Reading Mid-Term

Front

What is a type of literature?

Back

Genre

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What are traits and personalities of characters called?

Back

Character qualities

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Front

What is the lesson or moral of a story?

Back

Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Front

What is the author's attitude or feelings towards the writing?

Back

Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

What do we call the time and place of a story?

Back

Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What is the main idea of a text?

Back

The central point or message that the author wants to convey.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Front

What is the term for the sequence of events in a story?

Back

Plot

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

What is the perspective from which a story is told?

Back

Point of view

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What is the emotional atmosphere of a piece of writing?

Back

Mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Front

What do we call a recurring theme or idea in literature?

Back

Motif

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2