Thank You, M'am
Lemon Brown
Narrative Elements
Theme & Inference
Writer's Craft
100

The boy who tries to steal the purse

Who is Roger?

100

The main character in "The Treasure of Lemon Brown"?

Who is Greg Ridley?

100
Point of view

What is "the perspective from which the story is told"?

100

A theme

What is "a message or lesson the reader learns from the story"?

100

This writing technique shows characters speaking

What is dialogue?

200

Roger says he wants to buy this

What are a pair of blue suede shoes?

200

This is why Greg is upset at the beginning of the story

What is his father is angry about his poor math performance and may keep him from basketball?

200
The setting

What is "the place and time of the story"?

200

Kindness and dignity can teach right from wrong aligns with this story

What is "Thank You, M'am"?

200

These types of details help create mood in a narrative story

What are descriptive details?

300

Mrs. Jones takes Roger here after catching him

Where is her room/home/house?

300

This is Lemon Brown's treasure

What is a harmonica and newspaper clippings from his musical career?

300

This narrative element is most connected to a character's thoughts, feelings, and reasons for acting

What is motivation/internal thinking?

300

This theme best fits "The Treasure of Lemon Brown"

What is "a parent's true treasure is what they pass on to a child"?

300

This must connect to the original story when writing an alternate ending

What is the theme?

400

The important choice Mrs. Jones make that shows trust


What is she leaves her purse near Roger and does not watch him closely?

400

Greg does this during his encounter with the intruders

What is "he howls to scare them and helps Lemon Brown"?

400

Rewriting a scene from Mrs. Jones's perspective requires this type of POV

What is first person POV?

400

The storm at the beginning of the story symbolizes this

What is Greg's anger or inner conflict?

400

This is why dialogue should sound believable for the original characters

What is "to help maintain character consistency and make the narrative realistic"?

500

Roger changes in this way by the end of the story

What is he feels ashamed for stealing but grateful and wants to behave better?

500

Greg understands this about fathers and sons by the end of the story?

What is "a father/parent tries to pass on what matters to help his/their child"?
500

This stays consistent in a strong narrative rewrite

What are POV, character behavior, and details that fit the original story?

500

This is why Mrs. Jones's treatment of Roger is important to the story's message

What is "her kindness helps him reflect and change"?

500

Two things students should include in a strong narrative response

What are consistent POV, dialogue, descriptive language, clear motivations, fitting mood, and theme connection?