Sentence: He placed the broken music box on the yellow counter. Broken, music, yellow

Adverb Modify or describe a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Example: Quickly, silently, permanently, happily, very. Example Sentences: WE waited patiently for the doctor to return to the exam room. Patiently

preposition * Links nouns, pronouns, and phrases to other words in a sentence Example: in, on, against, below, above, to Example Sentence: The teacher held the eraser over the chalkboard. Over

Conjunctions Words that join words or groups of words Example: but, or, so, and, for Example Sentences: Allison ordered a pizza and a piece of pie. and

Interjection A word or words added to a sentence to express emotion Examples: Oh! Wow! Yuck! Example Sentence: Oh No! I forgot about the test. Oh No!

Literary Analysis Workshop part 1 page 9 The plot is the series of events in a narrative Conflict is the struggle at the heart of the plot An internal conflict is a struggle within a character’s mind An external conflict is a clash between a character and an outside force

Stages of plot A. Exposition * The series of events in a narrative * Introduces the conflict B. Rising Action * plot complications arise * suspense builds

Stages of the Plot C. Climax * turning point in the story * makes outcome of conflict clear D. Falling Action * suspense eases * tells outcome of the Climax E. Resolution * story ending * ties up loose ends

Literary Analysis workshop Part 2 page 10 Chronological order is the series of events in the order that they happen, one after another. Flashback is an account of an event that happened at an earlier point. What flashback does: Tells what happened earlier Shows how past events led to the present Provides background Strategies to recognize flashback: Keep track of chronological order so I recognize the flashback

Page 10 continued Foreshadowing is the use of hints to suggest what will happen later What foreshadowing does: Prepares reader for later events Creates suspense Makes you want to keep reading Strategies to recognize foreshadowing: Notice repeated ideas and descriptions Notice characters acting strangely or unusually