To Build a Fire by Jack London

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To Build a Fire by Jack London

10th Grade Test Review

Short Stories (Know the plot of the stories and be able to apply the literary terms to the stories)

“To Build a Fire” by Jack London

“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut

“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson

“There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury

Literary Terms/Devices (Define and apply to texts)

-Characterization

-Setting

-Antagonist and protagonist

-Apply the concept of different types of conflict

-Plot chart (Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution)

-Symbolism (the black box in “The Lottery”)

-Foreshadowing (“The Lottery”)

-Irony (The lottery being something bad, getting rid of the lottery will make them uncivilized but the lottery itself is uncivilized, the opening scene is warm compared to the final scene of death, etc.)

-Satire (“Harrison Bergeron”)

-Point of View (1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person)

-Imagery (Five senses)

-Theme

10th Grade Test Review

Short Stories (Know the plot of the stories and be able to apply the literary terms to the stories) “To Build a Fire” by Jack London

“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut

“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson

“There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury

Literary Terms/Devices (Define and apply to texts)

-Characterization

-Setting

-Antagonist and protagonist

-Apply the concept of different types of conflict

-Plot chart (Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution)

-Symbolism (the black box in “The Lottery”)

-Foreshadowing (“The Lottery”)

-Irony (The lottery being something bad, getting rid of the lottery will make them uncivilized but the lottery itself is uncivilized, the opening scene is warm compared to the final scene of death, etc.)

-Satire (“Harrison Bergeron”)

-Point of View (1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person)

-Imagery (Five senses)

-Theme

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