Character Motivations
In Finding Nemo, Marlin swims across the entire ocean because of this primary motivation.
What is finding his son, Nemo?
The resolution of Cinderella.
What is Cinderella married the prince and lived happily ever after?
What is author drops subtle or explicit hints about events that will happen later in a story?
A story structure where events happen in order of time, from first to last.
What is linear plot?
The person telling a story.
What is narrator?
A possible theme to describe Peter Parker, Ned, and MJ's relationship?
What is friendship?
The beginning part of a story where characters, setting, and background information are introduced.
What does this paragraph reveal about Lucy at this point in the selection?
"Lucy allowed herself a small smile. It hadn't been a good start, but Rodney was definitely making her first day less terrible."
What is Lucy was having a bad first day, but Rodney made it a little bit better.
A plot that is usually told using flashbacks and foreshadowing?
What is nonlinear plot?
The point of view that uses pronouns like "I," "me," "my," and "we."
What is 1st person point of view?
The overall meaning or underlying message of a story.
The excerpt below is important to the plot of the Banana Tree for what reason?
“I didn’ go to school outing to the factory. I didn’ go to school outing to Government House. I didn’ go to Ol’ Fort in town.”
What is the reason why Gustus desperately wanted shoes?
What is the key idea conveyed in the excerpt from “Awake”?
“The Spinning Wheel of Time shall stop,” said Carabeau, “because this child, by then sixteen years old, shall grasp the Spindle that holds the thread time is always weaving. Then she shall gain a hundred years of freedom before she becomes only your daughter, and wife to the prince you approve for her.”
What is Roisa will enjoy 100 years of freedom before any of her duties?
A plot type where a scene interrupts the present action to show something that happened in the past.
What is flashback?
The point of view that addresses the reader directly using pronouns like "you" and "your."
What is 2nd person point of view?
A type of communication that does not use a word’s realistic meaning.
A major turning point occurs in the selection “The Banana Tree” when what happens?
What is Gustus tries to save his tree during a hurricane?
The theme the author develops in The Banana Tree.
What is determination to get what you want?
One big plot and one small plot in the same story.
What is subplot?
The point of view where an outside narrator tells the story using pronouns like "he," "she," and "they."
In “Red Roses”, Lila’s willingness to take the roses affects the falling action because _____.
What is she is proud of her decision and is maturing?
How does the setting of the “thicket” in Briar Rose influence the prince’s feelings about reaching the tower?
What is making him more determined to save the princess?
What key idea does the author convey in this paragraph?
"Spider-Man rarely relies on brute force to win his battles. Instead of absorbing heavy blows, he uses his acrobatic agility to bounce off walls and disorient his enemies. By constantly staying in motion and firing off quick webs, he easily outmaneuvers heavier hitters who try to pin him down."
What is Spider-Man relies on his speed, agility, and environment to defeat opponents rather than using raw physical strength.
When a story has two separate storylines of equal importance occurring at the same time.
A third-person point of view where the narrator is "all-knowing" and understands the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
What is 3rd person omniscient point of view?