“Bargain”by A.B. GuthrieLiterary Elements & Vocabulary PP

7th Grade ELA Standards:

• Vocabulary 1.3: Clarify word meanings through the use of definition, example, restatement, or contrast.

• Reading 3.2: Identify events that advance the

plot and determine how each event

foreshadows future action(s).

• Reading 3.5: Contrast points of view in narrative text and explain how they affect the overall theme of the work.

Historical Fiction

• Historical Fiction- – Tells a story that is set in the past. – Characters can all be fictional or a combination of real and

fictional. – Characters act in a realistic way. – Setting takes place during a real time period in history and in

a real place.

• Setting- – Moon Dance, a fictional town in the Old West.

Question to Ponder

• Think of an example of historical fiction from a book, TV show or movie. Be ready to explain your answer.

First-person point of viewStandard R 3.5

• Narrator is a character in the story and recounts his or her own experiences and thoughts.

• Narrator is unreliable as we only get one point of view.

• I, me, my, and mine are used as pronouns.• POV- “Bargain” is told by Al, a thirteen year-old

boy.

Question to Ponder

• Think of an example of first person point of view from a book, TV show or movie. Be ready to explain your answer.

ForeshadowingStandard R 3.2

• An author uses clues or hints that suggest what will happen later in a story

• Often this makes the story more interesting because the reader can pick up on these hints and have a better idea of what is going to happen in the story than the characters themselves

ForeshadowingTwo-Face’s Coin

Quote from Harvey Dent (Two-Face): You either die a hero, or live long enough to become the villain.

An early clue in the An early clue in the Batman film of what will Batman film of what will ultimately happen to ultimately happen to Harvey DentHarvey Dent

Question to Ponder

• Think of an example of foreshadowing from a book, TV show or movie. Foreshadowing can come through dialogue, plot or even music being played. Be ready to explain your answer.

Standard V1.3

Ornery

• Adjective

• If someone is described as ornery, they are stubborn or mean tempered.– The ornery child refused to eat his peas

and threw them on the floor.

Say “ugh” if the thing being described is ornery. Say “okay” if the thing being described is not ornery.

• a sleeping baby

• a dog who has to be dragged forward while on a leash

• a little boy who continually sticks his tongue out at his sister until she cries

• a class quietly taking notes

slouch

• Verb

• If someone slouches they droop or hunch their shoulders over.– The boy slouched in his chair and tried to

disappear.

• Noun

• If a person is a slouch they are a lazy or incompetent person.– That teenager is a complete slouch; he only

wakes up to eat!

Say “posture” if the thing being described is slouching or a slouch. Say “okay” if the

thing being described is not slouching or a slouch.

• a sullen hunched over boy

• a recruit at attention

• a couch potato

• a bored student trying to hide a note to their friend

freighter

• Noun

• A freighter is a person who transports goods from one place to another.– The freighter brought a wagon load of food

and clothes to the store.

Say “transport” if the thing being described is a freighter. Say nothing if the thing being

described is not a freighter.

• a housewife

• a man driving a wagon load of goods

• a person driving a train full of furniture for Ikea

• a doctor

trample

• Verb

• If someone or something is trampled, they are stomped on and bruised, crushed, or injured.– Several people in the crowd were trampled

as shoppers rushed to get into Walmart for Black Friday sales.

Say “ouch” if the thing being described could be trampled. Say nothing if the thing

being described is not trampled.

• a person who slips in the street during Pamplona’s Running of the Bulls

• a person walking in a field during a buffalo stampede

• a family eating dinner at their table

• a person standing in the exit of a theater when someone yells “Fire!”

palaver

• Verb

• If someone palavers they are talking with someone, usually during a business meeting.– The shop owners palavered in the corner

in muted tones with their backs to us.

Say “talk” if the people being described are palavering. Say nothing if the people being

described are not palavering.

• a housewife singing along to the radio

• an Apple board meeting

• a doctor discussing a patient’s diagnosis with the patient and his family

• a dad reading a bedtime story to his son

Vocabulary Picture Review

• Based on the picture, identify the vocabulary word and definition.