How can the context of historical events and cultural customs be central to the plot of some stories?

by driving the conflicts and providing character motivation

by persuading the reader to go to different places

by developing the central idea with evidence

by putting the story in chronological order

a noun phrase contains...

a noun and any words that modify it

a capital letter and a period at the end

a verb plus any words that modify or complement the verb

a verb phrase contains...

a verb plus any words that modify or complement the verb

a capital letter and a period at the end

a noun and any words that modify it

Pick the best verb phrase that adds detail to the following sentence: My father fell.

My father fell off his and my mother's bed when his prison nightmares began.

Since my father fell, he has never been the same.

My father fell and then got back up.

My father fell because the stairs were too far apart.

Pick the best noun phrase that adds detail to the following sentence: I also bring up the claw-shaped marks.

I also bring up the claw-shaped marks that run from his left ear down along his cheek.

I also bring up the claw-shaped marks and his upturned mouth.

I also bring up the claw-shaped marks because they are very specific to him.

I also bring up the claw-shaped marks when I tell him that he looks cool.

Character motivation is...

the reason a character acts, feels, or thinks in a certain way

either indirect or direct depending on the author's purpose

how you figure out theme in the exposition

established in the climax of the story

Character motivation includes...

exposition, rising action, climax

HMH Book of the Dead

Authored by Charles Young

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10th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The opposite of what would be an expected outcome

Ironically

Mesmerize

Eradicate

Contemplate

Spontaneously

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

to think about something thoroughly

ironically

mesmerize

eradicate

contemplate

spontaneously

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sudden impulse or inclination without premeditation

ironically

mesmerize

eradicate

contemplate

spontaneously

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

to fascinate

ironically

mesmerize

eradicate

contemplate

spontaneously

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Destroy completely, put to an end

ironically

mesmerize

eradicate

contemplate

spontaneously

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What is a lesson about life or human nature called?

Theme

Short story

Diverse

Intervene

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of these can you use to figure out theme (select all that apply):

figurative language

change in character

exposition

symbols

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

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HMH Book of the Dead

The opposite of what would be an expected outcome

to think about something thoroughly

Sudden impulse or inclination without premeditation

to fascinate

Destroy completely, put to an end

What is a lesson about life or human nature called?

Which of these can you use to figure out theme (select all that apply):

What literary elements does a short story contain (select all that apply)?

How can the context of historical events and cultural customs be central to the plot of some stories?

What is an expression that pairs two opposites called?

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