English Midterm Exam 2014
Score: ______ / ______
Name: Shawn Hodgins
Student Number: JM1409261
Directions: Answer the questions below. Use full sentences when applicable.
1.
Give two examples of each of the following elements of fiction and nonfiction from the texts you’ve read in Units 1, 2, and 3.
Story of fiction: The Giant’s House
Story of Non-fiction: “Desiderata
Characters:
Fiction: James, narrator, and Astoria
Non-fiction: Elizabeth McCracken
Plot:
Fiction: In a Library on different days to find a book that James is looking for.
Non-fiction: It seems the narrator is at home describing the documented history that she has from her family.
Conflict:
Fiction: James is looking for a book on tall people and the narrator helps him by looking for him but finds books on Giants and is hesitant to give him certain information so that his feelings are not hurt.
Non-Fiction: The conflict seems to be that all of the letters and documents that she has are not complete, the narrator describes Desiderata as something wanted, needed, or desired which is how she felt about the family archives.
Setting:
Fiction: Year 1955, in a Library
Non-fiction: At the home of the narrator and in the car with her dad.
Point of View: Fiction: The point of view is from the narrator, she feels that James is in a sensitive state and tries to be careful with what she says.
Non-fiction: The point of view is from the author’s personal experience about her family archives.
Theme:
Fiction: The theme of this story is how the narrator realized Giant was the word they should have been searching to find a book on tall people. James is a tall person who is looking for answers and part of the narrator’s findings is that he was a giant.
Non-fiction: The theme of the story is Desiderata, which is authors desire to want more of her family history as far as documents and cherish the ones that she does have.
Style:
Fiction: This story has a Narrative writing style.
Non-fiction: This personal essay is also considered a
Name: Shawn Hodgins
Student Number: JM1409261
Directions: Answer the questions below. Use full sentences when applicable.
1.
Give two examples of each of the following elements of fiction and nonfiction from the texts you’ve read in Units 1, 2, and 3.
Story of fiction: The Giant’s House
Story of Non-fiction: “Desiderata
Characters:
Fiction: James, narrator, and Astoria
Non-fiction: Elizabeth McCracken
Plot:
Fiction: In a Library on different days to find a book that James is looking for.
Non-fiction: It seems the narrator is at home describing the documented history that she has from her family.
Conflict:
Fiction: James is looking for a book on tall people and the narrator helps him by looking for him but finds books on Giants and is hesitant to give him certain information so that his feelings are not hurt.
Non-Fiction: The conflict seems to be that all of the letters and documents that she has are not complete, the narrator describes Desiderata as something wanted, needed, or desired which is how she felt about the family archives.
Setting:
Fiction: Year 1955, in a Library
Non-fiction: At the home of the narrator and in the car with her dad.
Point of View: Fiction: The point of view is from the narrator, she feels that James is in a sensitive state and tries to be careful with what she says.
Non-fiction: The point of view is from the author’s personal experience about her family archives.
Theme:
Fiction: The theme of this story is how the narrator realized Giant was the word they should have been searching to find a book on tall people. James is a tall person who is looking for answers and part of the narrator’s findings is that he was a giant.
Non-fiction: The theme of the story is Desiderata, which is authors desire to want more of her family history as far as documents and cherish the ones that she does have.
Style:
Fiction: This story has a Narrative writing style.
Non-fiction: This personal essay is also considered a