Theme
The theme of a story should always be stated as a _____________.
What is a complete sentence?
The acronym used to remember aspects of direct characterization
What is STEAL?
Part of speech of the italicized word in the following sentence.
My favorite dog likes to jump.
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, idea or feeling.
What is a noun?
The most exciting part of the story; the tipping point where the protagonist confronts the conflict
What is the climax of a story?
The theme we found for "Echo and Narcissus" and "The Highwayman"
What is "Love Stinks"?
An adjective used to describe the personality of a character or person
What is a character trait?
Part of speech of the italicized word in the following sentence.
My favorite dog likes to jump.
What is an adjective?
What type of verb is the following:
danced
What is an action verb?
The part of a story where tension increases, the protagonist tries unsuccessfully to solve the problem, and we ramp up toward a confrontation
Rising action
The theme of "The Tortoise and the Hare"
What is "Slow and Steady wins the race"?
True or False:
The character Charles could be characterized as "Kind"
False
Part of speech of the italicized word in the following sentence.
My favorite dog likes to jump.
What is a pronoun?
What is the antecedent of the Italicized pronoun?
Lisa wore her favorite sweater.
What is Lisa?
A conflict a character fights within themselves, such as overcoming fear or making a difficult decision.
Internal conflict
The following is a theme (true or false).
The story is about a girl who smiles a lot.
What is false?
In our characterization acronym "E" stands for this phrase.
What is "Effects on others"
Part of speech of the italicized word in the following sentence.
My favorite dog likes to jump.
What is a verb?
Grammar error where a comma is connecting two independent clauses, but a semicolon or period is needed instead.
What is a comma splice?
A conflict a character fights with outside forces, such as character vs. character or character vs. society
This is the theme of Amigo brothers.
What is "friendship is more important than winning"?
or similar
The amigo brothers have a dream and work hard every day to achieve it. They could be described as this trait
What is "determined" or
"Hardworking"
type of adjective that ends in -st (such as best, worst, quickest, safest, slowest)
What is a superlative adjective?
Type of adjective ending in -er (such as better, faster stronger, healthier, slower)
What is a comparative adjective?
The part of the story where character, setting, and conflict are introduced
What is the exposition of a story?