Vocabulary

A person is in his chair if he slides down.

is how something feels when it is full of water.

are threads or similar items that can be

twisted together.

means you have the skill or power to do something

well.

are groups or classes of things.

Something is larger than other things.

is something given by teachers for extra work.

Something is very

bright and shiny.

Strategy and Skill

Analyze Story

Structure

The

combination

of qualities or

features that

distinguishes

one person,

group, or

thing from

another.

The context

and

environment

in which

something is

set.

A transition (in literary

or theatrical works or

films) to an earlier

event or scene that

interrupts the normal

chronological

development of the

story

Foreshadowing is a literary technique used

by many different authors to provide clues

for the reader to be able to predict what

might occur later on in the story.

Understanding how the

events of a story are

organized can help

readers better

understand and

remember what thet are

reading.

Character and

Plot

Beginning (exposition)

MiddleRising action

Conflict

climax

EndFalling action

Resolution

beginning

Rising action

conflict

Climax

Falling Action

Resolution

A CHARACTERIS WHO THE

STORY IS ABOUT.

Sage

Mrs. Page Forrest

A

is the character the

story is about.

The

are the other characters in a story.