"The Lottery" Study Guide (refresher and vocab)

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Another way to define conflict?

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The main problem of the story

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Meaning of 'emphasize'

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To bring special attention to

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Inciting incident:

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Triggers the main conflict.

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Tackle vocabulary STAAR questions by checking if the dictionary definition matches the sentence usage.

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Look up the word in the dictionary and see if it matches the way the word is used in the sentence.

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Author's voice

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The unique style a writer uses to convey their message.

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Define theme

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The overall message of the story

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Conflict turning point in a story?

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Climax

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Foreshadowing: hints about future events in a story.

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Hints in the beginning about an event later in the story.

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Mr. Summers is:

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The official head of the lottery.

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Names drawn for the lottery are in:

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Alphabetical order