Critical Thinking
a visual tool that helps individuals organize thoughts, ideas, and information in a structured format
What is Mind Mapping?
the three groups in A Midsummer Night's Dream
Who are the Lovers, the Faeries, and the Actors?
a play that has a happy ending, typically involving marriages between the main characters
What is a Comedy?
the arrangement of events in a story or play, or the storyline
What is the Plot?
the author of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Who is William Shakespeare?
asking thought-provoking questions
What is Socratic Questioning?
the gift that Della gave to Jim (The Gift of the Magi)
What is a Chain for his pocket watch?
a speech or a literary composition by one person, often in a dramatic or comic context
What is a Monologue?
the perspective from which a story is told
What is Point of View?
the author of The Tell-Tale Heart
who is Edgar Allan Poe?
articulating and defending viewpoints while considering opposing perspectives
What is Debate and Discussion?
the surprise at the end of The Necklace?
What is that borrowed a fake and replaced it with a new one?
the act of talking to oneself or a dramatic speech that expresses a character's thoughts
What is a Soliloquy?
The change in a character that involves them overcoming obstacles and becoming a better person
What is a Character Arc?
any method of transforming a message to conceal its meaning
What is Cipher?
simulating real-life scenarios to explore different perspectives and practice decision-making skills
What is Role Playing?
the reason the narrator confessed to his crime in A Tell-Tale Heart
What is he thought he could hear the heart beating?
a speech or comment that a character delivers directly to an audience, without the other characters hearing
What is an Aside?
a character in a story who is presented as the main enemy or rival of the protagonist and is often depicted as a villain.
Who is the Antagonist?
generally thought of to be the greatest French short-story writer
Who is Guy de Maupassant?
approaching a problem or a challenge by thinking outside the box, coming up with innovative ideas, and exploring unconventional solutions *using your imagination*
What is Creative Problem Solving?
Don Quixote thought windmills were actually these
What are giants?
the major divisions in a theatrical work that break the story into large sections, often signaling significant shifts in plot, time, or location
What are Acts?
when a story ends where it started BUT with new meaning because the character has changed OR ends the same way it began, can be a phrase or thought or experience
What is a Full Circle Ending?
Poe was a big proponent of this. it means every word is meaningful, every word moves the story towards the final outcome
What is Unity of Effect?