Characters
This is the person, animal, or figure the story is mostly about.
Main Character
This tells where and when a story happens.
Setting
This is the series of events in a story
Plot
“I” and “my” usually mean the story is told in ____ person.
First person
This is the big message or lesson of the story.
Theme
These are the character’s feelings, actions, and words that show what they’re like.
Character Traits
“In a small town during winter break” tells the ____ and ____.
Place and Time
The problem in the story is called the ____.
Conflict
“He,” “she,” or “they” usually mean the story is told in ____ person.
Third person
Which is a theme: “A dog finds a bone” or “Be loyal to friends”?
“Be loyal to friends”
A character who changes from the beginning to the end is a ____ character.
Changing (dynamic) character
The setting can affect the character by changing what they can/can’t do. True or false?
True
The part where the problem is solved is the ____.
Resolution (solution)
The person telling the story is called the ____.
Narrator
A theme is usually one word. True or false?
False (theme is usually an idea/message, often a sentence)
A character who stays mostly the same is a ____ character.
Steady (static) character
If the setting is “a dark, stormy night,” the mood is most likely ____.
Any reasonable mood: scary, tense, gloomy, mysterious, etc.
Put these in order: resolution, beginning, middle.
Beginning → middle → resolution/end
If the narrator says, “I was nervous,” you learn the narrator’s ____.
Thoughts/feelings
Give a theme that fits many stories about working hard.
Any reasonable theme: “Hard work pays off,” “Practice helps you improve,” etc.
Name 2 ways an author shows what a character is like.
Any 2: actions, words/dialogue, thoughts/feelings, what others say/think about the character
Give one example of how a setting could cause a problem in a story.
Any reasonable example (storm stops travel; new school feels unfamiliar; desert has no water; etc.)
n one sentence, give a plot summary of Judy Moody, Mood Martian without opinions (no “I think”).
Any objective (neutral) 1-sentence summary with no opinions (accept reasonable)
Why does point of view matter? (Give 1 reason.)
Any 1: it affects what information we get, how events are described, or how we understand/feel about characters
What evidence helps prove a theme?
Evidence from the text: character actions, key events, important details (accept reasonable)