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le roman
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the novel
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la nouvelle
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the short story / novella
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la pièce de théâtre
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the play
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le conte / le récit
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the tale / short narrative
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le personnage
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the character
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le personnage principal
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the protagonist (main character)
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le/la narrateur(-trice)
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the narrator
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l’intrigue
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the plot
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le thème
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the theme (big idea)
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l’atmosphère / l’ambiance
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the atmosphere / mood
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l’extrait
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the extract
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How many literary works do HL students study, and in what language?
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Two works, read in French.
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What is the difference between the narrator and the author?
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The narrator (le/la narrateur-trice) tells the story inside the work; the author (l’auteur-e) is the real writer. A first-person « je » is the narrator, not the author.
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Give the close-reading method in three words.
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Détail → Citation → Effet (detail → quotation → effect): name the detail, quote it, explain its effect.
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