Elements of plot
What is the exposition?
Where we are introduced to the characters and we learn the conflict and setting of the story.
Ellie and her sister are arguing over who gets to take the car out this weekend.
Individual vs. Individual
What was the ultimate goal of the surgery that Charlie underwent?
To increase his intelligence
What is a thesis statement?
A statement that summarizes the main points of an essay.
What is the resolution?
Where all conflicts are resolved
William was almost finished with his essay for his history class when all of a sudden his computer crashed, causing him to lose everything.
How was Charlie viewed by Dr Strauss and Dr Nemur?
He was viewed as a way to get famous and as just a science experiment
Why did the narrator want to kill the old man?
He had a ghostly eye
Complete the following statement.
I before E except after....
C
What is the rising action?
The events leading up to the climax of the story
The entire town of Silver Springs was wiped out by the massive tornado.
Individual vs. Nature
How did Charlie's personality change throughout the story?
In the beginning, he was very kind and considerate. As he became smarter, he became more arrogant. When he started losing his intelligence, he became more like himself in the beginning.
How does the narrator kill the old man?
He scares him, flips him out of bed, and suffocates him with the mattress.
What travels the world, yet remains in a corner?
A stamp
What is the climax of a story?
The turning point of the story and the point of highest tension
The Holman Group had several members arrested during the protest against gun laws.
Individual vs. Society
Describe the way that Frank and Joe treated Charlie throughout the story.
They made him an object of humiliation. As Charlie got smarter, they wanted nothing to do with him. Once Charlie started to regress, they began to stick up for him.
What does the narrator do with the old man once he kills him?
What four things should a sentence have?
Capital at the beginning, subject and a verb in the middle, and punctuation at the end.
What is the falling action?
The events leading to the resolution of the story
Rachel couldn't believe she failed the test. She studied for hours and hours. She felt so defeated.
Individual vs. Self
Why did Charlie want to increase his intelligence?
So that he can be like everyone else.
Did the cops in the end of the story really suspect the narrator of killing the old man?
No, he felt guilty and was crazy
What has hands but no arms and a face but no eyes?
A clock