4th Quarter

Practice with

Literary Terms

Daily Word Check Today!0 or 5 pts?

Those absent will be excluded!

Directions: DO THIS ON A CLEAN SHEET OF PAPER!

Author’s Purpose Practice – Choose either inform, persuade, or entertain. Write a paragraph (5-7 sentences) on a topic of your choice using one of the above author’s purposes. Be sure you use your notes and follow the

guidelines for your chosen purpose. Write the purpose ON THE BACK. Please turn in when finished.

Author’s Purpose Assessment on Monday!

Directions: Copy the definition of mood and answer the question below.

Mood – state or quality of the environment or atmosphere of a story or setting Use an adjective to describe mood. You will always want to support your chosen mood

with evidence from the text. Do not get mood confused with tone… mood is the

environment, while tone is the attitude.

Describe the mood of the short story, “What Stumped the Blue Jays?”? Use an example from the story to support your answer.

Directions: Read and decide the theme of the following story:

Mr. Pig and Mr. Dog were hanging out at the food court of the animal shopping mall. Mr. Pig was eating a huge pizza and drinking a large jug of fruit punch, and Mr. Dog was watching him eat. Hey, Mr. Pig, If you give me a slice of your pizza, I’ll let you have the next bone I find. Mr. Pig declined, even though it hurt his stomach to eat the last three slices of pizza. “I am sorry, Mr. Dog,” Mr. Pig said, “but I paid for this pizza and it’s all mine.” Mr. Dog sighed and waited for Mr. Pig to finish, and then they left the animal mall together. On the way out, a hunter spotted them and chased them. Mr. Pig normally could have escaped the hunter but since he was weighed down by such a large meal, Mr. Pig collapsed and the hunter killed him. Mr. Dog easily escaped. Later that night while returning to the scene, Mr. Dog caught the scent of something delicious and began digging around a trash can. He found a large ham bone with lots of meat and marrow still stuck to the bone. Mr. Dog happily ate.

Directions: Review the definition of mood and answer the practice short answer question below.

Mood – state or quality of the environment or atmosphere of a story or setting Use an adjective to describe mood. You will always want to support your chosen mood

with evidence from the text. Do not get mood confused with tone… mood is the

environment, while tone is the attitude.

How would you describe the mood of the short story, “Tears of Autumn”? Use 2 examples to support your answer.

Directions: Copy the definition of genre and the different types below. Write what you believe each of the different types of genres to mean.

Genre – a class or category of different types of books

Fiction – Nonfiction –

Realistic – Historical – Science Fiction – Fable -

Directions: Answer the following questions.

1. Without looking at your daily word notes, write down the definition of genre.

2. Copy down the title of your AR book. (Book titles are underlined.)

3. Write down what genre you believe your AR book fits in with at least one detail as to why you chose that particular genre.

Directions: Copy the definition and information for foreshadowing below, and answer the question at the bottom.

Foreshadowing – literary device where the author uses clues to hint at what’s to come

Why do authors use foreshadowing? To create suspense so that the reader wants to know more.

Places to look for foreshadowing: Dialogue of characters Event / action in the story Book or chapter title

Examples of foreshadowing in The Hunger Games: Madge gives Katniss the mockingjay pin Peeta excels at the camouflage station in training

Answer – What is an example of foreshadowing in The Call of the Wild?

Daily Word Check0 or 5 pts?

Those absent will be excluded.

Directions: Copy down the definitions and information below.

Literal / Literally – words and or text is taken exactly as it is defined. There is no meaning beyond what the words or text

says. It means only what it says…

Figurative / Figuratively – readers must figure out what words or text means / not literal because it means something more than what the text says. Often, symbolism is being used – the words or text

symbolize or represent something beyond what it says

Directions: Copy the sentences and answer the questions about each.

1.Brian’s shirt was as bright as the sun. Answer: Is Brian’s shirt literally as bright as the

sun? If no, what is the figurative meaning that exists in this sentence?

2.Cindy was such a mule. We could not get her to change her mind. Answer: What is the literal or figurative

meanings to the above sentence?

3.Her cheeks were like roses. She had never been more embarrassed. Answer: What is the literal or figurative

meanings to the above sentence?