Russian Fairy Tales
In "The Tale of Tsar Saltan", what bird attacks the swan?
What is a Kite
What literary term is defined here?
The environment in which a story takes place, including the time and place.
What is Setting
Which reading strategy asks us to annotate the following:
Do I understand what I just read? Is any part confusing to me? Do I know what the unique vocabulary means? Do I know why something happened or why a character did what he/she did?
What is Question or Questioning
What CHARACTER archetype is missing from the list:
Hero, helper, dispatcher, antagonist (failure), villain
What is Prize
Which reading strategy asks us to annotate the following:
What does this remind me of? Have I had an experience similar to one of the characters? Is this story (plot, setting, characters, etc.) similar to another story I read or a movie I have seen? How does this part of the story connect to other parts of the story?
What is Connect
In "Little Bear Cub", Usynia, Gorynia, and Dubynia are three ___________, who help Ivashko.
What are Giants
What literary term is defined here?
The framework that determines how a story is put together – its skeleton.
What is Story Structure
Which reading strategy asks us to annotate the following:
What will happen next? How might a particular character react to an event? What might the story be about based on the pictures or title of the section?
What is Predict
What PLOT archetype is missing from the list:
Once upon a time, Misfortune, Journey, Complications, Happy ending
What are Three’s
A common visual for the story structure framework is called... (named after the man who discovered the story structure framework)
What is Freytag's Pyramid
What are Black, White, Red
What literary term is defined here?
The methods a writer uses to communicate information about the characters to the readers. (The actions, speech, background, physical description, relationship to other characters, etc.)
What is Characterization
Which reading strategy asks us to annotate the following:
Did this story stir any emotion in me? Did I feel sad, angry, happy, etc. during a particular part of this story? How did I feel when a character did or said something in the story?
What is Feel or Feeling
What SETTING archetype is missing from the list:
Long ago, Far away, Castle, Enchanted World, Cottage
What is Forest/Woods/Nature
This part of the Story Structure is the moment when the action comes to its highest moment of dramatic conflict (Usually toward the end of a story).
What is the Climax
In "Little Bear Cub", who gives Ivashko advice on how to defeat the Baba Yaga?
Who is a beautiful girl
What are the FIVE main parts of the Story Structure?
What are: Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Which reading strategy asks us to annotate the following:
What kind of clues is the author leaving to help me understand what is happening? What does a particular character’s actions or words say about his/her character? Even though the author didn’t directly state this, I can tell __________________.
What is Infer or Inference
What SETTING archetype is missing from the list:
Long ago, Far away, Castle, Forest/Woods/Nature, Cottage
What is Enchanted World
What is oral tradition?
What is The sharing of stories, cultures, and ideas by word of mouth.
In "The Tale of Tsar Saltan", the Tsarevich (Duke Guidon) was changed into three different things throughout the story. They are...
What is a Gnat, Fly, Bee
What is the event called that happens at the END of the exposition and at the BEGINNING of the rising action that starts the protagonist's journey and introduces the story's conflict. It can also be defined as event that sets a story's plot in motion by disrupting the protagonist's life and compelling them to act.
What is Inciting Incident
Which reading strategy asks us to annotate the following:
Did the character make the right choice? What is your opinion of the story you read? Is a particular plot detail helpful to the story or is something missing?
What is Evaluate
What PLOT archetype is missing from the list:
Once upon a time, Journey, Complications, Three’s, Happy ending
What is Misfortune
What CHARACTER archetype is missing from the list:
Hero, dispatcher, prize, antagonist (failure), villain
What is Helper