Plot
What is the turning point of a story?
The climax.
What is conflict?
The problem in the story.
Who is the narrator in a first-person story?
They are a character in the story.
What is mood?
The feeling a story has.
What is a protagonist?
The main character.
Where is the conflicted usually started in most stories?
Initiating event/toward the beginning.
How do you figure out the conflict?
Look at what problem the character faces or what they learn.
What mood is created here?:
The wind howled through the trees as the storm grew. I sat alone and shivered as I watched the strange shadows move eerily across my bedroom wall.
The mood is scary or frightening.
What does yearning mean?
To really want something.
From her thoughts and her crying, what can we infer about Rachel?
That she is upset and distressed.
What do you call the end of a story where the conflict is resolved?
The resolution
In "Eleven", what is the conflict? (Note, this is not asking what type of conflict there is.)
The conflict is that Rachel wants to be able to speak up for herself and refuse the sweater, but she's feeling overwhelmed and distressed.
Read this:
A Fox and a Leopard, resting lazily after a generous dinner, amused themselves by disputing about their good looks. The Leopard was very proud of his glossy, spotted coat and made disdainful remarks about the Fox, whose appearance he declared was quite ordinary.
The Fox prided himself on his fine bushy tail with its tip of white, but he was wise enough to see that he could not rival the Leopard in looks. Still he kept up a flow of sarcastic talk, just to exercise his wits and to have the fun of disputing. The Leopard was about to lose his temper when the Fox got up, yawning lazily.
"You may have a very smart coat," he said, "but you would be a great deal better off if you had a little more smartness inside your head and less on your ribs, the way I am. That's what I call real beauty."
What is the theme?
The theme is that looks don't reflect what is in your mind.
What does bio mean?
It means life.
What is a narrator?
The person telling the story.
What is plot?
What happens in the story.
What is an internal conflict?
A conflict that happens inside someone's mind, like making a decision.
A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow footbridge, he happened to look down and saw himself reflected in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own.
If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the Dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a stupid Dog he had been.
What is the conflict? (This does not mean character vs)
The dog wants the bone that the other dog (his reflection) has.
What is theme?
The message or lesson learned from a story.
What point of view is this?:
I walked down the street and picked up a flower. I saw my friend and waved at her.
"Hi Jessica!" She called back.
"Hey Laura!" I shouted happily.
First person
What are all the parts of a plot diagram in order?
Exposition, initiating event, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
What type of conflict is below?
Emma sighed as she looked at the homework in front of her. She really should get started on it, after all, it was due tomorrow afternoon. She had waited to do it until the day before because all sorts of stuff had come up. Like Shelly wanted to go shopping on Monday and Cleo wanted to get pedicures on Tuesday.
Suddenly, the phone rang. "Hey Emma! It's Kim! Want to go see a movie with me?"
Emma looked at her homework again. She knew she should work, but she also wanted to hangout with her friend.
Emma vs Herself
A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow footbridge, he happened to look down and saw himself reflected in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own.
If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the Dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a stupid Dog he had been.
What is the theme?
It is foolish to be greedy.
What is a universal theme?
A universal theme is an idea that applies to anyone regardless of cultural differences, or geographic location.
What point of view is this?
She smiled and handed the boy the box of chocolates. The boy grinned back and said, "These are for my grandma. She loves chocolate!"
"That's very good," the woman replied and handed him a receipt.
Third person