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the central idea or lesson about life a story conveys
What is Theme
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Direct or Indirect “The patient boy and quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother.”
What is Direct
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the character wants or believes in two opposite ideas or things
What is Paradox
100
when Johnny decided they were going to go back and turn themselves in
What is Moment of Choice
100
a main point that the author is making
What is Main Idea
200
the events that occur in a story
What is Plot
200
Direct or Indirect “I yawned, trying to keep my eyes open in the meeting. I reached for my coffee cup and was disappointed to realize it was empty.”
What is Indirect
200
the story is told from the perspective of a main character
What is First Person Point of View
200
the character is struggling with an internal conflict
What is Tough Question
200
the author's reason or motivation for writing a piece
What is Author's Purpose
300
the characters, setting, and background is introduced
What is Exposition
300
The author shows us how the character is developed through speech, thoughts, effects, actions, and looks, or STEAL
What is Indirect Characterization
300
the story addresses the reader directly ex. you, your, etc.
What is Second Person Point of View
300
the character remembers an important memory
What is Memory Moment or Flashback
300
the group or groups of readers that an author is writing for
What is Audience
400
the development of characters in a story
What is Characterization
400
the author tells us about the character
What is Direct Characterization
400
the story is told from an outside perspective, like a narrator
What is Third Person Point of View
400
the character realizes something very important about themselves or somebody else
What is Aha Moment
400
Name the 6 steps of a Plot Diagram
What is Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution
500
who the narrator is and the perspective from which the story is told
What is Point of View
500
a complex character, usually the protagonist, who goes through an important inner change
What is a Dynamic Character
500
Retell the events of The Outsiders in 5 major steps. Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then
What is answers will vary
500
the character is not acting like themselves and does something out of character
What is Contrast or Contradiction
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the genre of The Outsiders
What is Realistic Fiction
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