1. Unit One Study Guide Reading Cleary/Maynard

2. 1. Autobiography A written personal account of your own life

3. 2. Theme The central message, purpose, or concern in a story.

4. 3. Biography A personal story about someone else’s life

5. 4. Flashback Stopping the current action in a story to look back to events that happened earlier.

6. 5. Setting The time and place of the action in a story

7. 6. Climax Highest point of interest or suspense in a story

8. 7. Resolution The end of a story where the conflict is resolved

9. 8. Character A person or animal that takes part in the action of a literary work

10. 9. Conflict A struggle between two opposing forces

11. 10. What is the difference between a protagonist and an antagonist? Protagonist – the main character in the story Antagonist – the character in conflict with the protagonist

12. 11. Draw a plot line and label it.

13. 12. What was in front of the secret annex? A cupboard

14. 13. What is another way to define the word restraining? To hold back

15. 14. What do you think was the most important reason that Anne wrote to Kitty? She was often lonely

16. 15. In the story “Eleven”, What did Mrs. Price lay on Rachel’s desk? The Red Sweater

17. 16. In the story “Soul Surfer”, what day of the year did Bethany get attacked by a shark? Halloween October 31 st

18. 17. Where did Bethany live? Hawaii

19. 18. What are the four main Literary Genres? Fiction Non Fiction Poetry Drama

20. 19. Bethany loved which sport? Surfing

21. True or False The main character in the story is the antagonist. ______ A character is a person or an animal that takes part in the action of a literary work. ______

22. True or False An Autobiography can take the form of a diary. _______ A biography can take the form of a book or novel. ______