2. GRAPH BIO AUTO

3. GRAPH WRITE BIO LIFE AUTO SELF

6. mem·oir (noun) a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources.

7. Think about a birthday you remember vividly. Write a paragraph description of that birthday (four-five sentences). What did you do on your birthday? How did you feel on your birthday? Who was there to celebrate your birthday?

8. What does growing up mean to you? What signifies growing up? When do you feel most grown up?

10. CHARACTER CHARACTER: A person or animal in a story.

11. STATIC STATIC CHARACTER: A character who doesn’t change much during a story. DYNAMIC DYNAMIC CHARACTER: A character who changes as a result of the story’s events.

12. An object or action in a literary work that means more than itself, that stands for something beyond itself.

13. Skeleton Snake Butterfly Black Cat Rain Fire Sunshine Wilderness Red White Skeleton Snake Butterfly Black Cat Rain Fire Sunshine Wilderness Red White

14. Central message in a work of literature Not just a topic, but what the author wants you to take away from the work (not always, but often a lesson). Romeo & Juliet—Shallow, Superficial Love Based on Appearance OR Hate Breeds Hate and/or Misery. Despicable Me—The Love of A Family Can Overcome Pain & Hurt

15. Exposition Conflict Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution

16. Exposition – introductory information about characters, places, and/or events Excerpt from Olive’s Ocean Olive Barstow was dead. She’d been hit by a car on Monroe Street while riding her bicycle. Weeks ago. That was about all Martha knew. Excerpt from Olive’s Ocean Olive Barstow was dead. She’d been hit by a car on Monroe Street while riding her bicycle. Weeks ago. That was about all Martha knew.

18. Tragedy – the protagonist is worse off at the end of the story than in the beginning Comedy – the protagonist is in a better situation at the end of the story than in the beginning Comedy and tragedy

29. Conflict – a struggle between opposing forces (characters, environment, self); this is also referred to as the narrative hook.

30. Internal conflict – struggle within a character’s mind.

31. External conflict – struggle between two characters or a character and his environment.

32. IMAGERY Sensory language

33. Way in which story or narrative is told. Can be: First Person Point of View: This is very simple. "I went to the store. Afterward, I drove home." You're writing through the eyes of ONE person, and one person only. Nobody else gets to play. Third Person (Limited) Point of View: This is the most common form of story. You get to see the thoughts/feelings of only 1 character, not ALL of them. “Robert felt depressed and unhappy after his breakup with Helen. Despondent, he reached for a 5 gallon bucket of GIANT Vanilla Marble Ice Cream.” Third Person (Omniscient) Point of View: In Third Omniscient, you‘re ALL- KNOWING! You're telling an overview of the story through mechanisms that aren't available in Third Limited. You know how ALL of the characters think and feel!

34. 1 st person I did. I think. I feel. I will….

35. Ms. Sharbaugh and her students were having a great day learning about literary terms. Ms. Sharbaugh was thinking about how awesome her students are. She was also thinking about how excited she was to start reading stories and novels as a class!

36. Ms. Sharbaugh was thinking about how much she loved English class while her student, Matilda, was thinking about how much she dislikes English class!

37. Read Sandra Cisneros “Eleven” on page 149 of the Yellow Literature Textbook