La Feb Flashcards

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resiliency

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To keep going even when things are hard- the capacity to quickly recover from difficulty

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elements of a fable?

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Characters; stock characters (wise or foolish animals with human qualities)

setting: unspecific time and place- “long ago”
beginning: gives setting, introduces main character(s) and the problem that the characters are in
middle: explains what the problem is and how the characters attempt to solve the problem
ends: solves the problem and gives the moral or lesson to be learned

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Symbol

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a person, place, thing, or event that is used to represent something else.

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Theme

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The theme in a story is its underlying message, or ‘big idea.’

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mood

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a element that envokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions. atmosphere and emotion

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plot diagram

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  1. exposition- beginning of the story that introduces: conflict, character and setting
  2. rising action- conflict increases
  3. climax- turning point: the great suspense
  4. falling action- tying up of loose ends; conflict decreases
  5. resolution- end of story where conflict and problem is solved
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monologue

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involves one character either thinking aloud or speaking to him/herself in an informal, conversational style.
A good monologue often includes contrasting moments of calm and energy.

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setting

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time and place

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the story of timothy (type of work, characters, challenge, solution or message or meaning.)

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type- video
characters- timothy
challenge- paralyzed
s, m or meaning- dreamed about playing football and inspires others

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the story of aletha maybank (type of work, characters, challenge, solution or message or meaning.)

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type- podcast
characters- althea, mother
challenge- racism
s, m or meaning- her mom stood up for her + she became a doctor

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feathers in wind (type of work, characters, challenge, solution or message or meaning.)

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type- fable
characters- rumor, wise old woman
challenge- trying to get rumors back
s, m or meaning- when you spread rumors its not so easy to get them back as it is to spread them.

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mourners (type of work, characters, challenge, solution or message or meaning.)

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type- poem
characters- N/A
challenge- Death
s, m or meaning-when you go through a hard time there will always be people to support you and help you from the hard times

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no matter what (type of work, characters, challenge, solution or message or meaning.)

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type- short story
characters- Danny, Megan
challenge- fixing megans mistake
s, m or meaning- fully understanding something before you agree to it

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empty fears (type of work, characters, challenge, solution or message or meaning.)

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type- poem
characters- N/A
challenge- being afraid of something that’s not there
s, m or meaning-you can see things as being scary but you don’t really know why they’re scary

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