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 (a)   the conflicts they face. Write in lowercase letters

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

When someone thinks or talks about past experiences, they (a)   . Write in lowercase letters

Match the following terms to their correct definition.

• The series of events in a story

• Setting

• The message about life or human nature i

• Novel

• A long work of fiction with developed pl

• Characters

• People in the story whose actions and be

• Plot

• Where and when a story takes place

• Theme

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