The Horned Toad Gerald Haslam Finality N The state of being settled decisiveness Incongruously Adv In a way that doesnt fit oddly Millennium N 1000 years Periphery N Surrounding area outskirts ID: 760635
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Slide1
Bell Ringer
Complete the Pre-Test Activity
Slide2“The Horned Toad”
Gerald Haslam
Slide3Finality (N)
The state of being settled; decisiveness
Slide4Incongruously (Adv.)
In a way that doesn’t fit; oddly
Slide5Millennium (N)
1,000 years
Slide6Periphery (N)
Surrounding area, outskirts
Slide7Incomprehensible (Adj.)
Not understandable
Slide8Desolation (N)
Deserted, uninhabited
Slide9Verdant (Adj.)
Green, lush with vegetation
Slide10Bewigged (Adj.)
Wearing a wig
Slide11Progeny (N)
Descendants
Slide12Interred (V)
Buried
Slide13Characterization
The methods by which writers create, reveal, and develop characters
Direct
Indirect
Static- Character that stays the same
Dynamic- Character that changes throughout the story
Slide14Theme
The central and unifying idea about human experience that grows out of all the other elements of the storyOther elementsPlotCharacterizationSettingPoint of View
Slide15Types of Themes
1. Stated: Author tells us directly what the theme is
2. Implied: Reader must
infer
the theme
Slide16Bell Ringer
Summarize what was read in class yesterday-
Slide17Setting
Oildale, near Bakersfield in south central California
Slide18Theme Characterization
1. Family Values2. Nature3. Opening up
-Dynamic vs static
ws
Slide19Quiz Monday!
-Know Vocabulary
-Recall plot events
-Know characterization and theme