Characters
Characters are...
A) when a story takes place
B) where a story takes place
C) who the story is about
Characters are who the story is about.
Setting is...
A) why and how a story happens
B) when and where a story takes place
Setting is when and where a story takes place.
The problem of a story is...
A) who the story is about
B) where the story takes place
C) what gets in the way of the character getting what they want
The problem of a story is what gets in the way of the character getting what they want.
When you retell a story you...
A) stop telling a story
B) tell a story again
When you retell a story, you tell the story again.
Theme is...
A) what happens
B) the key idea or point of a story
C) the music at the beginning of a TV show
Theme is the key idea or point of a story.
Who is a character in Black Panther?
T'Challa, Killmonger, Shuri, Nakia, Okoye...
What is our current setting?
When: afternoon
Where: school/Ms. Warren's classroom
Quick:
5 + 5 = ?
5 + 5 = 10
Which word could we use to signal we are talking about the beginning of a story?
A) Later
B) Finally
C) First
C) First
What is the theme of Frozen?
Love can thaw a frozen heart.
Who is a character in Emmanuel's Dream?
Emmanuel, Mama Comfort, the shopkeepers, Emmanuel's classmates...
Everyone--jog in place for one minute!
Ready...Go!
Did you jog in place?
What was the problem in Emmanuel's Dream?
What got in the way of his dream of riding a bike around Ghana?
People did not believe Emmanuel could do anything because he had a disability.
Can you (re) tell us what to do?
Let's play Simon Says for 2 minutes.
What is the theme of Emmanuel's Dream?
Hint: use a vocabulary word!
Perseverance/persevering
Who is a character in A Coyote Columbus Story?
Coyote, Columbus, the human beings, the moose, the turtles, the beavers...
Where did Emmanuel's Dream take place?
A) Spain
B) The United States
C) Ghana
C) Ghana
What is the problem in Frozen?
Elsa can't control her powers and accidentally creates a permanent winter.
What word could we use to signal we are talking about the end of a story?
A) Finally
B) Next
C) First
A) Finally
Riddle Me This:
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness!
If you picked this question, stand up.
Silently act out a character from a school-appropriate movie, and we will try to guess the character!
Did we guess your character?
When does A Coyote Columbus Story take place?
In the past.
In 1492.
What was Coyote's problem in A Coyote Columbus Story?
What was the human being's problem?
Coyote could not find people who wanted to play ball.
The human beings were kidnapped and sold.
Which word would we NOT use to signal we are talking about the middle of a story?
A) Then
B) Next
C) Finally
D) Later
C) Finally
What is the theme of the Spider-Man short we watched?
Fix your mistakes