Literary Elements and Devices

Which of the following defines the term setting?

• Putting something into place.

• The place or time in which the action of a narrative takes place.

• What happens in the story.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

True or False: There can be multiple different settings within a story.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Why is the setting of a story important?

• There is no importance of setting.

• It is fun to know where the story takes place.

• It can reveal more about plot and characterization.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

We recently read Hatchet by Gary Paulson. What is the main setting of this book?

• Northern Canada wilderness

• Amazon Rainforest

• New York City

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

How is the setting important in Hatchet?

• The setting does not impact the story.

• The setting in the main drive of the conflict and narrative.

• It is interesting to read about nature described.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following defines the term symbol?

• The overall narrative of the story.

• Comparing something using like or as.

• An object, a person, a situation, or an action that has a literal meaning in a story but suggests or represents other meanings.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

True or False: The plane is a major symbol in Hatchet.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What does the plane in Hatchet symbolize?

• The plane is not a symbol.

• An ending and beginning or life and death.

• A way to get from here to there.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

True or False: A metaphor compares two unlike things often by using the words "like" or "as."

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which example below from Hatchet is a metaphor?

• "The hatchet cut through the aluminum as if it were soft cheese," (162).

• Northern Canada

• "His stomach tightened into a series of rolling knots and his breath came in short bursts," (25).

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D