1. “Bargain”by A.B. Guthrie Literary Elements & Vocabulary PP

2. 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.

4. Historical Fiction Historical Fiction- Setting-
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.

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

6. First-person point of view Standard 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.

7. 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.

8. Foreshadowing
Standard 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

9. Foreshadowing Two-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 Batman film of what will ultimately happen to Harvey Dent

10. 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.

11. Standard V1.3

12. 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.

15. Say “ugh” if the thing being described is ornery
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

16. 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!

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

20. 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.

23. Say “transport” if the thing being described is a freighter
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

24. 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.

27. Say “ouch” if the thing being described could be trampled
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!”

28. 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.

31. Say “talk” if the people being described are palavering
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

32. Vocabulary Picture Review
Based on the picture, identify the vocabulary word and definition.