2. Noun- a person, place, or thing * girl, house, bicycle Adjective- a word that describes a noun * lazy girl, small house, red bicycle Pronoun- replaces a noun * I, you, she, he, we, me, they, us, it Preposition- links a noun to another word * in, to, beside, on, at, below, around

3.  Verb- action or “being” * run, jump, be, have, must Adverb- describes a verb, adjective or adverb *quickly, quietly, well, badly (Ask HOW???) Conjunction- joins words, sentences or clauses * and, but, when, or, so Interjection- a short exclamation *ouch! Oh! Wow! No Way! OMG!

4.  Direct and Indirect Direct: The author tells you directly what the character is like. For example: She was a shy girl who had a hard time warming up to others. Indirect: The author reveals information about the character through their actions, thoughts, and dialogue. For example: She fiddled with her hands and looked down at the floor. She spoke softly and only gave one word answers to the stranger making sure not to make eye contact.

5.  Round and Flat Stagnant or Flat: A character who plays a minor role and does not show any growth. They play the supporting role to the main character. Dynamic or Round: Complex character that undergoes some sort of transformation or growth throughout the story. They encounter conflict and are changed by it.

6.  Text to Text A text to text connections is when you find similarities between two texts. How does this text remind you of another text you read? Text to text: “Book A” is similar to “Book B” because in “Book A” it talks about a little boy who is poor and then becomes rich which is similar to the little girl in “Book B” who is poor but eventually becomes rich as well.

7.  Text to Self A text to self connection is when you connect the text that you are reading to yourself in someway. For example: I can connect to the main character because I have an annoying brother too who is always causing me problems like the character’s brother causes her.

8. A text to world connection is a connection made between the book that you are reading and the world. For example: This book is about a boy who is trying to stop global warming. In many countries people are trying to stop global warming by building electric cars and…..

9.  There are 5 parts to a plot and they are always in the same order  Exposition  Rising Action  Climax  Falling Action  Resolution

10.  Where the story is introduced  Meet characters, setting, etc.  Background

11.  Events leading to climax  Problems arise  Tension builds

12.  Exciting point  Turning point  Major Conflict  OMG moment!

13.  The action that follows directly after climax  Tension lessens  The end of the story where the problem is worked out.

14.  End of the story  Problem is worked out

15. Internal - Struggles that takes place in a character’s mind Example: A character dealing with his or her own mixed emotions Man Vs. Himself - since the struggle in inside their own head

16.  Mrs. Campbell Vs. her worry of whether she left her iron on all day  My dog vs. his separation anxiety

17.  Struggle between a character and an outside force  Several types of outside forces- Character or Community  May also be forces of nature

18.  Man vs. Man  Man vs. Environment Man Vs. Man- Two characters against each other Or a character vs. a group of people Not always a literal confrontation- can be battle between ideas

19.  Mrs. Campbell vs. her brother  Politician vs. angry citizens

20.  Environment is anything surrounding a person (weather, objects, activities) Basically anything EXTERNAL except other people

21.  Mrs. Campbell vs. base traffic in Jacksonville  Mrs. Campbell vs. humid weather  Tourist in the Caribbean vs. Hurricane Issac

22.  First Person- Told from the character himself (inside) I did this, we did that, I loved it.  Third Person- Told from a narrator (outside) Shannon did this, she was happy, they went there.

23.  Third Person Subjective: Narrator shows thoughts, feelings, and opinions of characters. Third Person Limited: Narrator only knows the thoughts, feelings, and opinions of one (main) character  Third Person Objective: Does not know anyone’s thoughts, feeling, or opinions

24.  A theme is a broad idea, message, or moral of a story.  The message may be about life, people, the way people act  Themes are never said point blank

25.  Finding your identity (coming of age)  Importance of friendship and family  Money can’t buy happiness

26.  One sentence summary of the text  Somebody, wanted, but, so

27.  The use of clue early in the story that hint at events that are going to happen later

28.  Placement of a scene within a story that interrupts the sequence of events to reveal something that happened in the past.

29.  The opposite of what is expected  The policeman who gets arrested  The firefighter whose house burns down  The grocer who has no food in his house

31.  Metaphors - describes one thing as if it was something else - The house was a zoo this morning  Similes - uses likes or as to make a comparison - He stormed into the meeting like a tornado

32.  Personification: Gives human qualities to something that is not human -The car growled in the traffic  Symbol: Anything that represents something else. Dove is a symbol of peace

33.  Alliteration - repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words - Slippery Slope Oxymoron- Two words next to each other that mean the opposite

34.  Great Depression  Jumbo shrimp  Clearly confused  Act naturally  Painfully beautiful  Deafening silence  Only choice  Alone together  Random order  Original copy  Happy sad  Disgustingly delicious  Run slowly  Awfully delicious  Small crowd  Dark light  Light darkness  Dark snow  Appear invisible  Awfully lucky  Awfully pretty  Big baby  Growing smaller  Least favorite  Sweet agony