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Plot
Characterization
Irony
Theme
MISC
100
Name the FIVE elements of plot in order.
What is: Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
100
What does the characterization acronym STRAP stand for?
What is: Speech, Thought, Reaction of others, Actions, and Physical Appearance
100
Name the three types of irony.
What is: Verbal, Dramatic, and Situational
100
Theme or Not theme? Why or why not? Long haired cats
What is: Not theme because it is simply naming something and saying nothing about it. There is no lesson or message from the author.
100
What does it mean to make an inference?
What is: Making a statement after combining your OWN THINKING along with TEXT EVIDENCE.
200
Define plot
What is: Plot is the pattern or sequence of events that make up the story.
200
What is the difference between direct and indirect characterization?
What is: Direct characterization is when the author TELLS US what the character is like (Ruth is beautiful). Indirect characterization is when the author SHOWS US the character’s personality and allows us to infer (When Ruth walked in the room, every single person turned their heads sand could not stop gazing at her).
200
Define verbal irony.
What is: A character says one thing, but means the opposite. This type of irony includes sarcasm.
200
Theme or Not theme and why or why not?: "You can't win them all!"
What is: Not theme because it is a cliche.
200
Name four types of conflict that may exist in a story.
What is: Character v Character Character v Society Character v Nature Character v Self
300
In “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe, the narrator’s hearing of the “heart beat” and confessing to his crimes is part of which element in the plot diagram?
What is: Resolution
300
Use any element in STRAP to characterize Mrs. Kim
What is: Teacher call
300
Explain what situational irony is.
What actually happens is the opposite of what was expected to happen.
300
In the story entitled "The Escape", what events contributed to determining the theme of: "A person will overcome his fears to get something he really wants."
Teacher call
300
Use the 'A' in STRAP to characterize the Hare in the fable we watched called "The Tortoise and the Hare".
What is: The action is that the hare took a nap while the race was taking place. This poor choice shows he was overly confident/rude in nature.
400
What information is established in the Exposition? (Must get all of them in order to get it right).
What is: Characters, setting, and main problem/conflict
400
Use the R in STRAP to characterize Roshan. Be able to explain how you got to your inference. Jamie and Lisa, two eighth graders at Hubble, waited three hours in front of Franklin to see when Roshan would get out of school. They had pretended to be sick so that they could skip school just to hear his voice--specifically that beautiful sound he makes when he imitates a goat--Baaah. They nervously paced around the sidewalk, knowing that at any second Roshan would walk down the main steps with his pearly whites and perfect hair.
What is: Roshan is popular among the ladies. Girls wait hours for him, pretend to be sick to visit Franklin and see him, and nervously pace down the sidewalk waiting to hear his voice.
400
Name this irony: Susy has just won $25 million in a lottery. She gets into a car accident on her way to claim her earnings and dies.
What is: Situational Irony
400
What is the role of a WARRANT in Theme? (define WARRANT)
What is: The warrant is your words tying the evidence to the statement of Theme.
400
What is a possible theme for a short story you recently read in class and give evidence and a warrant (explain why).
Teacher call
500
What happens at the climax of the story? (Say something beyond “it is the most intense/suspenseful part of the story.”)
What is: -Character comes face-to-face with the conflict -OR- -Character must make a decision that will change the course of the story
500
Use A in STRAP to characterize the narrator from “The Tell-Tale Heart.” “Upon the eighth night I was more than usually cautious in opening the door. A watch's minute hand moves more quickly than did mine. Never before that night had I felt the extent of my own powers, of my sagacity. I could scarcely contain my feelings of triumph. To think that there I was opening the door little by little and he not even to dream of my secret deeds or thoughts. I fairly chuckled at the idea, and perhaps he heard me, for he moved on the bed suddenly as if startled. Now you may think that I drew back -- but no. His room was as black as pitch with the thick darkness (for the shutters were close fastened through fear of robbers), and so I knew that he could not see the opening of the door, and I kept pushing it on steadily, steadily.” to characterize the speaker in “The Tell-Tale Heart.”
Teacher call...
500
Give an example of one type of irony (your choice).
Teacher call.
500
What do you do in order to determine the theme of a text?
What is: After considering the main events, especially CONFLICT, you determine what the author wants you to UNDERSTAND or LEARN from the story.
500
Think about all the work we have done with Characterization and Theme. Give an example of when you need to infer with text.
What is: Teacher call.