What is the adversary (against) of the antagonist?
Protagonist
100
What is the perspective from which a story is told?
Point of View
100
The series of events in a story is known as __________.
Plot
100
Based off the story, "The Talking Eggs," who is the antagonist and who is the protagonist?
Antagonist: Mamma and Rose
Protagonist: Blanche
100
What is a magic helper?
A magic helper is a character (typically in a fairy tale) that helps the protagonist overcome the antagonist.
200
Who is the character or force that blocks the protagonist; often, but not always, the villain.
Antagonist
200
What point of view is told from the narrator's perspective and uses pronoun, I?
1st person point of view
200
The exposition must include what three things?
1. Setting
2. Characters (Protagonist/Antagonist)
3. Hints at the conflict
200
Where is the setting usually revealed?
Exposition
200
What is the rule of 3?
A writing strategies that suggest that things come in a group of three. Often used to create progression which leads to tension and then finally release.
300
A central message or insight into life revealed through the literary work. A LESSON learned about life or people
THEME
300
3rd person point of view is told from which perspective?
3rd person point of view is told from someone else's perspective and will use only character's names.
300
The exciting point in the story which marks a change for the protagonist is known as what part of plot?
Climax
300
Explain what happens after the climax but before the resolution.
Falling action- leads up to the conclusion of the story.
300
Give 3 examples found in fair tales that use the rule of 3.
-The Three Little Pigs
- Three Blind Mice
-Goldilocks and the Three Bears
-Three Stooges
- Dorthy clicking her heels 3 times in The Wizard of Oz.
400
Give one example of theme found in a story we have read so far.
-Don't be greedy.
-Treat people the way you would want to be treated.
-What goes around comes around.
400
The background which action takes place is_____________.
Setting
400
What happens during the rising action? What comes after rising action?
Action takes place and the conflict becomes more clear. The climax follows the rising action.
400
Draw a plot diagram and label all of its parts.
Picture of plot
400
Give two examples of magic helpers that you have read about this year.
- The Old Lady ( "The Talking Eggs" )
- The Fairy Godmother ("Cinderella")
500
The following excerpt would be in which POINT OF VIEW?
"...Like everyone else, I watched in horror as smoke spewed from the upper floors of the north tower. Metal strips that had encased the building began to unfurl like cans of tuna fish..."
500
Setting can include geographic location, occupations and daily manner of living for the characters, a time period and/or the general environment. TRUE OR FALSE
True. Setting is the background which action takes place.
500
Define plot and list all 5 parts.
Plot is the series of events in a story.
1. Exposition
2. Rising Action
3. Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Resolution/ Denouement
500
Why do we use plot when telling/reading a story?
To help understand how a story develops.
(Open ended... Answers may vary)
500
What is the definition of ANALYZE?
To examine something closely. To break apart and study.