Name and explain the first two parts of plot development.
1. exposition
-background knowledge
-introduction of characters
-setting described
2. rising action
-the central conflict unfolds
-suspense builds
100
Characters' emotions, desires, or needs that prompt action are the characters' _____________.
motives
100
What does the setting include?
Time and place
100
Theme is the _________ or _________ about life that the writer is trying to convey to the reader.
moral, message
200
Name one difference between a short story and a novel
short story: single idea, read in 1 sitting
novel: complicated plot, longer
200
Name and explain the third and fourth parts of plot development.
3. climax
-point of greatest interest
-turning point
-results in a change in the characters or a solution to the conflict
4. falling action (resolution)
-ties up loose ends
-concludes story
200
Permanent qualities in a character's personality are ________.
traits
200
True or False: A writer's vivid description helps readers picture the setting?
true
200
Name at least one way in which theme is revealed.
-story title
-important phrases and statements
-way the characters change and the lessons they learn about life
300
What do readers do when they predict?
They try to figure out what might happen next in the story before reading on to see how accurate their guesses were.
300
How do readers visualize?
They picture the people, places, and events being described to help them understand what's happening.
300
When readers think of similarities between what is being described and what they have experienced, heard about, or read about they are __________.
connecting
300
What happened? Why? How do the people involved feel about the events? are involved in which strategy?
Questioning
300
Summarizing what you have read, identifying the main idea, and making inferences are involved in which strategy?