1. Anecdote: What is the story? What are the set of events that move from one thing to another?

2. Bait: What keeps us reading from one part to another? What is a question that the reader assumes is going to be answered in the story?

3. Moment of Reflection: Why should we care about this story? What is the bigger meaning of the story beyond the anecdote? What lesson does it teach that readers can relate to?

What is the anecdote in "The Gift of the Magi"?

What is the bait in "The Gift of the Magi"?

What is the moment of reflection in "The Gift of the Magi"?

Which theme is best supported by the descriptive detail in this passage from my antonia

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.

Read the passage and answer the question. georgia always awoke at 7: 00 a.m. her morning routine always went in the same order, and her friends and family could consistently count on her to be on time. even when she won the lottery, her routine stayed exactly the same! which type of character is georgia? a. round b. dynamic c. narrator d. static