The Talent Show
Who is the main character in the story?
Maura
Who are the characters in the story? What is their relationship?
Rodney Curtains and Lucas. They are best friends.
Realistic fictions are stories that are real or unreal?
They are stories that are made up - unreal.
The conflict that the main character in a story faces is called what?
Problem
To be responsible.
Accountable
What event is happening in three weeks?
A Talent Show
Rod does not like to write. Why is this a problem in the story?
He has not done the assignment for his class and so his class will not get to have a pizza party.
Name 2 stories that you read with the genre, realistic fiction.
Talent Show and Experts, Incorporated.
The events that the character takes to solve the problem is called…
Steps to solution
Sara felt XXXXXXXX when she forgot her lines.
Humuliated
No. She does not. She would like to do a juggling act.
What was the assignment from Mrs. Greenberg?
The assignment was to write an essay about what you want to be when you grow up.
Is the genre for the story Harry Potter realistic fiction? If not, what is the genre for the story?
No, it is fantasy.
What is solution?
The way a problem is solved of fixed - the answer.
Choose a word and make a sentence: accountable, advise, desperately, hesitated, humiliated, self-esteem, inspiation
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Tell the truth.
Why is Lucas a bad name to name a child? Why is it referred to as a “double whammy”?
How does the dialogue make the story realistic?
It lets you know what the characters are saying; it shows that they talk the way people talk in real life.
Give an example of a problem and solution.
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Use the word “uncomfortably” in a sentence
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Describe the problem in the story and how did the main character solve the problem - what was the solution?
Problem: Maura does not want to do an act with Tina.
Solution: She told Tina the truth and stood up for herself.
Did the problem get solved in the end? What were the steps to solution?
Yes. Rod decided to be a name expert when he saw a girl with a bad name. He decided he can advise parents on what not to name their children.
What are the elements that makes up a realistic fiction?
It is a made up sotry with characters, setting, and events that could exist in real life. It includes a dialogue.
Tr. Spot wanted a fresh pineapple for her cake. The store near her did not have any fresh ones, so she went to another story and bought it there.
What is the problem and the solution in the passage above?
Solution: She wen tot another store to buy it.
Choose two words and make a sentence: accountable, advise, adesperately, hesitated, humiliated, inspiration, self-esteem, unfomfortably
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