Plot
Characterization
Mood
Theme
Using
Literary Elements
Literary Elements
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What is plot?
What are the events that happen in a story?
100
How would you characterize this person?: Shelley rolled her eyes at her sister and began to mock her as she was expressing her feelings.
What is rude, mean, dismissive, or selfish.
100
True or False: Mood is how a character feels in a story
What is False
100
When do you typically learnt he theme of a story?
What is, in the conclusion
100
Characterize this person: Everyday, JimJam walked into the classroom with a bright smile and greeted his teacher warmly. He also makes sure that his teacher always has a nice apple on her desk to enjoy.
What is, friendly, kind, considerate
200
If you could break down plot into five different parts, what are they?
What are Exposition, Rising action, climax, falling action, and a resolution.
200
Give an example of Direct Characterization
Answers may vary
200
What is the mood of the picture below?
What is intense, scared, upset, or bad
200
What is the theme of "The Empty Pot?"
What is, to be honest and never cheat.
200
What type of mood does the following setting create: Lucy laid in bed shaking- frozen with fear, she could barely make out the ghastly figure in the corner of her dark room. The house and room was eerily quiet and she could've sworn she heard a faint creaking sound in her closet.
What is, frightening, scary, uncomfortable.
300
What happens during the falling action of a story?
What is the conflict or problem begins to get solved.
300
True or False, this following statement uses BOTH Indirect and Direct Characterization. "Jake kicked the dirt as he watched the other kids play basketball without him. He sat alone at lunch, picking apart his sandwich while everyone else laughed together. When a new student walked into the classroom, Jake scooted over and placed his extra pencil on the empty desk."
What is False
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What literary elements do authors use to create the mood of a story?
What are DIALOGUE, setting, plot points, sensory details, and characterization
300
What's the theme of the following passage: Mia noticed a new girl sitting alone at lunch, so she invited her to sit with her and her friends. At first, the other students ignored the new girl, but Mia kept including her in their conversations and games. By the end of the week, the new girl was smiling and laughing with everyone. Mia felt happy knowing that one small act of kindness had made someone feel welcome.
What is, that kindness goes a long way.
300
What do you learn from this conversation: "Hey, I managed to peek a glance at the answers on Mr.Sweats computer. Do you want to know what they are?" "No, that wouldn't be right. Plus he'll probably fail me if he found out." "Yeah, you're probably right."
What is, that cheating can only hurt you in the end.
400
What happened during the exposition of the folktale, "The Empty Pot"
What is, The King of China who loved gardening wanted to host a contest to see who would be his heir. We meet Ping who is a great gardener and plans to enter the competition with confidence.
400
Why could we characterize Boa's mother as overprotective?
What is, she didn't want him to be independent by marrying a girl, moving out, or even sheltering him from being with his friends.
400
What was the mood towards the end of "The Necklace?" Why?
Answers may vary
400
What literary method or tactic needs to occur in order for the reader to learn the story?
What is Cause and Effect
400
Susie tumbled down the stairs as her dad gasped. Once she hit the bottom, her head was spinning, and everything around her, including her dad looked fuzzy. "Susie, are you alright?" he asked. What literary elements are being used here?
What is dialogue, characterization, and sensory details.
500
Explain how the Rising action in "The Necklace" affects the conclusion of the story.
What is in the rising action, Madame Loisel wants to go to the ball so she gets money from her husband and asks to borrow a necklace, however in the end, they end up spending ten years to pay off a replacement once she lost it and the ball was just a distant memory for her.
500
Give an example of Indirect Characterization for the character trait: Greedy
Answer may vary
500
How can plot points in a story affect the mood? Give an example.
What is, by allowing the actions and dialogue of the characters to influence the emotions of the reader.
500
Explain the cause and effect that leads us to learn that Being greedy and irresponsible can make any situation worse in, "The Necklace"
What is, if Madame Loisel never wanted to live such a luxury lifestyle and had to have a nice necklace, she would've never borrowed and lost one from her friend and spend ten years paying of a debt to replace it.
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How do authors use dialogue, plot points, setting, and sensory details to teach us lessons?
What is, by the conversations of characters, how the story makes us feel, and the important events in the story allowing us to learn something.