Pronouns
She/her
They/them
It/Its
He/Him
What is a noun?
Name of people, places, and things
Nouns
Backpack
Boy
Boots
Yellowstone Park
What is a pronoun?
It takes the place of nouns
What is an adjective?
Describes nouns and pronouns:
Adjectives
Sweat
Sunny
Juicy
Icy
Blue
Warm
Plural noun of ox
oxen
Plural noun of box
boxes
Plural noun of shoe
shoes
Plural noun of baby
babies
Luminous
Full of or shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark.
Vigilant
Keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.
Auspiciously
In a way that suggests a positive and successful future.
Timorous
Showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence.
Placating
Intended to make someone less angry or hostile.
What type of character is Johnny?
He is a protagonist
What type of character is Shay?
She is an antagonist
What type of character is Fiona?
She is static
What type of character is Matthew?
He is dynamic
Fish In A Tree Gist
The story of a girl, Ally, who finds out she’s dyslexic, and Mr. Daniels helps her find her true self being a creative/artist.
Fish In A Tree Theme
Finding your true self.
The Outsiders Gist
Two different gangs that fought and realized they were not so different.
The Outsiders Theme
Don’t judge people for what they do in life.
The Witch Of Blackbird Pond Gist
A girl named Kit travels to Barbados to live with her only remaining family. At first, they do not accept her, but they grow to like her. Soon, though, she is accused of being a witch after her trial, and she realizes that her true friends have been with her since the beginning.
The Witch Of Blackbird Pond Theme
Being true to yourself no matter what.
The Messenger Gist
Matty is welcomed into Village and watches it fall apart. He uses his power of healing to save the people and Forest even though it hurt him.
The Messenger Theme
Healing and sacrifice.
The Giver Gist
Jonas lives like anyone else in the community. He then becomes the receiver and gets emotions. He sees that the community is in the wrong. He then passes the memory boundary and saves the community.
The Giver Theme
Courage and love.
Setting
The time and place where a story takes place.
Plot
What happens in a story.
Conflict
The problem in the story.
Protagonist
-Is a good character
-is often opposed, exploited, or victimized.
Antagonist
-Is the bad character
-causes problems & suffering to other characters.
Round
-Is the character that is hard to describe & predict.
-Has many qualities & emotions.
Flat
-Is the character who is easy to describe & predict.
-Possesses and displays few traits.
Dynamic
-Is the character who changes
-Transforms from being bad to good/good to bad
Static
-Is the character who does not change
-Is consistently bad or good from the beginning up to the end of the story.