Elements of Fiction
Label a plot graph in order.
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
What is Characterization?
The process by which the author reveals the personality of a character
Three students in my science class (volunteer, volunteers) at the museum.
Volunteer
What are the two types of conflict?
Internal and External
What TV show is based around the UpsideDown?
Stranger Things
What is the conflict?
The main problem of a story
What are the two types of Characterization?
Direct and Indirect
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in the parentheses ( ).
A fisherman ____caught____ fish. (catch)
Caught
What is a protagonist and antagonist?
Protagonist: main character
Antagonist: character that creates conflict with protagonist
Name one popular streaming service to watch TV or movies.
Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, HBO Max, etc
Describe the Exposition of "Thank You Ma'am"
Characters: Roger & Mrs. Washington-Jones
Setting: 11 o'clock pm
Place: City Streets, Mrs. Washington-Jones's Apartment
What does STEAL stand for?
Speech
Thoughts
Effect on Others
Actions
Looks
In 2020, more registered voters ____ (stay) home than ____ (come) to vote.
Stayed, Came
Internal or external conflict?
Two women shopping for Christmas presents reach for the last doll on the shelf. They each tug on the doll claiming it as their own.
External: man vs man
Which reality star famously divorced Kanye West in 2021?
Kim Kardashian
What do you think Mrs. Jones felt about Roger?
Mrs. Jones sees herself in Roger. She wants to show him that people care and that he can trust others.
Direct or Indirect?
Mr. Brown sat alone in a diner. His hands were folded in front of him and a frown was plastered across his face.
Indirect Characterization
We hope tomorrow ____(be) sunny and we ____ (be) able to play outside.
Will be/is, will be/are
Internal or external?
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man causing an uproar among the citizens of the town. She is standing up against segregation.
External: character vs society
Dua Lipa famously removed this artist from the song "Levitating" after controversy on social media.
Da Baby
In "Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes, what would need to happen at the climax for the story to have ended differently?
Roger would have to make the decision not to trust Mrs. Luella Bates Washington-Jones and run away with her purse.
Direct or Indirect?
Miss Atchison couldn’t believe she forgot about her grad school test. Her hands were shaking and she couldn’t focus. What was she going to do?!
Indirect
Write the past, present, and future tense of the following verb: Drive
Drove, drive/drives, will drive
List the types of external conflict.
Man vs Man
Man vs Nature
Man vs Society
This is the name of Kanye West's new album.
Donda