The Plot Diagram
What three characteristics are found in the exposition of a story?
Characters, the setting, and the mood.
Define setting.
The time and place that the story takes place.
Commas in a series: Where do commas belong in the sentence below:
Don't forget to pick up milk apples crackers and soap from the store.
Don't forget to pick up milk, apples, crackers, and soap from the store.
or
Don't forget to pick up milk, apples, crackers and soap from the store.
Define Theme.
Theme is what the story teaches the reader. A lesson or moral communicated by a story.
What is the topic of study called that includes the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
The Plot Diagram/ The Plot of a Story
In what portion of a plot is the story wrapping up and coming to a conclusion.
The resolution/conclusion.
Explain what the term implied means. (Think as it relates to fining a theme.)
What the author makes the reader do detective work to find the theme based on inferences made about character actions.
Please place the comma(s) in the sentence below where they belong.
Yikes I'm not sure you should do that.
Yikes, I'm not sure you should do that.
What is the first step in identifying the theme of a text.
1. Read the text.
What is an antagonist?
The antagonist is the "bad guy" (enemy, rival, opponent) of the story.
In which part of the plot reaches its highpoint, most intense moments? Usually the character is changed from this point.
The climax.
What are the two aspects of time that one could describe in their setting?
Time of day.
Time of year.
Please place the comma(s) and quotation marks in the sentence below where they belong.
No do not do that Jim said.
"No, do not do that," Jim said.
What do you determine or discover the theme of a story?
You observe what the characters say and do. You also can watch the results of the character actions in the story.
Define a protagonist.
A protagonist is a main character and the hero of the story.
Define Rising Action
The section of a plot in which the tension rises; events take place that increase the conflict.
List the five senses that the character could experience in the setting.
Sight
Smell
Hearing
Taste
Touch
What is the comma rule called in a sentence when you can use it or you can leave it out when a conjunction is used.
Oxford comma.
Give one example of a theme.
Answers may vary :)
What is a conflict?
A conflict is a problem.
List the five aspects of the plot diagram in order.
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Explain the term explicit as it relates to finding a theme.
Place comma(s) and quotation marks in the sentence below as they are needed.
Great idea! We can go to the new pizza place Mary suggested.
"Great idea! We can go to the new pizza place," Mary suggested.
There are 3 rules that a theme must follow. What are the three rules?
1. Themes are compete sentences.
2. Themes do not contain character names.
3. Themes are universal, they can apply to anyone.
Tell me three things about a memoir that makes it different from other types of writing.
Snap shot memories
Must be true
Written in 1st person point of view
Beginning and an end
Uses imagery
Figurative language