Vocabulary
different sections of a song that change throughout the song
Verses
How does Mama feel when she sees Smilin’ Jack at the door
surprised that Sonny was right about the plan for the evening.
What is the genre of "Rent Party Jazz"?
Historical Fiction
What is the exposition in "Rent Party Jazz"?
Characters and setting
Jackson Square
Characters- Sonny, Mama, Smilin' Jack, and neighbors
What is the last part of plot called?
Resolution
Who is Sonny?
the main character, a young boy
something extra that you have that you don’t really need
Spare
Why does Sonny go to Jackson Square more than once before the party?
To listen to music.
What does historical fiction mean?
A story that is set in a real time and place in the past.
What is the rising action in "Rent Party Jazz"
When Mama loses her job and tells Sonny she will not be able to pay rent without another job.
What is the first part of plot called?
Exposition
the beginning
Who is Smilin Jack?
the trumpet player
a little wet
damp
Why does Smilin’ Jack tell Sonny about his home in Mississippi?
To show that he understands the problem Sonny is facing.
The time and place of a story
What is setting
What is the Turning point of the action (beginning of the climax) in "Renting Jazz"?
When Sonny meets Smilin' Jack and tells him about his problem.
What comes first, the resolution or exposition?
Exposition!
Where did mama work?
at a fish company putting fancy fish in cans
an event where items are sold to the person who offers the most money
Auction
By the end of the rent party, Sonny notices that the bucket is brimming with coins. What is the BEST definition of the word brimming?
Running over.
the sequence of events in a story
What is plot?
What is the Climax of "Rent Party
Jazz"?
When Smilin' Jackson helps throw a rent party! They make money there by Smiling Jackson playing music!
What comes first the climax or falling action
What is climax?
What is a musician?
A person who plays an instrument.
moving slowly without much direction
Drifting
What problem does Sonny and Mama have in the beginning of the story?
Mama lost her job and the rent is due in two weeks.
The big idea or lesson in a story
What is theme?
What is the resolution of "Rent Party Jazz"?
When Mama had enough money to pay rent and there was even extra for other people who might need to! Mamas' problem was fixed:)
Name the five elements of plot in order
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
Who is the rent man?
The person who came and collected the rent.
a part of a song that is repeated after each verse
Chorus
How is the problem resolved?
The neighbors give money during the party.
the struggle between opposing forces
What is conflict?
Give a summary of the story to the class
Sonny's mom lost her job, Sonny wants to help, but his mom wants him to stay in school.
Sonny listens to Smilin' Jack 3 days in a row, and meets him on the third day. Smilin' Jack tells Sonny to throw a rent party.
Sonny invites the neighborhood, and Smilin' Jack plays at the party, all the neighbors give money to help pay the rent.
point of view is a story written in when the story is narrated by a character not in the story
What is third person point of view?
Where does most of the story take place?
Jackson Square, French Quarter, New Orleans
full and about to overflow
Brimming
What is the theme of the story?
Helping one another makes a community stronger?
point of view is a story written in when the story is narrated by a character in the story?
What is first person point of view?
When do you think this story takes place?
Early in the 20th century, like 1920s - 1940s