Name ______Lit #______Date______

Six Traits Review

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“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson (WORD CHOICE)

  1. Does the author describe certain parts of this story well? Give at least one example to show effective or ineffective description. Be sure to explain why you chose this example.
  1. How does the author use dialogue or dialect? Give at least one example to support your explanation of the author’s use of dialogue or dialect.
  1. Does the author use specific word choices to convey suspense or foreshadowing? Give at least one example to illustrate your answer.
  1. Identify at least one example of where the author uses either very simple or very sophisticated language and explain why.
  1. Identify at least one example of figurative language or sensory imagery. Explain the author’s purpose for using that example in that part of the story (what is its effect on the story/reader?).

“Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara (SENTENCE FLUENCY)

  1. Does the author use many short sentences? Give at least one example to support your answer and explain its effect on that part of the story. Why does the author use short sentences?
  1. Does the author use many longer sentences? Give at least one example to support your answer and explain its effect on that part of the story. Why does the author use longer sentences?
  1. What are the effects of the different sentence lengths at different points in the story?
  1. Identify places where the author’s use of dialect affects the fluency of the story. Give at least one specific example and explain its effect on the fluency.
  1. Describe the types of sentences (their structure, phrases, beginnings) and how the different types affect the fluency of the story. Give at least one specific example to support your description.

“The Scholarship Jacket” by Martha Salinas (ORGANIZATION)

  1. In what point of view is this story told? (If it's 3rd person, specify whether it's limited or omniscient.) Was this a good choice? Why or why not?
  1. What's the time span in which this story is told? (hours?days?months?years?) How do you know?
  1. Describe the overall structure of the way this story is organized. (For instance, does it begin in the middle and then move forward using flashbacks? Is the whole piece a flashback? Is it told in chronological order with some flashbacks?)
  1. Identify one moment when the author chose to "slow down" a scene to provide you with more detail.
  1. Identify one place where the author "speeds up" to let you infer what happens and to save you from unnecessary detail.

“Charles” by Shirley Jackson (VOICE)

  1. In what point of view is this story told? (If it's 3rd person, specify whether it's limited or omniscient.) Was this a good choice? Why or why not?
  1. Identify a character’s voice. Give at least one example from the story that illustrates how this voice is developed/revealed.
  1. Identify the narrator’s voice. Give at least one example from the story that illustrates how this voice is developed/revealed.