Cause Effect
Broad vs Narrow
Plot Elements
The Odyssey
Speak
100
Why something happens
What is the Cause?
100
A topic that covers an infinite amount of information
What is a broad topic?
100
The time when the reader meets all the characters and find out the setting
What is the Introduction?
100
The home Odysseus longed to see again, the place where he was the king
What is Ithaca?
100
A girl who used to be Melinda's friend, who now dates Andy Evans
Who is Rachel/Rachelle?
200
What actually happens
What is the Effect?
200
A very specific topic, covering a finite amount of information
What is a narrow topic?
200
A series of events that lead up to the Climax
What is Rising Action?
200
She waited patiently, weaving a cloth every day and taking it out every night
Who is Penelope?
200
Her Art Teacher
Who is Mr. Freeman?
300
"An athlete wins a race"
What is an example of an effect?
300
Ask yourself further questions, like "Who?, What? When? Where? and Why"
What is one way to narrow a topic?
300
The high point of the story, when the protagonist faces the problem
What is the Climax?
300
She wanted to keep him on her island, but Zeus told her to let him go home.
Who is Calypso?
300
Melinda makes friends with David Petrakis
What is part of the Rising Action in Speak?
400
"An athlete eats healthy food and practices a lot."
What is an example of a cause?
400
"My experience with an ingrown toenail"
What is an example of a narrow topic?
400
This follows the Climax. It is often just a few pages or even paragraphs.
What is the Falling Action?
400
The modern word for a long journey, possibly of discovery
What is an "odyssey"?
400
Melinda has flashbacks about the night of the party
What is part of the Rising Action in Speak?
500
A Maplewood High School diploma
What is the effect of passing 28 credits (including this class)?
500
"The history of the Revolutionary War"
What is an example of a broad topic?
500
It follows the Falling Action
What is the Resolution (Denouement)?
500
Together they killed all the suitors and reclaimed the palace
Who are Odysseus and Telemachus?
500
Melinda confronts Andy and is rescued by the girls hockey team
What is the Climax of Speak?
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