Life & Art check for understanding

In realistic fiction, writers use precise words to develop believable characters and situations. The characters' actions and ideas give readers clues about the story's themes.

Identify how the author uses precise words to connect themes in "Life & Art".

Word: radically

How is this word used in "Life & Art"?

Based on how the word "radically" is used in Life & Art, what does this suggest about art?

Identify how the author uses precise words to connect themes in "Life & Art".

Word: embodies

How is this word used in "Life & Art"?

Based on how the word "embodies" is used in Life & Art, what does this suggest about art?

In realistic fiction, writers use precise words to develop believable characters and situations. The characters' actions and ideas give readers clues about the story's themes.

Identify how the author uses precise words to connect themes in "Life & Art".

Word: revolutionary

How is this word used in "Life & Art"?

Based on how the word "revolutionary" is used in Life & Art, what does this suggest about art?

In realistic fiction, writers use precise words to develop believable characters and situations. The characters' actions and ideas give readers clues about the story's themes.

Identify how the author uses precise words to connect themes in "Life & Art".

Word: indivisible

How is this word used in "Life & Art"?

Based on how the word "indivisible" is used in Life & Art, what does this suggest about art?

What details tell you that "Life & Art" is realistic fiction?

Give specific details from the story

Is the narrator (the person telling the story), a character in the story?

Explain how you know.