Understanding Literary Concepts

What characterizes an objective summary?

• Offers opinions

• No opinions, just the facts

• Subject to favoritism

• Includes personal bias

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

What is a subjective summary?

• No opinions

• Offers opinions and is subject to favoritism

• Just the facts

• A detailed account

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

What is a biography?

• Fictional story

• Nonfiction about a real person

• A poem

• A play

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is the main purpose of a report?

• To entertain the reader

• To convey a clear central idea or thesis

• To confuse the reader

• To provide a list of facts

What is a central idea?

• A minor detail in a text

• An author’s main point

• A random thought

• A list of characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

What is an analogy?

• A list of facts

• An extended comparison between an unfamiliar concept and a familiar one

• A short story

• A poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

What is the sequence of events in a story called?

• Exposition

• Climax

• Plot

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Who is the speaker in a story?

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Narrator

• Hero

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Who is the character that opposes the hero in a story?

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Hero

• Narrator

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

What is the term for the central problem or struggle that all characters face?

• Resolution

• Climax

• Conflict

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3