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Part
Short Story Three
ACTIVITY 3.1
Selecting Language Resources
Learning Targets
• Develop language resources to use in one’s speaking and writing about short stories. • Use an expanded set of words to create precision while speaking and writing.
• Adjust language choices to suit the academic setting.
The chart presents words and phrases you will use in discussion and writing. Think about each word or phrase. Circle Q, H, or T to indicate how well you know it. Work with a partner, asking your partner to explain each word or phrase. Listen closely to the explanation, and then write your partner’s name and condensed idea in the In Our Own Words column.
Rating
Q
H
T
I have seen this word or phrase, but I have questions about its meaning.
I have heard this word or phrase, but do not know it well.
I know this word or phrase so well that I could teach it to someone else.
Word or Phrase
Definition
In Our Own Words
characterization
Rating Q H T
the way a writer describes the character or qualities of a person or thing
setting
Rating Q H T
the time and place in which a story takes place
dialogue
Rating Q H T
the words that characters say in a story
repetition
Rating Q H T
in literature, something that is written over and over again
sensory language
Rating Q H T
the use of details to add color and depth to writing; uses details from the five senses (sight, touch, hearing, taste, smell)
theme
Rating Q H T
the central idea, message, or purpose of a literary work
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