Theme
True or False: Theme is the main idea of a story.
False
This is when a story is told by the main character. This point of view uses words like I, me, and we.
First Person Point of View
This is the section in the plot where characters and setting are introduced and described.
What is exposition?
What is dialogue?
Dialogue is the speech between characters.
False
This is when the narrator tells the story using the word "you" to describe the character. It is not a very a common perspective for an author to use.
Second person point of view.
This is the problem or opposing force in the story that challenges the character(s)
True or False: Dialogue must be structured in a certain way to be done properly.
True
What is theme?
The lesson, message, or moral of the story.
This is when the narrator is not a character in the story. They tell the story as though they are watching the characters from a distance.
Third Person Point of View.
This is the section on the plot where conflict increases. The point of this part of the plot is to build suspense.
What is rising action?
Finish this sentence: When a new character speaks, you must...
Create a new paragraph.
Separate their speech from the previous character.
Why is this not an example of theme:
The Star Belly Sneetches treated the non-star bellied sneetches poorly.
It doesn't say what the lesson of the story is.
It gives too many details about character.
Theme doesn't describe what actually happened in the story.
Theme should be universal
I was just minding my own business when the person sitting next to me in class said, "Want to see me do something crazy?"
First person point of view.
This is the section of the plot that is supposed to be the most intense. It is the turning point in the story.
What is incorrect about this example of dialogue?
"How dare you?," his mother asked.
"What do you mean how dare I?," he replied.
There should not be a comma after the question mark.
What was one of the themes in the Pixar shorts?
Teacher decides whether the answer is acceptable.
This is an example of which point of view?
Nothing was ever as terrifying as the moment Gwen was face to face with a grizzly bear. It towered over her and had a look in its eyes that was like nothing she had ever seen.
Third person point of view
What is the resolution?
What is incorrect about this example of dialogue?
"I just couldn't believe he said that." Evelyn said.
"I know it was totally inappropriate." Gwen said nodding her head.
They used periods instead of commas after the characters were finished speaking.