7th Accent Reading Study Guide
Final Exam Tuesday, 12/4/12
Fiction and Nonfiction (TB pages 4-5)
Elements of Fiction
1. Fiction______________________________________________________________________________
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2. Characters______________________________________________________________________________
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3. Plot______________________________________________________________________________
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4. Setting______________________________________________________________________________
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5. Narrator______________________________________________________________________________
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6. Point of view______________________________________________________________________________
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a. First-person point of view________________________________________________________________________
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b. Third-person point of view________________________________________________________________________
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7. Theme______________________________________________________________________________
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Types of Fiction
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2. Novellas______________________________________________________________________________
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3. Short Stories______________________________________________________________________________
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Elements of Nonfiction
1. Deals with______________________________________________________________________________
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2. Point of view______________________________________________________________________________
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3. Historical Context______________________________________________________________________________
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4. Purpose
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Types of Nonfiction
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2. Autobiographies and memoirs______________________________________________________________________________
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3. Letters______________________________________________________________________________
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4. Journals and diaries______________________________________________________________________________
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5. Essays and articles______________________________________________________________________________
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6. Informational texts______________________________________________________________________________
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When might an author use a first-person narrator over a third-person narrator?
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2. When would an author want to write a novel instead of a novella?
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3. How is the point of view different in biographies and autobiographies?
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4. What is the difference between a letter and a journal or diary?
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5. What is the difference between an autobiography and a memoir?
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6. When would you use informational texts?
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“The Three-Century Woman” by Richard Peck
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Who is the narrator of this story?
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2. Where is Megan and her mother headed and why?
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3. Why is the interview worrying Mom?
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4. What are two comments that Great-grandma makes during the interview?
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5. What do Great-grandma’s comments reveal about her character?
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6. How can you tell the story is a work of fiction?
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“The Fall of the Hindenburg” by Michael Morrison
1. Where did the journey of the Hindenburg begin?
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2. What are some possible causes of the fall of the Hindenburg?
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3. How does the fictional account of the Hindenburg differ from the nonfiction article?
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“Papa’s Parrot” by Cynthia Rylant
1. Who is the main character in the story?
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2. What details make this fictional narrative seem realistic?
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3. Why is Harry embarrassed by his father?
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4. Why does Mr. Tillian get a parrot?
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5. What does Harry do after school to help his father?
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6. What does Harry learn from Rocky?
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7. What does Harry learn from listening to Rocky?
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8. Do you think Harry should tell his father what he learned from Rocky? Why or why not?
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9. What does each main character need to understand about the other?
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10. Briefly summarize the major events in “Papa’s Parrot” in chronological order.
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“The Luckiest Time of All” by Lucille Clifton
1. Who is narrating the story?
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2. Why do Ovella and Elzie go to the Silas Green show?
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3. What do we learn about Elzie as a young woman?
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4. Why do you think Elzie considers the stone to be lucky?
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5. In Elzie’s narrative, why are Mr. Pickens’s thoughts not revealed?
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6. When does Elzie first see Mr. Pickens?
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7. How does Elzie know that Mr. Pickens is a good man?
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8. What are three details that could have been included if the first-person narrator had been Mr.
Pickens?
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Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza
1. Describe the experience Galarza shares with his readers.
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2. Why is Galarza afraid of Miss Ryan at first?
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3. How does Miss Ryan help Galarza overcome his fear of a new school?
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4. Describe Galarza’s classmates.
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5. How do his classmates help one another learn about their respective cultures?
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6. What experiences in Lincoln School help Galarza realize his dream of “becoming a proud
American”?
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A Day’s Wait by Ernest Hemingway
1. Who is the narrator of this work? How do you know?
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2. How does the boy know his temperature?
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3. What is the boy waiting for all day?
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4. Why does he think he is going to die?
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5. Do you think the story is about the boy’s bravery or about the boy’s fear? Explain.
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*Also know:
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Context Clues (TB pgs 22-23, 45,49)
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Possessive Nouns (TB pg 66