Plot Structure
The last part of the story- a closing after the conflict has been resolved.
What is the resolution?
Giving non-human things human traits
What is "personification?"
The moral, or life lesson, of a story
What is a Theme?
This was the name of the woman telling the story in "In my Mom's Shoes"
Who is Kat Chow?
These were the two things Rabbi in "Night into Day" used to symbolize good times and bad times.
What are Night and Day?
The turning point of the story- often with the most action, but always when the outlook of the story begins to shift.
What is the climax?
What is "Inexplicable?"
A way to explain the whole story in one sentence.
What is a Central Idea?
This is the place that Maya and her Family were from
What is Kazakhstan?
Kat's dad gave her this in "In my mom's shoes"
What is Shoes?
This is the part where conflict starts to happen.
What is the Rising Action?
For example, when someone is speaking in gibberish
incoherent
This boils the story down to something anyone can relate to.
What is the Theme?
Maya's brother in "My Favorite Chaperone"
Who is Nurzhan?
Maya's mother gave her this in "My favorite chaperone"
What is a bracelet?
The part after the climax where stuff starts to settle down.
Sailor, Navigator, and Captain are all this kind of job.
An example of this would be, "always tell the truth to avoid making your consequences worse."
What is a Theme?
The teacher in "Night into Day" was called this.
What is Rabbi?
In "My favorite chaperone," Maya was in this grade.
What is 9th?
The important parts of the story (setting, characters, etc) that usually come in the beginning
What is the exposition?
What Maya and her family had to do when they moved to the United States
assimilate
An example of this would be: Bob the builder ran out of cement for the wall, so he sent his friend to get some while he stayed and built the frame.
What is a Central Idea?
This was the name of Maya's father in "My Favorite Chaperone."
Who is Aibek? (or Aibek Alazova)
The company that makes the thing that Chow inherits from her mom.
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