Short Story Unit Review

Irony means...

• a discrepancy between expectation and reality

• something humorous

• something strong, as in made of iron

• an insight about human life

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Inference means... 

• something that the reader prefers
• a conclusion based on opinion 
• something the reader believes will happen
• a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Setting means... 

• the mood of the story
• the location where the author sets the story
• the time when the author sets the story 
• the environment of a story, including primarily time and location

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In a story, point of view means... 

• whose perspective the author uses to tell the story
• whether or not a story has a narrator
• the author's opinion about the events in the story 
• what the reader can see about the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

An example of third person limited point of view is...

• You answered the phone call. 
• She answered the phone call. 
• We answered the phone call.
• She answered the phone call, unaware that a murderer lurked on the other end of the line.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Theme means...

•  the title of a piece of literature
• the topic of a piece of literature
• the overall message of a piece of literature
• the feeling of a piece of literature 

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The protagonist of a story is:

• the main character of the story

• the "good guy" in the story

• the villain in a story

• the "bad guy" in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The antagonist of a story is:

• the main character of the story

• the "good guy"

• the character/thing that creates a conflict (problem) for the main character

• the hero of the story

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

1st person narration means:

• a character from the story tells the story

• someone outside the story tells us the story

• the 1st name that we hear is the narrator

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

3rd person narration means:

• the narrator is part of the story

• the narrator speaks directly to you, the reader

• the narrator tells the story from outside the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6