Fever 1793 Study Guide
The TEST is on ______.
What do I need to know?
Vocabulary: There will be a section on the test where you will have to apply your knowledge of the definitions to examples.
Example: Which of the following is an example of direct characterization?
There will also be some definition questions in this section. Definitions are attached to this study guide.
Application: You will need to be able to apply the terms for this unit and the unit before, to our novel. Example: What is the climax in Fever 1793?
Short Answer Response: You will need to write in paragraph form and respond to a question about fever. See numbers 21 and 22 for guidance on the questions.
Novel Comprehension: You will be asked basic questions about the novel to insure that you read and understood the text. Example: What did Nathanial drop down to Mattie in the street?
Things to Study: Your Fever 1793 packet (you can find this on my website if you forget to bring it home).
Your Vocabulary for Literature Packet
This study guide
Complete sentences are not necessary, but include enough information to answer the question.
1. Who is the protagonist? ______
2. Is the protagonist static or dynamic? How do you know?
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3. Who is the antagonist? ______
4. What is the main setting? ______
5. What is the main conflict? ______
6. What kind of conflict is this? ______
7. Who are two minor characters? ______
8. What point of view is the story? ______
9. What’s direct characterization?______
10. What is indirect characterization?______
11. What is foreshadowing? ______12. What is flashback?______
13. What is tone? ______
14. What is mood? ______
15. Create a 3-4 sentence summary for the novel.
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16. What could be a theme to the novel? ______
17. What was the author’s purpose? ______
18. Who is Mattie? What do you know about her and her family?
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19. List facts and important events for Grandpa:
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______20. List facts and important events for Mom: ______
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21. What is Mattie like at the beginning of the novel? How does she change throughout the novel? Provide at least three examples. Use character traits (like brave, smart, etc.) to help answer the question.
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22. Find a quote (one that comes before a chapter) that you would like to discuss. Know its importance to the chapter it introduces. ______
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______Complete the following chart with events from the novel: Know the Definitions of these AND How to apply them to the novel
Purpose in writing- The reason why you are writing. Authors have different motivating factors behind their writing. It could be to persuade, entertain, or to inform their readers. Their purpose could also be to describe a person, place, thing or event to their readers.
Characterization – the act of creating and developing character. There are two types. Direct characterization, the author directly states a character’s traits. Indirect characterization, the author can tell what a character looks like, does, and says, and how other characters react to him or her. The reader must draw conclusions about the character based on this indirect information.
Dialogue – a conversation between characters. It is used to develop characterization and action. Quotation marks are used to indicate a speaker’s words.
Flashback – a section of a literary work that interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time.
Foreshadowing – the use of clues that suggest events that haven’t happened yet. The use of this technique helps create suspense.
First person point of view – occurs when a character tells the story. The narrator may be a major or minor character or just a witness. The reader only sees what this character sees, hears only what this character hears, knows only what this character finds out/knows, etc. The first person point of view may not be reliable.
Third person point of view – occurs when a voice outside of the story narrates. There are two types of third person: Omniscient (all knowing; knows everything about anyone and everything), and Limited omniscient (knows only what one character sees and thinks).
Tone- the attitude or style of expression used to write.
Mood- the general feeling in a story. It refers to the emotion or emotions a writer makes a reader feel. Writers create atmosphere or mood by using imagery and vivid descriptions. Know how to apply these definitions to the novel. You’ve already been tested on the definitions!
Character – a person, animal, or creature who takes part in the action of a literary work. Main characters are the most important in the story, poem, or play. Minor characters may take part in the actions, but are not the center of attention. Static characters have one or two traits that never change throughout the story. Dynamic characters’ personalities change throughout the story due to things that happen in the story.
Protagonist – the main character or most important character in a story. This character often changes in some important way as a result of the story’s events. Antagonist – the character who opposes (goes against) the main character.
Climax – the highest point of interest or suspense (part of the plot structure).
Conflict – a struggle between opposing forces. Characters in conflict form the basis of the story, novel, poem, or play. There are two kinds of conflict: Internal (character against self) External (character against another individual, nature or society). A story may have both.
Plot – the sequence of events in a literary work.
Exposition – the part of the work that introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation (part of the plot structure).
Setting – the time and place of the action. It could be specific (Sterling, VA in the year 1872) or vague (present time in the south).
Initiating event – introduces the central conflict (part of the plot structure). Rising action – all of the events that lead up to the climax that build suspense (part of the plot structure). Falling action – actions that tie up loose ends and lead to the resolution (end) of the central conflict (part of the plot structure). Resolution (denoument) – the final events that end a work of fiction (part of the plot structure).
Theme – a central message or insight into life revealed throughout the literary work. It is a generalization about people or life that is communicated through the story. The theme may be stated directly or implied. There is usually no single correct statement of a work’s theme, although there may be incorrect ones.