Name that Element!
Fill in the Blank
Plot Mappin'
What's that mean?
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100
The time and place of a story
What is the setting?
100
The exposition of a story gives the reader essential background information about the ____________ & _____________.
What are the setting and characters?
100
Identify #1 on on the plot map.
What is the Exposition?
100
In the falling action of a story, what happens?
These are the events after the climax where the action falls and leads towards the resolution.
100
With nonfiction, _______________ focuses on what the text is mainly about using the topic and key details.
What is the central (main) idea?
200
The perspective in which the story is told - 1st, 2nd, 3rd person
What is the Point of View?
200
The ___________ of the story is where the action is at its highest, and the conflict is beginning to be solved.
What is the climax?
200
Identify #4 on the plot map
What is the Falling Action?
200
Describe the protagonist of the story?
The protagonist is the main character of the story, often referred to as "the good guy."
200
Readers should always use textual evidence to __________ your response.
What is "support"?
300
The sequence of events that take place in a literary work
What is the plot?
300
The tone is the speaker's ___________ towards something. It can be positive, negative, or neutral.
What is attitude?
300
Identify #2 on the plot map
What is the Rising Action?
300
The mood of a text is...
The mood of a text is the way that you (the reader) feel while reading the text.
300
Which of these would you NOT usually include in a summary of a text you've read? -the main characters -the publication date -the central idea -the title of the text
What is the publication date?
400
The character in which the protagonist is up against
Who is the antagonist?
400
The ______________ of a story reveals the solution to the conflict and the story's theme.
What is resolution?
400
Identify #5 on the plot map
What is the resolution?
400
What happens in the climax of the story?
In the climax, a turning point occurs where the conflict begins to solve and action is at it's highest.
400
_____________ can be people, animals, or imaginary creatures in a story.
What are characters?
500
The series of events that develop the conflict; the largest part of the story
What is the Rising Action?
500
The author's message or the main idea of a story is revealed in the end. It is also known as the ________.
What is theme?
500
Identify #3 on the plot map
What is the Climax?
500
Describe the connection between the tone and mood of a text.
The tone creates the mood.
500
The ____________ causes the protagonist to change in the story, and may be the protagonist's enemy.
What is the antagonist?
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