Plot
This is the most intense part of the story. The turning point.
What is the climax?
The literary term for a person or animal in a story?
What is character?
An example of this conflict would be Mr. Egan trying to sail his boat in the middle of a ferocious storm at sea.
What is man vs. nature?
What type of characterization should an author use to create imagery?
What is Indirect characterization.
Which point of view makes you feel like you REALLY get to know the protagonist? Why?
1st person - the narrator tells you all their thoughts / feelings. We see the world through their eyes and know everything they know....a bit like reading someone's diary
The beginning of the story where we learn about the setting and are introduced to the characters.
What is the exposition?
A character who changes over the course of a story.
What is dynamic character?
An example of this would be if Mr. Egan was battling Mr. Ricci in an epic game of Call of Duty.
What is man vs man?
Speech
Thoughts
Effects on others (other's reactions)
Actions
Looks
Explain the difference between direct and indirect characterization.
DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION is when the author comes right out and plainly states something about the character's personality. INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION counts on the reader to figure out the characters based on ST. FARL.
The ending of the story where all lose ends are tied up. The outcome.
What is the resolution?
This character stays the same in a story.
What is static?
An example of this would be if Mr. Egan contemplated buying a new quad, or fixing his old one with new parts.
What is man vs self?
In the story below, name TWO characteristics that reveal Janey's character: -Speech... -Thoughts / Feelings... -Actions... -others' Reactions... -Looks A) Janey didn't feel much like getting out of bed. She was scared of starting her new school. Over the last weeks of summer since she moved, she hadn't really seen many kids in her neighborhood, and she missed all her old friends. B) During the first 3 periods, no one spoke to her, and she felt lonelier than ever. C) Though she got turned around, she managed to make it to the cafeteria at lunch. As she approached the tables, she wondered where she could sit. Most of the tables were full. D) "Hey," she heard. Turning, she saw that another girl was smiling at her and waving her over to an empty seat among other talking girls. "I'm Alicia. You're new, aren't you? Why don't you come sit with us?" E) Janey sat with them and she had a great time. It turned out that at least two of the girls were in each of her classes. One of those, Alicia, lived in her neighborhood and invited her over to hang out after school. F) Janey made good friends that day and no longer hated the idea of going to school. G) She went to college with Alicia and they became business partners in a dog-grooming business.
Thoughts / Feelings... Actions... others' Reactions
Which point of view tells the reader the most information overall? Why does this one reveal the most information?
3rd person omniscient because it tells the thoughts / feelings of more than one character
What is falling action?
This is a character that is fully developed and has different sides to their personality.
What is round character?
Sort these types of conflicts into the correct category: Internal/External.
Internal: Self
External: man, nature, society, technology, supernatural
In the story below, the author reveals Jim's character mostly through his: -Speech... -Actions... -Looks... A) Jim was trapped in the woods. After falling behind the other hikers, he stopped to tie his shoes and fell down into a deep hole. Despite screaming, no one came to help, and now it was getting dark. He was getting scared. B) Night fell. Cold and hungry, Jim began to take stock of his supplies. He had a candy bar, a bottle of water, a flashlight, and a walking stick. He ate the candy bar, drank the water, tucked the flashlight into his pocket, and took the walking stick and jammed it sideways into the walls of the hole above him. C) Pulling on it to test it, Jim did a chin-up and then kept pulling himself up onto the stick. Though really uncomfortable in the difficult process, he just barely managed to get himself up on top of the sideways stick and reach the top of the hole. D) After much grunting and scrambling, he clawed his way free of the hole. He brushed off the dirt and cut on his flashlight. E) He went home. His mom saw him walk in and wondered to herself just what kind of trouble her muddy son had gotten himself into this time.
Actions
What type of characterization is used below? Explain. Goldilocks was a proud and defiant little girl who’d been told many times by her mother to stay out of the woods. She was altogether an unpleasant and troublesome girl who liked to break into other people's houses and vandalize them, if at all possible...
Direct Characterization - author plainly states to the reader that Goldilocks is "proud", "defiant", "altogether unpleasant", and "troublesome."
Part of the story where the story gets complicated with a lot of problems. Tension starts to build.
What is the rising action?
This is a character who seems one dimensional. They only display 1-2 personality traits throughout the story.
What is a flat character?
Come up with an example of each of the following: man, nature, society, self, technology, supernatural.
teacher discretion
In the story below, explain how the the author mainly reveals the personalities of the teacher and Katie. (hint - 2 ways)..... A) Kevin Snerdon had a terrible medical condition that caused him to burp uncontollably; therefore, he had to take medication to control it. B) Kevin's medication didn't last all day, so during the end of the day, he had trouble containing his burps. This caused him to get into trouble. One day, the teacher roared, "If you EVER burp in class again, YOU'RE OUT OF HERE!!!" C) The next day in class, Kevin held his burps all period. Finally, he couldn't hold it any longer, so when the teacher's back was turned, Kevin let out a burp that shook the windows in the classroom. When the teacher heard it, she whirled around and screamed furiously, "WHO DID THAT?" D) To Kevin's surprise, one of the girls in the class, Katie, stood up and said, "I'm sorry. I did it." Kevin didn't get in trouble that day, but he did start dating this very special girl.
Actions...Speech
Identify two events that are a part of the rising action in the story below: A) Janey didn't feel much like getting out of bed. She was scared of starting her new school. Over the last weeks of summer since she moved, she hadn't really seen many kids in her neighborhood, and she missed all her old friends. B) During the first 3 periods, no one spoke to her, and she felt lonelier than ever. C) Though she got turned around, she managed to make it to the cafeteria at lunch. As she approached the tables, she wondered where she could sit. Most of the tables were full. D) "Hey," she heard. Turning, she saw that another girl was smiling at her and waving her over to an empty seat among other talking girls. "I'm Alicia. You're new, aren't you? Why don't you come sit with us?" E) Janey sat with them and had a great time. It turned out that at least two of the girls were in each of her classes. One of those, Alicia, lived in her neighborhood and invited her over to hang out after school. F) Janey made good friends that day and no longer hated the idea of going to school. G) She went to college with Alicia and they became business partners in a dog-grooming business.
-she went to school -she went through 1st-3rd periods alone -she found the cafeteria and got food -she was invited to eat with some other girls