Plot
What is another word for the story's "problem"
Conflict
The main character (sometimes "hero") of the story is called the _____
Protagonist
A theme is a life lesson or moral to a story. True or False?
True
What are the 3 types of 3rd person point of views?
1. Omniscient
2. Limited
3. Objective
In "The War of the Wall," what made the painter lady accepted by the community?
She created a mural for the neighborhood with activist & people of the neighborhood, all in remembrance of her cousin Jimmy Lyons.
Which part of the plot introduces characters and setting?
Exposition
When a character has a conflict within themselves about making a decision, their feelings, or choosing between right or wrong, it is an _________ conflict
Internal
Determine the theme:
Barry liked playing board games, but he hated losing. He hated losing so much that he would do whatever it took to win, even bending or breaking the rules. He'd steal money from the bank and hide it under the couch cushions. He'd skip spaces while he was moving around the board. He'd shortchange others money that they were owed and argue with them about it. Barry's techniques were effective. He did win most of the games that he played, but the people whom he played with were his friends and family, and it didn't take too long until they caught on to Barry's tricks. They tried to tell Barry to stop cheating. They said that the game wasn't any fun when he cheated, but he didn't listen. He continued with his treacherous style of gameplay, until nobody would play with him anymore.
Cheaters never prosper
This point of view is when the narrator is a character in the story.
1st person pov
What did the umbrella represent in "The White Umbrella?"
The umbrella represented fitting in with others
What is an inciting incident?
What kicks off the conflict in the story
When a character has a problem with an outside force, it is an _________ conflict (ex: man vs. man, man vs. society, etc)
External
A theme WILL NOT include _________ or _____________.
Character names or specific events from the plot.
3rd person objective
Name one of the many things Jason Kim did in "Hello My Name Is" as a child to be less Korean and more American
Stopped eating Korean food, wanting McDonalds/Pizza Hut, stopped listening to Kpop, read American books, or only went by American name
This part of the plot ties up any lose ends and creates an ending for the story.
Resolution
Determine the type of conflict:
Angela is having the time of her life on a cruise ship with food and fun all around her. Just as she is preparing for the limbo competition, the ship crashes into an iceberg, which punctures the hull and causes the ship to sink. Now she and a group of strangers must fight for survival on a life raft deep in the ice-cold ocean waters with limited supplies.
External
The larger topics that a story is about is called the ________. (Ex: Friendship, Outsiders, Self-Acceptance, etc)
Big Idea
What key words are used in 2nd person point of view?
You and Yours
What realization did Rosaura have at the end of the party in "The Stolen Party"?
Her mother was right, they did actually just see her as "the maid's daughter"
The climax of the story can be the omg/most exciting part of the story or it can be the ___________ of the story.
Turning Point
Determine the type of conflict:
After breaking his mother's favorite vase, Casey struggles to decide whether he should tell his mother the truth or attempt to hide his mistake and blame the family dog.
Internal
What are the 3 steps to determining a theme?
1. Review Key Details
2. Identify Big Ideas
3. Write the Theme Statement
Determine the Point of View:
The dog slobbered his huge tongue up Alice's face, leaving behind a sticky trail. "Yuck!" Alice shouted while wiping the slobber from off of her brow. Alice didn't like the dog that her parents got her. She had wanted a cute little dog that could sit in her lap and wear tiny sweaters, not a great big hound that knocked over her dolls with its tail and left drool puddles everywhere. "Go away!" Alice shouted at the great hulking beast. If the dog understood what she was saying, he didn't seem to show it.
3rd person limited
Which Big Idea could apply to ALL of the stories we have read so far?
a. Nature
b. Outsiders
c. Community
d. Family
b. Outsiders