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jacob henderson
tools of the trade review
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Language - English
7th Grade
09/21/2015

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-the name of a piece of literature

 

 

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setting

 

 

 

 

 

Definition
-the time and place of a story
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characters
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-the people, animals, or items
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protagonist
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the hero of the story the one attempting to meet a certain goal.
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Antagonist
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- the villian, the character against the hero, the one who tries to prevent the hero from meeting the goal
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Dynamic
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- the character who changes as a result of the conflict of the story
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Static
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- the character who does NOT change throughout the story
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Dialogue
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- the talking or the conversation that occurs between characters in the story
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Forshawing
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- the use of hints of clues to suggest the events that will likely occur
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Symbolism
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- when one object stands for or represents an idea or another object.
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Theme
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- The BIG IDEA, the lesson, message, or moral that the author is trying to get across.
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Authors prurpose
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- the reason behind the author writing this peice. there are 3 main reasons.
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Plot 
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- the action of the story.
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Conflict
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-a serious disagreement or argument
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point of view
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- who is telling the story (narrarter)
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Tone
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- the writers attidude toward the subject he or she is writing about.
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Mood
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- the feeling associated with the story, the author chooses certain whos and phases to help determine the mood.
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