Conflict
Elements of Plot
Theme
Characterization
Miscellaneous
100
Character vs. Character, Character vs. Forces of Nature, Character vs. Society, Character vs. Self
What are the types of conflict?
100
This element begins to resolve the conflict.
What is the falling action?
100
Theme.
What is the message [or lesson, underlying meaning, moral] of a story?
100
Types of characterization
What are direct and indirect?
100
When you conclude something based on textual evidence and your background knowledge, but you never find out the actual answer.
What is an inference?
200
Drakes dispute with Lil'Wayne is an example of this type of conflict
What is person vs. person? (i.e. character vs. character)
200
The conflict is introduced in this element of plot.
What is the exposition?
200
All readers will not interpret the same theme.
What is true of a theme?
200
Used for indirect characterization.
What is STEAL?
200
Types of context clues
What are direct definition, synonym, and antonym?
300
Harry Potter includes these types of conflict
What is character vs character? self? forces of nature? [society if can explain]?
300
This element introduces the story, characters and settings.
What is the exposition
300
Recurring theme
What is a theme that is repeated from one story to another?
300
Characterization
What is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character?
300
"As we headed to the park I saw Melanie looking doleful. I then noticed that Ernesto was also looking melancholy." This represents what type of context clue.
What is synonym?
400
Most conflicts happen between these types of characters.
What is a hero and villain?
400
A hint or clue to suggest what will happen later in literature
What is foreshadowing?
400
A summary of a story is an example of this.
What is a theme not?
400
STEAL
What is Speech, Thoughts, Effects on others, Actions, Looks?
400
Mr. Ta represents this
What is Mood - Reader, Tone - Author?
500
The story has a conflict that represents this type.
What is character vs. Society?
500
All stories follow the following pattern: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
What is not true of all stories?
500
(Backwards) What is the theme?
Its always best to be prepared.
500
"Jesus is a rather serious student. On the other hand, Elizabeth can be found joking around and sleeping in the back of the classroom." This is an example of
What is direct and indirect characterization?
500
When you write another author's words in your own words, while keeping the length a similar length.
What is paraphrasing?