Vocabulary
People, animals, imaginary creatures in a story
What is a character?
The way a character acts, what a character says, how the character treats others
What is character traits?
War torn city, filled with debris, glass, people hiding in apartment buildings to stay safe
What is the physical setting of Mr. O?
Judgement, rumors, and poor choices
What is a theme topic?
Sets up the story, provides characters, setting and introduces the conflict
What is the exposition?
The message learned in the story
What is the theme?
Using text evidence word for word from the text to support your thinking
What is direct quoting?
Brave, quiet, heroic, courageous
What are the character traits of Mr. O?
Nosy, uncertain, judgmental, apologetic, sorry
What are Tommy's character traits?
The peak of the story, turning point, most exciting part
The struggle or problem in the story
What is the conflict?
Putting text evidence in your own words to support your thinking
What is paraphrasing?
Even when life is at its most difficult, there's always a way to find peace and happiness.
What is the theme of The Cello of Mr. O?
The character who changed the most in the story is Tommy. I think this because he went from being judgmental to apologetic. He was able to learn his lesson with the help of Mr. Peabody.
What is an inference from the story? What is character analysis? What is character change?
Events that lead up to the climax of the story
What is the Rising Action?
Making a strong idea out of the information you were given in the story
What is an inference?
Feelings or emotions that the setting provides
What is the mood?
Based on text evidence and my own experiences, I believe Mr. O is a hero because he continues to play music for the people even though his cello was destroyed is an example of one
What is an inference?
What is man vs. self?
What is character vs. self?
Events that lead to the conclusion of the story
What is the Falling Action?
Events in the story
What is the plot? What is the story arc? What is the story development?
Time, location, and overall look of a place in the story
What is the physical setting?
There's a war being fought all around them, their family members have gone off to fight, food is scarce, building have been destroyed.
But... Mr. O's music feeds their souls and brings them happiness in a dark time is an example of one.
What is the conflict and resolution in The Cello of Mr. O?
Happville, which wasn't a very big town.
What is an example of repeated language, symbolism, or idea?
Problem/conflict is solved, main character learns something
What is resolution?