100 Point's Please Help Answer the questions 8th grade ELA Class Directions: List the characters in the story and at least 2 descriptive character traits. Then, write at least 5 active (vivid) verbs and 5 vivid adjectives used in the story. Then identify the conflict, an example of suspense, point of view and irony by writing complete statements.

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EQ: How do Effective writers hook and hold the reader?
Thank You Ma’m by Langston Hughes
Directions: List the characters in the story and at least 2 descriptive character traits. Then, write at least 5 active (vivid) verbs and 5 vivid adjectives used in the story. Then identify the conflict, an example of suspense, point of view and irony by writing complete statements.
Narrative Element Evidence from the Story

Characters/Traits

*Vivid Verbs

*Vivid Adjectives

Conflict

Theme

Suspense

Point of View

Irony
ELAGSE8RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
ELAGSE8W3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
a. Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
b. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, and reflection, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
c. Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence, signal shifts from one-time frame or setting to another, and show the relationships among experiences and events.
d. Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events. e. Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events. 