Characters
Setting
Plot
Theme
100
Who are main characters in The Blue Hill Meadows?
The Meadow Family:
Eva Meadow
Sullivan Meadow
Willie Meadow
Ray Meadow
Lady & Sam
100
What is setting?
When and where the story takes place.
100
What is plot?
The series of events in a story.
100
What is theme?
An idea that reoccurs or repeats throughout the story.
200
Who are the main characters in The Old Woman Who Named Things?
The Old Woman
Lucky
200
Name two settings of The Relatives Came.
The relative's house and the family's house they came to visit.
200
The most exciting part of the story or the turning point is called...
the climax.
200
What is a theme of The Old Woman Who Named Things?
Love
Family
Friendship
300
Who are the characters in The Relatives Came?
The Family
The Relatives
300
What is the setting of The Blue Hill Meadows?
Blue Hill, Virginia
300
In what part of a plot diagram do you typically learn about characters and setting?
beginning or exposition
300
Name two examples of theme
Examples:
-love
-friendship
-family
-courage
-hope
-honesty
-freedom
400
How does the old woman in The Old Woman Who Named Things change as a character?
She adopts the dog and names it Lucky even though she may outlive it.
400
How is the setting in The Old Woman Who Named Things and The Relatives Came similar?
Example: Both stories have settings in houses in the country.
400
How is the plot in The Relatives Came and The Old Woman Who Named Things different?
Example: In The Relatives Came, family members travel to visit with their family. In The Old Woman Who Named Things, the Old Woman has no family but adopts a dog.
400
How is the theme in The Old Woman Who Named Things and Blue Hill Meadows similar?
Example: Both involve love.
500
Name two ways the characters in The Relatives Came and The Blue Hill Meadows are similar.
Examples:
-They live in the country.
-They spend time outdoors.
-They spend time together as a family.
Etc.
500
How is the setting in The Relatives Came and The Blue Hill Meadows different?
Example: The Blue Hill Meadows takes place in Blue Hill, Virginia. The Relatives Came takes place in a house on a farm.
500
How is the plot in The Relatives Came and The Blue Hill Meadows similar?
Example: The Relatives come to visit their family and become one big family for the summer. In The Blue Hill Meadows, Lady and Sam join the Meadow family.
500
How is the theme in The Blue Hill Meadows and The Old Woman Who Named Things different?
Example:
Theme of The Blue Hill Meadows: the idea of family.
Theme of The Old Woman Who Named Things: the idea of friendship.