The Book of Unknown Americans

What is the theme of a story?

• Where the story takes place

• Message about life or human nature

• Order of events in a story

• The type of conflict in the story

What does the word ravage mean?

• To heal or rebuild something

• To make someone feel confident

• To cause serious damage or destruction

• To forget something that happened

What best describes a novel?

• A short poem with a moral lesson

• A long work of fiction that tells a story from a writer's imagination

• A news article about real events

• A collection of true stories

In plot, there are incidents in a story that help propel the action forward by showing how the characters respond to and ________ the conflicts they face. Write in lowercase letters

The word ASSURE means to state something positively, so as to remove ______. Write in lowercase letters

When someone thinks or talks about past experiences, they _______. Write in lowercase letters

Match the following terms to their correct definition.

• A long work of fiction with developed pl

• Plot

• The series of events in a story

• Setting

• People in the story whose actions and be

• Characters

• Where and when a story takes place

• Theme

• The message about life or human nature i

• Novel

Drag the correct synonym and antonym for the vocabulary word REMINISCE. Make sure the synonym is first and the antonym is second ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)  

• Recollect
• Forget
• Secure
• Discourage
• Destroy
• Repair
• Dramatic
• Peace
• Assemble
• Disband

Drag the correct synonym and antonym for the vocabulary word ASSURE. Make sure the synonym is first and the antonym is second ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ ​ (b)  

• Recollect
• Secure
• Discourage
• Destroy
• Repair
• Dramatic
• Peace
• Assemble
• Disband
• Forget

Drag the correct synonym and antonym for the vocabulary word RAVAGE. Make sure the synonym is first and the antonym is second ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ ​ (b)  

• Recollect
• Secure
• Discourage
• Destroy
• Repair
• Dramatic
• Peace
• Assemble
• Disband
• Forget