| A | B |
|---|
| perspective | point of view |
| setting | when & where |
| glint | sparkle |
| ineffable | indescribable |
| stern | strict |
| serials | stories in a series |
| unconscious | not aware |
| characters | people in a story |
| characterization | the way an author develops the characters |
| character map | a way to organize information about characters in a story |
| filling station | gas station |
| caravan | trailer |
| grindstone | tool to sharpen knives |
| intervals | spaces between points |
| voice | personality and feelings of writer |
| revenge | punishment in return for harm done |
| full steam | without any hesitation |
| rule the afternoon | to have complete control over |
| sinkhole | a sunken area in the ground |
| story line | the sequence of events in the order they are told |
| plot | how events and characters are connected |
| exposition | beginning of story that sets it up |
| rising action | central part of story where various problems arise |
| climax | the turning point of a story |
| falling action | after the climax...leads story towards ending |
| resolution | the end of a story when things are wrapped up |
| plot diagram | used to plot the major events in a story |
| familia | family |
| isla | island |
| abuela | grandmother |
| Polo Norte | North Pole |
| theme | a story's central idea |
| pew | a church bench |
| drenched | soaked |
| periscope | an instrument to help you see out of your line of sight |
| theme organizer | a structured way to organize thoughts about the author's message |
