Plot Elements
when the reader is introduced to the setting and characters
exposition
the outcome of the story when the conflict is settled
resolution
The perspective from which a story is told is called the _______________.
Point of View
making educated guesses
making predictions
What is Mrs. Ingram's dog's name?
Jax
the struggle of the story's character(s) against an opposing force
conflict
includes all of the events from the inciting incident leading up to the climax
rising action
when the narrator is not a character in the story and refers to the characters as "he," "she," "they," etc.
third person POV
using clues in the text to come to a conclusion
making inferences
What was the name of the raccoon in Pocahontas?
Meeko
What are the two main types of conflict?
Internal and External
a conflict that occurs between characters or between a character and a greater force
external conflict
Name the two types of third person POV.
limited and omniscient
What genre is "The Third Wish"?
fantasy
In what year was The University of Alabama founded?
1831
The climax is also called the ______________.
crisis
Give an example of an internal conflict.
...
What POV?
Red looked across the prairie. He didn't see anything concerning. He wondered why Texas Joe had hollered like that. Texas Joe turned to him. The ghost that Texas Joe had just seen was gone. Texas Joe swatted at the air. Now he felt crazy.
omniscient
the beliefs, customs, and thoughts that are characteristic of the time and place in which a work of literature is created
cultural context
what is the capital of Mexico?
Mexico City
the event that introduces the conflict and sets it in motion
inciting incident
What was the external conflict in "The Buffalo Dance"?
the tribes fighting over the years
What POV?
Shelby was so lonely at lunch. She had no one to sit with. One day, Rachel walked up to her table, smiled a friendly smile, and sat down and ate with her. This was the beginning of a great friendship.
limited
List the 3 character names we were given in "The Third Wish."
Mr. Peters, Leita, and Rhea
On average, how long are caterpillars in a cocoon before becoming a butterfly?
about 18 days