Vocabulary 1
People, animals, imaginary creatures in a story
What is a character?
The way a character acts, what a character says, how the character treats others
What is character traits?
War torn city, filled with debris, glass, people hiding in apartment buildings to stay safe
What is the physical setting of Mr. O?
The main character is fighting against another character in the story to see who is more powerful.
What is character vs. character?
What is man vs. man?
Sets up the story, provides characters, setting and introduces the conflict
What is the exposition?
The message learned in the story
What is the theme?
Using text evidence word for word
What is direct quoting?
Brave, quiet, heroic, courageous
What are the character traits of Mr. O?
The main character is struggling to save his family in the middle of a tornado.
What is man vs. nature?
What is character vs. nature?
The peak of the story, turning point, most exciting part
The struggle or problem in the story
What is the conflict?
Using text evidence in your own words
What is paraphrasing?
Even when life is at its most difficult, there's always a way to find peace and happiness.
What is the theme of The Cello of Mr. O?
The main character delivers food to the imprisoned children so they don't starve.
What is man vs. society?
What is character vs. society?
Events that lead up to the climax of the story
What is the Rising Action?
Using your own experiences and details from text to figure something out
What is an inference?
Feelings or emotions that the setting provides
What is the mood?
Based on text evidence and my own experiences, I believe Mr. O is a hero because he continues to play music for the people even though his cello was destroyed.
What is an inference?
What is man vs. self?
What is character vs. self?
Events that lead to the conclusion of the story
What is the Falling Action?
Events in the story
What is the plot?
Time, location, and overall look of a place in the story
What is the physical setting?
There's a war being fought all around them, their family members have gone off to fight, food is scarce, building have been destroyed.
But... Mr. O's music feeds their souls and brings them happiness in a dark time.
What is the conflict and resolution in The Cello of Mr. O?
The Scarlett Stockings Spy gives a conflict that involves the main character spying on the British in order to help her brother
What is character vs. society?
Problem/conflict is solved, main character learns something
What is resolution?