Character Connections (ELA.6.R.1.1)
What is the term for the series of events in a story?
What is the Plot
The main message or lesson in a story is called this.
What is Theme
The perspective from which a story is told is called this.
What is point of view?
This rhetorical appeal uses facts, statistics, and logic.
What is Logos
In the word biology, the root bio means this.
What is Life
The people, animals, or creatures who take part in a story are called what?
What are characters
True or False: A story can have more than one theme.
True
A narrator who is part of the story uses which point of view?
First person
This rhetorical appeal builds trust or credibility.
What is Ethos
The prefix pre- means what?
What is Before
What is the term for how a character changes from the beginning to the end of a story?
What is character development?
How is theme different from plot?
Plot is what happens; theme is the message or lesson.
How does switching from one narrator to another affect the reader’s understanding?
It provides different viewpoints and can reveal new information or biases.
This rhetorical appeal uses emotions to persuade the audience.
What is Pathos
If aud means “hear” and -ence means “state of,” what does audience mean?
The state of hearing → people who listen.
In Cinderella, how does the fairy godmother’s kindness affect the plot?
She helps Cinderella attend the ball, setting the climax in motion
Give one example of a universal theme.
Examples: friendship, courage, perseverance, honesty.)
In Wonder by R.J. Palacio, the author shifts narrators. Why might the author choose to do this?
To show how different characters perceive the same events.
Which appeal is most used in this sentence: “As a doctor with 20 years of experience, I recommend this treatment.”
What is Ethos
The feelings or ideas associated with a word are called its __________ meaning.
What is connotation
When two characters disagree, this type of conflict moves the plot forward.
What is character vs. character conflict?
Give an example of how setting can help develop a theme.
Answer examples: A harsh desert setting could develop a theme of perseverance, A school during segregation could develop a theme of equality and justice, A haunted house could develop a theme of facing fears or uncovering the truth, A small, close-knit village could develop a theme of community and tradition
What is one disadvantage of a first-person narrator?
They may be unreliable or biased.
Explain how a commercial for a pet shelter might combine ethos, pathos, and logos to be more effective.
Ethos from experts, pathos from sad animal images, logos from adoption statistics.
If someone is described as “childlike” vs. “childish,” how do the connotations differ?
“Childlike” is positive/innocent; “childish” is negative/immature.