Theme
Theme talks about the ________ of the story.
Moral, meaning, message, lesson
Tone is _________________________________.
The attitude with which the speaker or narrator treats their subject.
The setting is the __________ and ____________ that a story takes place.
What is time and place
A Plot is the ____________ that make up a story.
The organized pattern or sequence of events that make up a story.
The conflict in a story is a ___________that must be __________?
Problem
Solved
True or False: There can only be one theme of a story.
False
This ridiculous man with his ridiculous smile, laughed loudly as I grew sick of seeing him.
The tone of this passage is...
disgusted, angry, hateful
The setting of this passage is...
As Sierra walked along the sandy bottom, She adjusted her mask and checked her air, being sure to keep a sharp eye on the darkness as she knew the sharks were circling her just beyond where my light penetrated.
The bottom of the ocean.
These two elements of a plot are at the end of a story.
Falling Action
Resolution
How do you determine the conflict in a story?
It is the struggle that is most central to the main character.
Which of the following is a theme example.
A.)You will never make a shot that you don't take.
B.) risking
C.) cleaning is good
A.)You will never make a shot that you don't take.
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise.
The tone of this poem is...
Uplifting, confident, passionate
When the setting is introduced in a story.
What is the exposition
This is the most intense part of a story.
The Climax
Esther struggled to stop the demon from stealing Ja'Viane's soul and returning to life to destroy our world. Meanwhile, Maria had to find the answers as to how to banish the demon to Hell forever from the old book.
External Conflict
Character vs. Supernatural
Money Mark was born rich. He never had to work a day in his life and he got everything handed to him on a silver platter. When he was six, Money Mark wanted to go to a basketball game. His father paid the starting five of the Bulls and Celtics to play a private game of Nerf-ball in Money Mark's bedroom. When Money Mark turned thirteen, he wanted to start a band. His father hired the Rolling Stones to play with him every Saturday at the family's private concert hall, though his family was never there. By the time he was twenty-one, Money Mark was bored with life. He was surrounded by a bunch of possessions that he didn't appreciate and Money Mark could find nothing new or exciting in his life. Despite his vast wealth, Money Mark was never satisfied. What is the theme?
Money can't buy happiness
The tone of this passage is...
It was a dark and stormy night. I sat alone in the old, dilapidated house staring out the window. The sky was black, the wind was loud, the rain slammed against the window. I had to hide.
Frightened, scared, dreary
As the evening grew long, and my eyes grew weary, I looked at the stack of books I had yet to read. All the students that earlier filled the hall to study for the test had left long ago. I was alone in the great hall surrounded by all of these adventures, as the lady behind the desk watched the clock for the last five minutes till the building closed for the night.
What is the setting?
Library, University
A series of events that leads to the height of the action is...
Rising action
Andre' struggled to stay calm. He had been working on this level for so long. He wanted to release his rage on the controller but he knew it would be wrong to break it.
Internal Conflict
Character vs. self
What is the theme?
These stories have characters that keep trying & never give up even when things do not work out at first.
Determination, grit, endurance
“I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.”
What is the tone of this passage?
Sad, regretful, longing
Jorge was afraid of heights, and he wasn’t too sure‐footed. But he was unable to resist a dare from Javuan, which was how he had found himself here – in really big trouble! Afraid to look either up or down, he felt above his head for the next branch, but there was nothing. He felt around for his next foothold, but everything felt to weak and flimsy. He had to be near the top. There was nowhere else to go.
The setting of this passage is...
A tall tree, a forest, a park, the mountains
This element of a plot ultimately leads to the resolution of the conflict.
Falling Action
Jasmya, Angelina, Alexa and their friends are on a whitewater-rafting trip along a choppy river when their guide suddenly has a heart attack. Now the crew must learn to work together to survive the treacherous rapids. As if things weren't bad enough, the group spotted a bear following the them hungrilly along the shore.
This type of Conflict is...
External Conflict
Character Vs. Nature