KAT Strategy Review
Parts of a plot diagram
Explain plot parts
The Gift of the Magi
Elements of Drama
100
The text structure if a discussion includes similarities and differences.
What is comparison?
100
What is the THIRD (3rd) blank called? 
What is climax
100
Conflict
What is the problem in the story
100
Name a main character.
What is Jim?
What is Della?
100
The actors in a drama; the people in the drama
What are characters?
What is cast of characters?
200
The text structure when there is NO problem and NO comparison
What is cause and effect?
200
What is the LAST (final) blank called?
What is resolution
200
Exposition
What is the characters and setting of a story; the when, where, and who
200
Name the problem in The Gift of the Magi.
What is the problem is the husband and wife have little money to buy gifts for Christmas?
200
Talking or conversation in a drama.
What is dialogue?
300
The text structure if there is a conflict and a resolution.
What is problem and solution?
300
What is the FIRST (1st) blank called? 
What is exposition
300
Resolution
What is how the story ends
300
The text structure of The Gift of the Magi.
What is (cause), problem and solution?
300
The most important part of a drama. It describes actions of characters. It uses these symbols: () []
What is stage directions
400
If you know WHY there is a problem, it is this text structure.
What is cause, problem, and solution?
400
What is the FOURTH (4th) blank called? 
What is falling action
400
The difference between rising action and falling action?
What is...
rising action is the events before the climax but after the exposition, and the falling action is the events after the climax but before the resolution
400
Why are the husband and wife happy at the resolution of the plot?
What is they have LOVE, the only gift they need.
400
Another word for "story."
What is plot?
500
Write the sentence stems for each of the FOUR text structures.
What is
The cause is __. The problem is __. The solution is __.
The problem is __. The solution is __.
The cause is __. The effect is __.
___ and __ are compared on ___, ___, and ___.
500
What is the SECOND (2nd) blank called? 
What is rising action
500
Climax
What is the 'grand moment' or moment when the story changes a lot
500
Describe the irony in The Gift of the Magi.
What is the husband and wife sacrificed the item they needed to use their gifts. The husband sold his watch and cannot use his chain. The wife sold her hair and cannot use her hair comb.
500
Draw a picture of your favorite part of The Gift of the Magi.
(Various)