Good Morning! 9/28/2015 Turn in any late assignments You need index cards, and markers!

We will create a study guide of all terms for you to review! You will need 22 index cards. On one side you will write the vocabulary term used in STAAR test and on the other the definition so that you can review at home! IRONY When language or an event seems the opposite of what is expected and is often amusing or humorous as a result.

Fiction Notes, 8/27/15 REALISTIC FICTION: type of fiction story that can possibly happen in real life PLOT: the sequence of main events in a story 1. EXPOSITION: introduces the characters, setting, theme, and basic situation 2. MAIN CONFLICT: the problem faced by the main character(s) 3. RISING ACTION: events that create tension and suspense in a story 4. CLIMAX: the turning point in a story’s sequence of events 5. FALLING ACTION: events that decrease tension in a story 6. RESOLUTION / DENOUEMENT: how the story ends THEME: the message, or lesson shared by the author THE ME SSAGE

IRONY (ironic): when language or an event seems the opposite of what is expected and is often amusing or humorous as a result DIALOGUE: a conversation between two or more people Fiction Notes, 9/23/15

Fiction Notes, 8/28/15 CHARACTER: an individual (usually a person) in a story MOTIVATION: the reason a character acts a certain way CONFLICT INTERNAL CONFLICT: the struggle occurring within a character (person vs. self) EXTERNAL CONFLICT: the struggle occurring outside of a character (person vs. person, person vs. nature, person vs. society)

Fiction Notes, 9/2/15 MOOD: the feeling created in the reader IMAGERY: language that creates mental images FLASHBACK: when the story goes back to an earlier time in a character’s life SETTING’S INFLUENCE: when time and place affect the plot, characters, mood, or theme of a story POINT OF VIEW: how the author allows you to “see” and “hear” what’s going on 1st PERSON: the narrator is a character in the story (I, me, we…) 3rd PERSON LIMITED: the narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of a single character (him, she…) 3rd PERSON OMNISCIENT: the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters (they, them, she…)

Fiction Notes, 9/10/15 BE FORESHADOWING FORESHADOWING: when the author provides a hint about what’s to come later in the story GENRE: a category of literature NON-REALISTIC FICTION: stories that are made-up and DO NOT seem like they could happen SCIENCE FICTION: stories that take place in the future, or on other planets, or involve time travel, space travel, etc. FANTASY FICTION: stories that involve magic, or other supernatural phenomena BE FORESHADOWING

Fiction Notes, 9/17/15 MYTH: traditional stories that involve supernatural beings or explain how natural events happened LEGEND: a traditional story about a person or place, may include supernatural beings or explain events in nature