Reasoning Through the Language Arts Unit 1 (part 2)

the 'pieces' (or parts) of the plot

all-knowing

an educated guess based on suggestions and clues found in the text

a person, thing or event that makes something happen

meanings that go beyond their definitions

a series of events in a story and how the characters, or people in the story face these events

a change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause

gather details, think of reasonable explanations for inferences, consider their significance

the place and time in which events happen

a narrator who is a character in the story

an insight or general idea about life or human nature that the author shares with readers

difficulties that the characters in the story must confront and overcome

creates vivid word pictures and memorable images

the perspective or 'background' the author is coming from

the fictional 'people' that authors create in their stories

the complications are at their most intense at this point of the story, usually near the end

emphasizing the differences between two or more elements

gather facts from your reading and combine them with what you know to 'solve a mystery'

showing similarities between two or more elements

hints in the surrounding text

provides the background and introduces some or all of the characters and details

complications are resolved, happily or unhappily at the end of the story