Characters/Characterization
A character that plays a small part in the story
Minor character
the time and place of a story
setting
a conflict that occurs between a character and outside forces
external conflict
A single word that the entire text is about
big idea
The name of the short story we read before Halloween
Haunted
the "bad guy" in a story
antagonist
4 elements of setting
Geographical location, time of day, season of the year, historical time period
a conflict that occurs within the mind of a character
internal conflict
A series of sentences describing the main ideas of a story
summary
The author of the Land Lady
Roald Dahl
characters that change significantly in a story
dynamic characters
the perspective from which a story is told
point of view
5 types of conflict
character vs character
character vs nature
character vs. society
character vs. tech
character vs. self
the life lesson/message
theme
The name of the main character from the lady lady (first & last)
Billy Weaver
the author explicitly states what a character is like
direct characterization
when the narrator is a character in the story ("I", "We", "Us")
1st Person POV
the sequence of events in a story from beginning to end
plot
3 steps to identifying theme
1. summarize the plot
2. identify the big idea
3. "what life lesson can be learned about the big idea?
The first writing assignment of the school year
Fairy Tales
STEAL stands for
Speech, Thoughts, Effects on Others, Actions, Looks
all knowing perspective
Omniscient POV
5 parts of plot structure
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
4 OTHER elements to help identify theme
1. title
2. characters
3. big moments
4. resolution
The first short story we read this year
Thank you Ma'am