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Vocabulary
Plot Elements
Conflict
Inferencing
Plot Diagram Review!
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lack of confidence in another
What is mistrust
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How the story begins
What is Roger tries to steal Mrs. Jones' pocketbook
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a struggle, mental or physical, between two characters
What is man. v. man
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Roger's face is dirty
What is he has nobody at home to remind him to keep clean; he may not have a home
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the beginning of the story
What is exposition
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empty
What is barren
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story's protagonist
What is Roger
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a struggle between a character and things such as weather, animals, insects, sicknesses
What is man v. nature
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Roger is thin and frail, but says he isn't hungry
What is Roger doesn't get enough to eat and is hungry
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the most exciting part of the story; the turning point
What is climax
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fit to be seen
What is presentable
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story's setting
What is Harlem New York in the 1930s or 1940s
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a struggle between a character and his or her feeling, conscience or fear
What is man v. self
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At the end of the story, you can infer this
What is Roger will change and NEVER forget the kindness Mrs. Jones showed him
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the end of the story; loose ends are tied up
What is resolution
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delicate
What is frail
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Mrs. Jones gives Roger this at the end of the story
What is 10 dollars
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a struggle between a character and the laws or beliefs of a group, which could involve poverty, politics, socical norms, expectations or values
What is man v. society
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We can infer this about Mrs. Jones's actions
What is she understand Roger because of events in her own life
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A series of events that build suspense
What is rising action
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acts as a refrigerator; keeps food cold
What is icebox
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Why Roger tried to steal money
What is he wanted a pair of blue suede shoes
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A problem OUTSIDE yourself and a problem INSIDE your mind -Give us both!
What is external conflict and internal conflict
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Roger offers to go to the store for Mrs. Jones
What is so she will begin to trust him
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Comes after the most intense point, begins to resolve the conflict
What is falling action