VOCABULARY
The problem in a story
Conflict
Batman vs. Joker is an example of which type of conflict?
Character vs character
Time and place of a story is AKA ..
setting
When a character acts in a way that is different from the way they acted before or from what you expect.
Contrasts & Contradictions
The Scholarship Jacket foreshadowed future events by repeating this item.
Jacket
What is a protagonist?
The main character.
Casey has to decide whether to lie or to face the truth. What type of conflict is this?
Character vs self
All the events in a story- including exposition climax and resolution
Plot
When an author keeps bringing something up
Again & Again / Repetition
How do we know an author is revealing an Aha Moment? (What keywords should we look for?)
"Suddenly I realized" "All of a sudden it came to me" "I then understood"
What is one thing we learn about in the exposition of the plot?
Setting, Characters, intro to problem
Carson is camping, when suddenly a grizzly bear attacks! What type of conflict is this?
Character vs nature
When the narrator is in the story- uses words like "I" "Me" and "Our"
1st person POV
When a character has an epiphany
Aha Moment
"I was six when my mother taught me the art of invisible strength." This is an example of...
Memory Moment
Person against main character AKA bad guy
Alice is struggling with a deprogrammed group of robo-cops. What type of conflict is this?
Character vs technology
What is the lesson that the author is trying to teach the reader?
Theme
"How can I get through this?" Is an example of which signpost?
Give an example of a tough question from a short story we have read so far.
FFA
What can an omniscient 3rd person narrator tell?
The thoughts and feelings of multiple characters.
Mr. Smith is trying to fight an unfair law in his state. What type of conflict is this?
Character vs. Society
Is the following statement direct or indirect characterization: Harry loved to volunteer at the animal shelter.
Indirect.
"Don't cry over boys/girls. There are plenty of fish in the sea." - Ms. Santa
This is an example of which signpost?
Words of the Wiser
Give an example of Words of the Wiser from a text we have read so far
The Treasures of Lemon Brown