Authors Do This
This is the author's message or lesson
What is the Theme?
I look for clues to what the character learns or how the characters change in the story.
What is finding the theme of a story?
The character has an argument with a friend - what part of the story is this?
What is problem or conflict?
This suffix means "without"
What is "less?"
This part of the story can be implied or is stated by the author
What is theme?
This is not literal language it's
What is figurative language?
Joan: (picks up book) "Is this what you're looking for?"
Identify the stage directions
What is "picks up book?"
This word means without care.
What is careless?
The events are this part of the story
What is plot?
The idiom "You could hear a pin drop" tell you about the noise level in the classroom?
What is it's really quiet?
Joan: (slowly stops) I can't believe you said that.
What do the stage directions say about Joan's character?
What is "she's upset that someone said something rude"
This word means without fear.
What is fearless?
This point of view is when there is a narrator telling the story.
What is third person point of view?
This changes if the point of view changes
What are the thoughts of the story teller?
In a play this is what it's called when characters speak to each other
What is dialogue?
This word means without a home
What is homeless?
This point of view is when a character IN the story is telling the story.
What is first person point of view?
This word means without an end.