PLOT DIAGRAM
The Tell-Tale Heart
NBA Finals (NBA History)
LITERARY ELEMENTS
Context Clue
100

The part of the story where the character has to make a decision?

CLIMAX

100

The young man wants to kill the old man because he hates the old man's what?

EYE

100

Which active/current player has the most career points?

Lebron James

100

The feeling a story creates is also called what?

MOOD

100

What is a synonym context clue?

When a similar word is in the sentence with the unknown word.
200

The part of the story where the character learns the conflict and the story begins to build tension?

RISING ACTION

200

The Young Man puts the Old Man's body where?

UNDER THE FLOOR

200

Who is the youngest player to ever start an NBA game?

Kobe Bryant

200

The setting of a story tells us what two important things?

WHERE/WHEN

200

The weather was starting to look INCLEMENT, but it ended up being sunny all day.

What does INCLEMENT mean?

bad weather

300

The end of the story, where we see if the protagonist solved his conflict.

RESOLUTION

300

The Young Man sneaks into the Old Man's house for several nights in a row, on what night does he eventually kill the Old Man?

8th

300

There are 12 teams that have never won an NBA championship. Name three of them?

Pacers, Hornets, Thunder, Nets, Grizzlies, Jazz, Suns, Pelicans, Clippers, Nuggets, Magic, Timberwolves

300

What kind of conflict is Black Panther vs. Killmonger?

A. Character vs. Character

B. Character vs. Self

C. Character vs. Nature

D. Character vs. Society

Character vs. Character

300

Billie Eilish has an eclectic, or creating from a broad collection of sources, musical style.

What kind of CONTEXT CLUE tells us the meaning of eclectic?

Definition Context Clue

400

The part in the story where the character has to deal with the consequences of the decision they made in the climax?

FALLING ACTION

400

The Young Man says, several times, "Do you fancy me ___________?" another word meaning crazy or insane?

MAD

400

Who holds the record for most points in their entire career?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbarr

400

What is the word for the main character who has a problem that must be solved?

Protagonist

400

Tom celebrated too early, and had to SHEEPISHLY walk into the locker room after the other team came back and won.

What does SHEEPISHLY mean?

Embarrassed

500

The beginning of the story, where we learn who the protagonist is and when/where the story is set.

EXPOSITION

500

The Young Man says the beating of the heart is soft at first and sounds like a watch enveloped in what?

COTTON

500

What team has won the most NBA finals in history?

Boston Celtics

500

What type of conflict would a movie about Martin Luther King have?

Character vs. Society

500

Dr. Bolden was so proud of all of the Nims trojans, he LAUDED them to everyone he met.

What does LAUDED mean?

To brag on someone or say how great they are.