The Secret Plot is Uncovered
Once upon a time, there were three bears. There was a Daddy Bear, who was very big, a Mama Bear, who was middle-sized, and a Baby Bear, who was very small. They all lived together in a little cottage in the middle of the woods. Their favorite breakfast was porridge.
What is Exposition?
The author's introduction of the characters, setting, and situation.
What is exposition?
The time and place of the story.
What is Setting?
What is the theme of "The Smallest Dragonboy"?
Keevan has to overcome his own insecurities to be successful. It also shows us that if we are a good and kind person, and we treat others well, we will have more of a chance of being successful.
The shape that the plot chart represents.
What is a mountain or rollercoaster?
What do we call the "problem" in the story?
It is the conflict.
"And" "or" "so" are examples of what?
coordinating conjunctions
"And they all lived happily ever after."
What is Resolution?
This comes between the climax and the resolution.
What is falling action?
The sequence of events in a story.
What is Plot?
Which of the following best identifies the theme of "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push"?
A. Children cannot succeed without the support of their family.
B. Life has obstacles, but that doesn't mean a person should give up on what he/she wants.
Life has obstacles, but that doesn't mean a person should give up on what he/she wants.
How is Emily Dickinson remembered in the poetry world?
She was one of the greatest and original of American poets.
What is the only type of conflict that is internal?
Character vs. self
When we are connecting two complete sentences, what type of conjunction do we use?
coordinating conjunction
The student alien finally gets the sleeping human into the spacecraft.
What is Climax?
The part of the plot that adds complications to the plot's problems.
What is rising action?
The big idea or lesson the reader is supposed to take away from the story.
What is Theme?
What is the extended metaphor in the poem "Hope is the Thing With Feathers"?
It is comparing hope to a bird.
Their, its, and your are examples of these.
What are Possessive Pronouns?
What are the two main conflicts in "The Smallest Dragonboy"?
Character vs. self (Keevan becoming sure of himself) and character vs. character (Keevan and his bully Beterli).
Why can't a subordinating clause stand alone?
It doesn't express a complete thought, so it is a fragment.
As the sun dipped below the horizon, casting a warm glow across the backyard, Sarah and her friends gathered around the crackling bonfire. With their newfound treasures in hand, the group exchanged stories and shared their favorite moments.
What is falling action?
The part of the plot that concludes the falling action by revealing or suggesting the outcome of the conflict.
What is Resolution?
What is the difference between a summary and a theme?
A summary tells the story's events.
A theme is the lesson learned in the story, or the author's purpose in writing.
What is the theme of the passage below (from "Speech to the Young: Speech to the Progress-Toward")?
"Even if you are not ready for day/It cannot always be night./You will be right./For that is the hard home-run."
One way or another, things naturally change and improve.
What prize did Gwendolyn Brooks win? Why was this significant?
She won the Pulitzer Prize (in poetry).
She was the first Black author to win this prize.
How did Eleanor Roosevelt feel about her husband becoming president and what did she say about her feelings?
She did not want him to become president, and she never told him because she felt she was being selfish.
Name the coordinating conjunctions
FANBOYS:
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
As the sun dipped below the horizon, casting a warm glow across the neighborhood, Emily felt a mysterious sense in the air. Little did she know, this was the beginning of an extraordinary adventure.
What is rising action?
Name the elements of plot in order.
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
In the poem "Dreams" by Langston Hughes, which of the following most describes the main theme of the poem?
Dreams are difficult to keep alive.
It can feel impossible to accomplish your dreams.
Having dreams is an essential part of life.
Having dreams is an essential part of life.
What is the theme to the poem "Speech to the Young: Speech to the Progress-Toward"?
"It cannot always be night."
Don't let negative people bring you down.
"At the Head of her Class, and Homeless" is mainly about a homeless girl who overcomes great odds to be successful at school and life. What is the main conflict?
Character vs. society
Identify the subordinating conjunction and the dependent clause:
The students were working hard in school because education is important.
because education is important
because