Plot
What is the exposition
How the story starts off! We meet characters, see the setting, and are introduced to the problem.
What is internal conflict?
A problem a character deals with mentally and emotionally
What are you able to do with themes?
apply them to your real life!
These tell us how actors move and speak within a play and provide other information about what is happening and what things look like.
stage directions
What month is Mrs. Szemenyei's birthday?
November!!!!
What is the resolution
This is how the story comes to a close.
What is external conflict?
a problem that a character physically has to deal with.
What is another word or phrase for theme?
Message
take away
life lesson
moral of the story
Words spoken by actors
dialogue
True or False: Miss. Benetis is ambedextrous
True!!!!
What is the difference between the rising action and falling action?
The rising action takes us up to the climax and the falling action is what happens after the climax and the problem gets solved.
What is a synonym for conflict?
problem, struggle, obstacle
Yesterday, we read a story where we had a character named Chloe. We learned that she worked as a successful lawyer at a law firm. The money was great, but she was not truly happy. She decided to leave the firm and join her friend Isabella. The two of them worked at a whitewater rating tour company. Once Chloe made this move, she never looked back!
How did the theme "be careful what you wish for" apply to this story?
answers will vary :)
What two things let you know that you are reading stage directions?
italicized words
Brackets / parentheses
True or False: Miss. Benetis only has sisters
false
What is the climax?
The height of the action! Where we see the conflict becoming unravelled.
Noah, who works at a restaurant, is trying to decide if it is ok to call in sick to work so that he can go to the beach with his friends. He knows that his coworkers are depending on him being at work to help with the busy lunch rush.
External or Internal?
internal
What does connotation mean?
This is the way a word makes YOU feel as the reader!
Who are the speakers or characters that provide information about the characters and events?
narrators
What grade was I in when I had my dad as my teacher?
6th Grade: Social Studies
6th Grade: Typing Class teacher
8th Grade: Social Studies and my basketball coach!!
What element within the plot comes after the conflict is solved by the characters?
resolution
A man is lost in the Alaskan wilderness and his pone has no signal. He has to find shelter and protect himself from freezing to death.
Internal or External?
external
What is an example of a theme that we have seen in one of the following stories AND have an example to support your answer!
-Wrinkle in time (either part)
-Holes
answers will vary :)
Who read the stage directions to the class when we read "A Wrinkle in Time" parts 1 & 2?
Miss. Benetis & Nia!!!!
Did Peg plus Cat premiere in 2012, 2013, or 2014?
2013