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Plot and Story Anaysis
Setting and Mood
Genres
Becoming an Active Reader
The Bass, the River and Sheila Mant
100
The turning point of a story, at the top of the 'mountain' is...
The Climax
100
The time and place of a story is its...
The setting
100
A story that is performed by actors is...
A drama
100
Define the "Preview" step.
Get a sense of what you're going to read. Check the title, pictures, subheadings, etc.
100
What happens in the climax of the story?
The narrator cuts the line, choosing Sheila.
200
The kind of struggle that takes place within the mind of a character is an..
Internal Conflict
200
The feeling or atmosphere an author chooses for a story is known as the...
Mood
200
DAILY DOUBLE: The term News Media refers to accounts of current events that appear...
On TV, newspapers, online news sites, etc.
200
Define the 'Connect' step.
Try to relate to what you are reading. Ask 'How would I react,' or 'Have I experienced this before?'
200
Where does the narrator ask Sheila to go?
A concert in Dixford, at a fair.
300
The series of scenes that trace a conflict is known as...
The plot
300
Writers create setting through...
Landscapes, weather, time of day, year, buildings, clothing, season, historical period, etc.
300
The true story of a persons life, told by that person, is...
An autobiography
300
DAILY DOUBLE: What step are you on when you call to mind what you already know?
Use Prior Knowledge
300
The central conflict of this story is...
Whether to choose the Bass or Sheila.
400
This introduces the setting, the characters and can also set up the mood or conflict of a story.
The Exposition
400
How can the setting create tension?
It creates or introduces conflict (Dangerous, unknown, etc).
400
An extended work of fiction which can have a wide range of characters and a complex plot is know as...
A novel
400
When you check your own comprehension as you read, the step you are on is...
Monitor
400
The genre of this story is...
Short Story
500
The (blank) of a story shows the results of a decision or action that occurred at the climax.
Falling Action
500
Mood can be created through an authors choice of...
Imagery, word choice and detail.
500
A short, nonfiction work that focuses on a singe subject is...
An essay
500
What step are you on when you use evidence in the text to help you 'read between the lines'
Make Inferences
500
What does Sheila say to the narrator at the end of the story?
'You're a funny kid, you know that?'