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WorksheetsThink and Talk Like a Teacher: Annotating FICTION
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
1.Name the academic term:
the people (or animals, creatures…) in a piece of literature
characters
setting
plot
theme
2.Name the academic term:
the time (when) and place (where) of the events in a piece of literature
characters
setting
plot
theme
3.Name the academic term:
the author's message about life in a piece of literature
characters
setting
plot
theme
4.Name the academic term:
the ‘action’ of a story…the sequence of events in a piece of literature
characters
setting
plot
theme
5.Name the academic term:
the central character or hero in a narrative or drama-usually, the one with whom the audience identifies with; a major character
dynamic character
protagonist
static character
antagonist
6.Name the academic term:
a character that does NOT change in a section or in the entirety of a piece of literature
dynamic character
protagonist
static character
antagonist
7.Name the academic term:
a character that CHANGES in a section or in the entirety of a piece of literature
dynamic character
protagonist
static character
antagonist
7.Name the academic term:
a major character in opposition to the major character in a piece of literature. (Note~sometimes, not a person, but an obstacle such as a force of nature, society or inner conflict)
dynamic character
protagonist
static character
antagonist
9.Name the academic term:
Finding examples in a text where the author explicitly provides information about a character (example "Scrooge was a greedy misanthrope")
indirect characterization
direct characterization
10.Name the academic term:
Finding examples in a text where the author shows what a character is like by describing what the character looks like, by telling what the character says and does, what the character is thinking, and by what other characters say about and do in response to the character (S.T.E.A.L.)
indirect characterization
direct characterization
11.Name the academic term:
(Indirect characterization)~ What does the 'S' stand for in the acronym S.T.E.A.L.?
shows
speech/dialogue
simile
same
12.Name the academic term:
(Indirect characterization)~ What does the 'T' stand for in the acronym S.T.E.A.L.?
thoughts
text
tone
theme
13.Name the academic term:
(Indirect characterization)~ What does the 'E' stand for in the acronym S.T.E.A.L.?
epistrophe repeated at the end of a line of text
euphemisms that are easier for the reader to hear
epilogue in literature
effect and interactions with other characters
14.Name the academic term:
(Indirect characterization)~ What does the 'L' stand for in the acronym S.T.E.A.L.?
like qualities
looks of the character
limerick
literature
15.Name the academic term:
Which TYPE of traits are the following terms: tall, short, tiny, brawny, thin, stout, brown hair, glasses, long hair, huge, chubby, hairy, lanky, broken leg, old/aged skin…
personality traits
physical traits
16.Name the academic term:
Which TYPE of traits are the following terms: active, adventurous, affectionate, afraid, aggressive, alert, ambitious, angry, annoyed, anxious, apologetic, arrogant, attentive, average, bad, belligerent, blue, boastful, bold, bored, bossy, brainy, brave, bright, brilliant, busy, calm, careful, careless, cautious, charming, cheerful, childish, clever, clumsy, coarse, concerned, confident, confused, considerate, cooperative, courageous, cowardly, cross, cruel, curious, dangerous, daring, dark, decisive, demanding, dependable, depressed, determined, discouraged, dishonest, disrespectful, doubtful, dull, dutiful, eager, easygoing, efficient, embarrassed, encouraging, energetic, evil, excited, expert, fair, faithful, fearless, fierce, foolish, fortunate, foul, fresh, friendly, frustrated, funny, gentle, giving, glamorous, gloomy, good, graceful, grateful, greedy, grouchy, grumpy, guilty, happy, harsh, hateful, healthy, helpful, honest, hopeful, hopeless, humorous, ignorant, imaginative, impatient, impolite, inconsiderate, independent, industrious, innocent, intelligent, jealous, kindly, lazy, leader, lively, lonely, loving, loyal, lucky, mature, mean, meek, messy, miserable, mysterious, naughty, nervous, nice, noisy, obedient, obnoxious, old, patient, peaceful, picky, pleasant, polite, poor, popular, positive, precise, proper, proud, quick, quiet, rational, reliable, religious, resourceful, responsible, restless, rich, rough, rowdy, rude, sad, safe, satisfied, scared, secretive, selfish, selfless, serious, sharp, short, shy, silly, skillful, sly, smart, sneaky, sorry, spoiled, stingy, strange, strict, stubborn, sweet, talented, thankful, thoughtful, thoughtless, timid, tired, tolerant, touchy, trusting, trustworthy, unfriendly, unhappy, upset, useful, warm, weak, wicked, wise, worried
personality traits
physical traits
17.Name the academic term:
Types of conflict~
takes place inside the character’s mind or heart; sometimes involves a decision
internal conflict
external conflict
18.Name the academic term:
Types of conflict~
takes place between a character and something outside the character (nature, event/situation, another character…)
internal conflict
external conflict
19.Name the academic term:
Types of conflict~
a struggle between a character and (weather, animals, sickness, epidemics…)
person/character vs society
man vs man
man vs nature
man vs society
20.Name the academic term:
Types of conflict~
a struggle between a character and his/her feelings, conscience or fears; (conflict in a character's head or heart)
man vs self
man vs man
man vs nature
man vs society
21.Name the academic term:
Types of conflict~
a struggle (mental or physical) between two characters
man vs self
man vs man
man vs nature
man vs society
22.Name the academic term:
Types of conflict~
a struggle between a character and the laws or beliefs of a group (could involve poverty, politics, social norms, expectations, laws or values).
man vs self
man vs man
man vs nature
man vs society
23. Which of the following is a correctly written theme (pick two)?
People should try to make a difference in the world
Kindness
People should be loyal to their friends and family
Loyalty
24. Name the academic term:
Identify the point of view~
Passage directed to the reader using the “you” perspective
first person
second person
third person
25. Name the academic term:
Identify the point of view~
Passage told from the personal (I, we, us)point of view (many stories are often told by the protagonist)
first person
second person
third person
26. Name the academic term:
Identify the point of view~
Passage told from the point of view of someone not in the story. The narrator is not a character in the story.
first person
second person
third person
27. Name the academic term:
Identify the type of third person point of view~
The narrator is an outside observer who can tell the reader the thoughts and feelings of MANY or ALL of the characters in a story.
third person objective
third person limited
third person omniscient
28. Name the academic term:
Identify the type of third person point of view~
The narrator reports the facts as a seemingly neutral and impersonal outside observer. (no thoughts or feeling are revealed)
third person objective
third person limited
third person omniscient
29. Name the academic term:
Identify the type of third person point of view~
The narrator is an outside observer and focuses his or her attention through one character, so the reader not only sees what is going on with the characters, but also knows what one particular character is thinking and feeling.
third person objective
third person limited
third person omniscient
30. Understanding Third Person narrative:
Which of the following are 'inner thought' words a reader might find in a text (when a story is told in third person limited or omniscient)
Choose THREE!!
worried
wished
knew
loved
31. Understanding Third Person narrative:
Which of the following are 'inner feeling' words a reader might find in a text (when a story is told in third person limited or omniscient)
Choose THREE!!
loved
thought
hated
felt
32. Name the academic term:
The way a piece of writing makes the reader feel
tone
mood
33. Name the academic term:
The attitude of a character in fictional text
tone
mood
