"Life & Art" from The Wright 3 by Blue Balliett

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What is theme?

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A lesson the reader learns about life; a message the author wants the reader to learn from the story.

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Is the narrator a character in the story? How do you know?

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No, none of the main characters are telling the story from their point of view.

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What details tell you that this story is realistic fiction?

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The setting is a place that really could exist, the characters seem like real people, and the events could have actually happened.

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Who are the main characters in 'The Wright 3'?

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Calder, Tommy, Petra, and Ms. Hussey.

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Where does the excerpt take place?

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A classroom.

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What is realistic fiction?

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A genre of literature that presents stories that could happen in real life, with believable characters and events.

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What is the role of the narrator in a story?

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The narrator tells the story and provides the perspective from which the events are described.

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What is a character in literature?

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A person, animal, or figure represented in a story.

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What is the setting of a story?

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The time and place in which the story occurs.

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What does it mean for a story to have a message?

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It conveys a lesson or moral that the author wants the reader to understand.