Realistic Short Stories
Under which broader genre type do realistic short stories fall?
Fiction
Plots center around what?
Conflict
If one struggles with a sense of guilt or remorse, one is experiencing which type of conflict?
Internal
Physical descriptions are examples of what type of characterization?
Direct
What key pieces of information must be included in the "A" portion of ACE, besides an answer?
Title
Author
Genre
Publication date
Name one of two purposes an author generally has for realistic short stories.
1. To Entertain
2. To Express Insight About Life
What are the three elements of an exposition?
Introduction of setting, characters, and conflict.
If one has a physical altercation with another, this can best be described as what type of conflict?
External or man vs. man
Indirect characterization is revealed through a character's ______ and _______.
Words/thoughts (What they say)
Actions (What they do)
A writer must provide ________ in front of a quote, to explain how the quote relates to a text.
Context
What is true about settings in realistic short stories?
They are realistic, and may even be real places.
Suspense
During rising action, what generally happens to the conflict within a story?
It complicates or worsens.
When analyzing indirect characterization, readers must __________.
Make an inference
Using a direct quote means what?
Taking and using the author's words exactly as they are written.
__________ in realistic short stories are like those people face in real life.
Conflicts or problems
When an author drops hints as to later events, he or she is using what?
Foreshadowing
Which character generally creates conflict in a story?
The antagonist
The character that generally resolves the story's conflict is the _________.
Protagonist
citation (quote) to answer
What literary element is used to generate a sense of curiosity or feelings of suspense in realistic short stories?
Foreshadowing
Rising action
With an internal conflict, what may be true about the protagonist?
He or she is also the antagonist.
Nervousness, guilt, remorse, feeling torn or conflicted, is often evidence of a character's _______.
Internal Conflict
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Essential Questions & ACE
Why would an ACE response be better and more effective than a simple yes or no, when asked to consider the unit's essential question? Be specific.