Unit 1 - Reading Literary Text

___________the process of looking closely at the small parts of a text to see how they work together and affect the whole.

• Cite

• Analysis

• Inference

• Delineate

A person _____ when he or she mentions a specific portion of a text in order to support an analysis of the text.

• makes an inference

• cites

• analyzes

• argues

_____ includes specific details from the text that support the author’s tone, purpose, characterizations, or central theme.

• Inferences

• Context Clues

• Textual Evidence

• Literary Texts

_______ refers to a universal statement about life and/or society that can be discerned from the reading of a text.

• Theme

• Complex account

• Objective Summary

• Topic

True or False: The sentence below if an example of a theme:

Charles tells a lie to avoid trouble with his father, but his lie creates unexpected trouble with his brother.

• True

• False

Characters who often present conflicting or shifting thoughts, actions, and motivations are considered ____.

• Flat Characters

• Main Characters

• Complex Characters

• Conflict Characters

The most common structure of a novel or story is____.

• parallel

• chronological

• in medias res

• a frame narrative

____ occur(s) when the author weaves two or more plots together throughout the text.

• parallel plotlines

• chronological plots

• in medias res

• a frame narrative

_____ creates instability or uncertainty. The characters’ need to find resolution and answers is what drives the story forward.

• Chaos

• Conflict

• A complex character

• The plot

True or False:

External conflict occurs when there is incompatibility between ideas or beliefs, as when a character has mixed feelings or struggles with a choice between right and wrong.

• True

• False