APEX English 2
Some novels have
, or multiple plots that occur at the same time without intersecting.
A good
, which may come after some falling action, wraps up the story's loose ends.
A writer can hint at what's coming next in a story by using
.
Conclusions you reach about things like theme are called
.
Good literature has themes that are
.
In a flashback, the reader gets information that happened
.
Often, the main character of a story is the
.
Sometimes the antagonist is called the
.
The prefix ant- of antagonist is from anti-, which means
.
The prefix of protagonist is pro-, which means
.
Which perspectives might a question about a work of fiction want you to focus on?
.
t's important that characters act in a way that's
.
what a character wants is called
.
A literary critic should help readers understand what a piece of literature
2. A book's theme builds a bridge from specific to general ideas and emotions.
Which text features and visual cues are you likely to find in an informational text?
Table of contents, diagrams, bold words, titles, subheadings
What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of speaking?
advantages: immediate, interactive, convenient. disadvantages:
What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of writing?
advantages: permanent, long complex sentences, organized. disadvantages:
As conflict builds during the rising action,
also builds.
Both
and can have internal conflicts.
It's important to understand
before you infer or interpret meaning in a story.
A
character can surprise the readers because he or she is well developed and complex.
A
character is usually a stereotype or just a character that isn't well developed.
A
character usually doesn't have an internal conflict because he or she is simple and predictable.
Two characters dueling is an example of an
conflict.
When a character has conflicting beliefs or feelings, that's an
conflict.
You are reading an informational text for English class, and you find a lot of words you don't know. Your teacher says you don't need to look up all of them in the dictionary, only the ones you need to get the main point of the text. How could text features help you figure out which words to look up?
context clues, prior knowledge, make connections, look for visual cues and text features
How is the availability of text features and visual cues likely to affect your ability to figure out the key point of a text?
more text features and cues = more clues to figure out key point of text
Some writers choose to use an
on purpose to release a small amount of tension.
Which text features are you likely to find in a poem?
pictures, graphics, symbols
A good literary critic digs deeper to find a story's
that are more .
Every type of character has a
to play in the story.
Finding a
usually doesn't require a deep examination of a text.
Literary interpretation is based on the
you see in a story or book, and not just the facts.