Point of View (POV)
The narrator is a character in the story. Uses the word “me”, “my”, or “I”.
What is first person.
Punctuation marks, used in pairs, to identify direct speech.
What is a quotation mark.
Theme: The truth about life revealed in a work of literature.
What is the theme in the short story "A Sound of Thunder"?
What is actions have consequences.
A sequence of interlocking events in a story.
What is a plot.
Meant to capture the reader’s attention and make them want to keep reading.
What is a hook.
A point of view in writing that uses the pronoun "you" to address the reader or audience directly.
What is second person.
A phrase that indicates who is speaking and how they are speaking in a piece of writing.
What is a dialogue tag.
Protagonist: The main character in a literary work.
Who is the main character in the short story?
Who is Eckles.
Background information presented in a literary work goes in which portion of a story?
What is an exposition.
An unexpected development in a book, film, television program, etc.
What is a plot twist.
You're talking about someone else, rather than speaking about yourself or directly addressing someone.
What is third person.
When writing dialogue, place a ________ before your opening quote.
What is a comma.
She said, "It's all in the details."
Antagonist: A character or force in conflict with the main character.
Who is the antagonist in the short story?
Who is Mr. Travis.
The event that introduces the rising action and conflict.
What is the inciting incident.
Additional points if a team can identify the inciting incident within "A Sound of Thunder".
The most exciting part of the story/conflict.
What is the climax.
A narrative technique where the story is told from the perspective of a single character, using third-person pronouns like "he," "she," or "they".
What is third-person limited.
You will use a ______ when a dialogue tag follows a quote.
What is a comma.
"Write from your heart," she stated. "It's the best way to reach the reader."
What POV is "A Sound of Thunder" written in?
What is third-person omniscient.
Series of scenes that "wrap up loose ends" within the story.
What is the falling action.
The time and place of a story.
What is a setting.
Additional points to the group that can tell me the setting of the past when the characters first arrive.
The narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in a story.
What is third person omniscient
When closing a quotation, a ______ or ______ always falls within the quotation, not outside of it.
What is a period and what is a comma.
What is the plot twist in the short story?
What is the moment when he discovers the butterfly under his shoe.
The end of the story.
What is the resolution.
Name at least three things that should be found within an exposition.
What is a background, a setting, a hook, characters, and mood.