Plot Structure
The turning point in a story.
What is a climax?
This type of characterization TELLS the audience what the personality of the character is.
What is direct characterization?
List all of the words that must be capitalized in the following sentence:
turn left after you pass the fox theatre.
Turn, Fox, Theatre.
The conflict that exists when a character struggles against an outside force.
What is external conflict?
The name of Victor's crush in the short story "Seventh Grade."
Who is Teresa?
The action that follows the climax.
What is falling action?
This type of characterization SHOWS things to the audience that reveals the personality of the character.
What is Indirect Characterization?
List all of the words that must be capitalized in the following sentence:
after school i'm going to my piano lesson at mrs. garcia's house.
After, I'm, Mrs., Garcia's
A conflict that exists within the mind of a character who is torn between opposing forces.
What is internal conflict?
The author of the poem, "The Raven."
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
The author's introduction to the characters, setting, and situation.
What is exposition?
Is the following statement direct or indirect characterization:
Mr. Beaver is very compassionate.
What is direct characterization?
True or False:
You never capitalize the names of islands, mountains, and bodies of water.
False.
You do capitalize them when they have a name in front of them.
The type of conflict that occurs when the protagonist of a story struggles against weather, survival, wildlife, etc?
What is Person vs. Nature?
What does the native boy in the short story "The Dinner Party" place on the veranda? What is he trying to do?
He puts a bowl of milk on the porch because he is trying to attract a cobra that is in the house.
The part of the plot that concludes the falling action by revealing or suggesting the outcome of the conflict
What is resolution?
Is the following statement direct or indirect characterization?
Ms. Gehret stayed at work late to make us a Jeopardy game so we would all do well in English class.
What is indirect characterization?
List all of the words that must be capitalized in the following sentence:
ms. holliday is our english teacher.
Ms., Holliday, English.
The type of conflict that occurs when the protagonist struggles against a group of people or an organization.
What is Person vs. Society?
The amount of points Jason McElwain scored in the season finale basketball game.
20 points
Name the five elements of plot in order.
What is the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?
List all five methods of indirect characterization.
What a character does (their actions).
What a character says.
A character's physical appearance.
What a character thinks.
A character's relationships to others.
List all of the words that must be capitalized in the following sentence:
amy's golden retriever, ben, glared up at me with eyes that said "you are disgusting and i want you out of my house."
Amy's, Ben, You, I.
Amy's golden retriever, Ben, glared up at me with eyes that said "You are disgusting and I want you out of my house."
Specify whether the following scenario is an internal or external conflict, and the type of conflict (Person vs. ?)
Pablo Pancetta is going on a research trip to an island within the Bermuda Triangle. Supposedly, the island is known to be haunted. On the boat ride there, he sees the most amazing rainbow, but when he points it out to his crew mates, they look at him like he's crazy and claim they don't see anything.
External conflict
Person vs. supernatural
Name the character:
Green, tall, lizard like, poops eggs.
Yoshi