Character Traits
What character trait is shown when a character tells the truth?
What is Honesty?
What part of the plot introduces characters and setting?
What is Beginning / Exposition?
Is this a metaphor or simile?
The classroom was a zoo.
What is Metaphor?
“I walked to school alone.” What POV?
What is First person?
Is this a theme?
Friends
What is no-its a topic?
A character keeps trying even after failing. What trait does this show?
What is Determination / perseverance?
What is the climax of a story?
What is The most exciting or important moment?
What does the metaphor Time is a thief mean?
What is Time steals moments from our lives?
Which pronoun shows third person?
What is He, she, they?
Which is a theme?
A. Soccer
B. Never give up
C. A brave girl
D. School
B
Is this trait direct or inferred?
“Marcus helped his neighbor carry groceries without being asked.”
What is Inferred?
Identify the plot stage:
The problem is solved.
What is Resolution?
Which sentence contains a metaphor?
A. She ran like the wind.
B. The test was a nightmare.
C. He is as tall as a tree.
D. The dog is fast.
B
How would first person change a story? (Think of Max and how he tells the story.)
What is Showing personal thoughts and feelings?
How is theme different from central idea?
What is Theme = lesson; central idea = what text is about?
Identify the trait and give one piece of evidence.
A character returns a lost wallet.
What is Honest / responsible — returned the wallet?
Put in order: Climax, Beginning, Resolution, Rising Action
Beginning → Rising Action → Climax → Resolution
Why do authors use metaphors?
What is To create vivid images and deeper meaning?
Identify POV and give a clue.
They ran toward the bus.
What is Third person — word they?
Which event supports the theme honesty?
What is An event where truth leads to a good outcome?
Explain how actions reveal character traits.
What is Actions show how characters behave, revealing traits?
Why is the climax important to the plot?
It shows the turning point of the story.
Create your own metaphor for something difficult.
various answers.
Why might an author choose third person?
What is to show multiple characters or to be objective?
Write a theme as a complete sentence.
Various answers.