Everything English

Question 1

author just tells us about the character’s traits

Answer 1

direct characterization

Question 2

the audience learns about the character’s traits through their actions, thoughts, and dialogue

Answer 2

indirect characterization

Question 3

what is characterization

Answer 3

the author uses details to tell us about a character’s qualities and traits

Question 4

types of characterization

Answer 4

direct and indirect

Question 5

(sample) Daria says that Katniss is hard-headed and Daria knows because of all of the times Katniss thinks Peeta is lying about his affection for her. How is Daria saying the author has characterized Katniss?

Answer 5

Through Katniss’s thoughts, which is indirect characterization

Question 6

what does a news story need to be fair

Answer 6

enough context, neutral language, and counterpoints

Question 7

Tremayne is reading an article in which a country is accused of human rights abuses, but there is no quote from a representative of that country responding to this accusation. This is an example of unfairness because the article lacks ____.

Answer 7

Counterpoints

Question 8

What is a nickname for annotating

Answer 8

“talking to the text”

Question 9

What do you do when annotating

Answer 9

1. nothing where you are confused and making a guess
2. defining a word you know by looking it up or using context clues
3. asking and answering your own questions
4. Making connection between different parts of the text, between yourself and the text, or between the text and other texts
5. paraphrasing or summarizing
6. having a reaction
7. no highlighters, no markers

Question 10

which of the following is not an acceptable way to annotate in English?
a. summarizing a page of the text
b. asking a question
c. having a reaction to the text
d. circling a word you don’t know

Answer 10

D-you need to define unknown words, not just circle, underline, or highlight them. Your thinking should be on the page!

Question 11

theme is __________.

Answer 11

Universal

Question 12

what is theme

Answer 12

an author’s moral or message that they want the reader to understand about life/the world

Question 13

one- or two-word big ideas
Ex: love, war, friendship, control, health, generations

Answer 13

thematic topic

Question 14

complete statements (what is the author trying to SAY about the topic?)

Answer 14

thematic statements

Question 15

The teacher asked for a thematic statement about Divergent, and Carmela said, “The young adult dystopian novel Divergent by Veronica Roth has a theme of government control.” What is wrong with Carmela’s answer?

Answer 15

Her theme is a thematic topic, not a thematic statement. Carmela thought by “statement,” the teacher meant a thesis statement. A better thematic statement would have been governments who put too much control on citizens are doomed to fail.)

Question 16

what is imagery

Answer 16

Visually descriptive or figurative language

using the senses (sensory details) to create an image in the reader’s head

Question 17

which of the following is the best example of imagery

A. the sun was shining beautifully in the sky
B. She felt like the world was crashing down around her
C. the wind whispered through the trees, carrying the scent of pine.
D. The room was dark and Gwen felt terror at what was around the corner.

Answer 17

C. This answer gives the most specific details that include the senses

Question 18

• what are the appeals

Answer 18

pathos, ethos, and logos

Question 19

logos=

Answer 19

logic

Question 20

ethos=

Answer 20

ethics

Question 21

pathos

Answer 21

emotions