Characters
Plot
Setting
Theme
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100
What are characters?
The people in a story
100
What is plot?
It is the order of events that happen in a story
100
What is setting?
It is the time and place that a story occurs in
100
What is theme?
It is the lesson a story is trying to teach you
100
What part of a story is shown?
CharactersÂ
200
There are three ways you can tell what a character is like in a story. Name one of them.
Things they say, things they do, things they think.
200
You can get an understanding of the plot by breaking it down into three categories. Name one of them.
Beginning, middle, end
200
How can setting help you understand characters better?
The culture a character has been raised in
What is happening in the world during that time that may impact the characters
200
What happens at the end of the story?
Mr. Putterham gives the girls back their money
200
What part of a story is shown?
SettingÂ
300
Name two characters from the story Pretty Pennies Picket
1. The narrator
2. Bonnie
3. Mr. Putterham
4. The sheriff
5. Phillip
6. The narrators mom/dad/siblings
300
What is the plot of the story Pretty Pennies Picket?
The story begins with some girls in the Pretty Pennies Club trying to make tee shirts for a race. They buy the shirts, and make them special. When they are washed, though, they shrink. They ask for their money back, and the store owner says no. The Pretty Pennies Club girls picket the store. In the end, the store owner gives them their money back.
300
Name two settings in the story Pretty Pennies Picket.
1. The narrators house
2. Bonnie's house
3. The sheriff's office
4. The store Busy Bee
300
Name one way you can identify a theme
What did the characters learn in the story?
How did they learn it?
300
How would you characterize the narrator in the story Pretty Pennies Picket?
Strong, independent, willing to stand up for what is right, a leader, etc.
400
What does it mean for a character to develop?
To change from the beginning of a story to the end of the story
400
How would the plot change if the store owner would have given their money back the first time?
The Pretty Pennies Club would not have picketed against the store
400
In class, we watched a video on setting. They showed you many settings. Name three of them.
Possible answer: track race, school, ship, outer space, meadow, cave, under the sea, in a whale, medieval times
400
Why do authors use themes in writing?
Themes teach us how to be good people. By writing themes into stories, authors can help shape the world into a good place to live
400
Final Jeopardy!!!
Have each team put their bets.
What is the theme of the story?
The theme of this story is that when you stand up for what is right, you can help make change. The girls stood up against the store owner. They helped make change with their picketing when the store owner changed his mind, and did the right thing by giving them their money back.