Characters in ABT
The main character in Anything But Typical.
Who is Jason Blake?
Jason's learning disability
What is autism?
When things start to settle down in a story AND when the problem in the story is fixed.
What is falling action AND resolution?
The definition of main idea.
What is what the story is mostly about?
The definition of theme
What is the message or lesson in a story?
One of Jason's only friends at school.
Who is Aaron Miller?
Why Jason no longer wears leggings
What is bullies made his mom quit letting him
When we learn the setting in a story
What is the exposition?
How you find the main idea in a story
What are key details?
The difference between theme and main idea.
What is theme can be applied to many story's (universal) and main idea is specific to the story you are reading
Jason and Jeremy's cousins aunt and uncles names.
Who are Seth, Little Bobby, Uncle Bobby, Aunt Carol?
Jason is only comfortable when his dad hugs him because...
What is Jason's dad allows him to breathe
When things start boiling up in the story
What is the rising action?
Name the THREE other ways you can find the main idea in a story
Title and headings, First and last sentence in a paragraph, Pictures
The difference between a theme topic and a theme statement
What is topic is one word that expresses the theme the author is trying to get you to understand while theme statement is a sentence or two that explains a theme topic?
The girl Jason has a crush on.
Who is PhoenixBird/Rebecca?
Jason regrets sharing that Phoenixbird is his girlfriend because...
What is Jason does not know her name.
The most exciting part in a story
What is the climax
Finding key details in a story
What is important details in the text/evidence for the main idea?
How can you determine theme in a story
Characters, setting, plot, dialogue
The main character in Jason's story.
Who is Bennu
What is pushing over the potters wheel?
Draw and label the plot diagram on the board
what is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
An example of main idea in ABT.
What is a story about a boy with autism who overcomes many things between friends, bullying, and finding himself?
An example of a theme topic and statement from ABT
What is Judgement - Don't Judge a book by its cover