Plot & Conflict
What happens in the exposition of a story?
The characters are introduced, the setting is revealed, and the conflict begins/is set up.
Explain the difference between Mood and Tone
Mood = Reader's Feeling
Tone = Author's Attitude
What is a protagonist? What is an antagonist?
Protagonist = hero
Antagonist = villain
What elements make up the setting of a story?
Where
When
Weather/Climate
Social -- dress, culture, religion, etc.
What is an assertion?
An inference made based on the facts.
What is the resolution of a story?
The conflict/problem is solved and the story ends.
What are the three key elements that can create a mood for the reader?
Word Choice, Imagery, and Setting
What are the keywords of First Person POV?
What is imagery? What is the goal of imagery?
details that appeal to the 5 senses of the reader; goal is create a vivid picture in the reader's mind.
The theme is the _____________________ of the topic.
the "So What?"
What is the climax of a story?
The turning point; this should match the conflict type!
What is the mood of this piece? How do you know?
The blood-thirsty lion stalked the Savannah, hungrily eyeing the helpless creatures around him.
Fearful ; "blood-thirsty," "helpless" "hungrily eyeing"
Explain dynamic vs. static characters
dynamic = characters that change/grow throughout the course of a text
static = characters that stay the same even when faced with conflict or new environments
What sense does the following passage appeal to?
"The silence was so immense and unbelievable that you felt your ears had been stuffed or you had lost your hearing all together"
Sound
What is the difference between a TOPIC and a THEME?
Topic = one word/big idea
Theme = statement of a critical belief that the author is trying to convey to the reader.
Define Person v. Society
A character struggles against the laws or beliefs of a group.
What is the author's tone in this piece? How do you know?
Drawing the attention of his classmates, as well as his well-respected teacher, the demanding student dared to experiment with his professor's intelligence by interrogating him about the widely-used textbook.
The author's attitude toward the student is negative; The author's attitude toward the teacher is positive.
(answers may vary)
Explain Direct vs. Indirect Characterization
Direct = the way an author TELLS the reader about the character
Indirect =the reader must make assertions about the character's personality based on S.T.E.A.L
What sense does the following passage appeal to?
"It was a next of octopi, clustering up great arms of fleshlike weed, wavering, flowering in this brief spring. It was the color of rubber and ash, this jungle, from the many years without sun. It was the color of stones and white cheeses and ink, and it was the color of the moon"
Sight
Make an assertion about the character based on the passage below:
Margot stood alone. She was a very frail girl who looked as if she had been lost in the reain for years and the rain had washed out the blue from her eyes and the red from her mouth and the yellow from her hair. She was an old photograph dusted from an album, whitened away, and if she spoke at all her voice would be a ghost.
Answers will vary.
Name all 6 types of conflict
Person v. Self
Person v. Person
Person v. Nature
Person v. Society
Person v. Technology
Person v. Supernatural
Which images in this passage might lead the reader to feel a sense of excitement?
The wooden bat vibrated with the energy in Emily's steady hands as she stepped up to home plate, the sun shining like a golden medal in the sky. The crowd's joyful whoops and whistles caused her heart to do a little dance in her chest.
answers will vary.
" the sun shining like a golden medal in the sky."
"The crowd's joyful whoops and whistles "
"her heart to do a little dance in her chest."
What are the 2 different 3rd person POV types? What is the difference between them?
Limited = narrator knows thoughts of only one character
Omniscient = narrator knows thoughts of all characters
Rewrite the following phrase to include imagery.
My sister was angry with me.
answers will vary
What is the problem with this thesis statement about theme?
In the short story, "Shells," by Cynthia Rylant, the reader understands the theme to be acceptance.
Acceptance is a topic, not a theme.