PLOT BASICS
Which part of the plot introduces characters and setting?
What is exposition?
Which phrase uses informal diction:
“Would you be able to assist me?” or “Hey, can you help me out?”
What is “Hey, can you help me out?”?
“He was a generous man” is an example of…
What is direct characterization?
What does the “S” stand for in STEAL?
What is speech?
Big Joe’s main motivation for planning his funeral is…
Which plot element is the most suspenseful turning point?
What is the climax?
Formal diction is often used to:
What is express authority or professionalism?
Learning about a character through their actions is…
What is indirect characterization?
What does the “T” stand for?
What is thoughts?
The community reacts to Big Joe’s plan with:
What is curiosity and amusement?
What does the resolution do?
What is ending the conflict and tying up loose ends?
Slang is typically associated with:
What is informal speech?
When the narrator tells the reader exactly what a character is like, it is…
What is direct characterization?
“Effects on Others” reveals…
What is how others respond to the character?
What conflict best fits the story?
What is person vs. person?
A subplot is best described as…
What is a smaller story within a larger story?
Walter Dean Myers uses what type of diction to create a conversational tone?
What is informal diction?
How does dialogue in Kitty and Mack help characterization?
What is it reveals personality and relationships?
“Actions” refers to…
What is what a character does and how they behave?
Who is the antagonist in Big Joe's Funeral?
Who is Peaches?
Describe an example of rising action from either story.
What is Big Joe planning his own funeral OR Kitty watching Mack and making assumptions?
Give one example (paraphrased) of informal diction in the stories and explain its effect.
What is an example like Mack using casual speech, revealing his relaxed personality?
Explain how Myers uses indirect characterization in one story.
What is showing traits through actions, reactions, behaviours?
Name two STEAL categories and apply them to a characte
What is Speech and Actions reveal Big Joe’s confidence, etc.?
What is one of the themes in Kitty and Mack?
What is survival?