Conflicting tensions
The type of conflict found here:
Drew fought against self-doubt and anxiety because she wanted to be proud of herself. However, intrusive thoughts kept making her mess up or second guess her ideas.
What is Character vs. Self?
Provide an example of a theme topic.
Many answers.
"The class laughed at the lines of free writing that Jake dramatically read aloud while pointing and making exaggerated faces."
How does the reader know Jake is funny?
What is indirect characterization?
Where the action and tension begins to build in a story. Often, the majority of the story.
What is the rising action?
The type of conflict present here:
Ellen was subject to sexism in every job interview for the job in a non-female dominated field she applied for. It felt impossible to change everyone's minds!
What is Character vs. Society?
The definition of theme.
The author's central, universal message about a text.
The character shows many sides and characteristics to the reader.
What is a round character?
The point of most tension or action. The "boss battle" moment.
What is the climax?
What is tone?
The type of conflict found here:
Kyleigh's office building rushed to finish a presentation after an unfortunate computer outage that took everyone offline.
What is Character vs. Technology?
Discuss the quality of this theme statement for the Lottery. Explain your reasoning:
All of the villagers who took part in the Lottery are evil.
Poor
- Not universal as it applies to only one text.
- Not the central message as it misses a big part of the story.
- Message includes Tessie Hutchinson.
Where characters are introduced and the setting is revealed.
What is the exposition?
The atmosphere or feeling created in a text for the reader.
What is mood?
The feeling of anticipation and "what happens next" that authors build over the course of a full text. This involves UNCERTAINTY.
What is Suspense?
Turn this theme topic into a theme statement about "Examination Day" where a young boy is killed for exceeding the amount of legal intelligence in a society: Intelligence
Intelligence is powerful
Intelligence may be looked at as dangerous because it questions the way society runs.
Those who abuse power may withhold intelligence from others.
Create a theme statement for the text "Lamb to the Slaughter."
The 5 ways to indirectly characterize someone. Specifically.
What is STEAL?
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and looks.
The moment or event that BEGINS the conflict. This is a transition from the introduction of the story to the start of the action, trials, and adventures.
What is the inciting incident?