ELA Character & Theme Review

ELA Review

Today we will review some of the terms and vocabulary we use during our reading and writing sessions.

Focus on character development

• Character change over time

• Character relationships and motivation

Multiple Choice

Readers get to know characters better by

• noticing their actions and thoughts

• their motivation

• noticing what characters think say and do

• paying attention to how they change

Character Motivation

Readers analyze their characters actions by asking themselves “why is my character doing this?” to identify the motivation of characters in the text.

Multiple Choice

When thinking about character motivation, we should focus on

• why they think and act the way they do

• dialogue

• traits

• feelings

Multiple Select

Actions- Waves the kids into his shop, shop is empty but he has saved special treats for them

We found out after that he was taken away by the Nazi’s because he was Jewish…if he was scared for his life, why would he still be handing out candy and staying at his shop?

• He wanted to help others

• He was disobeying the Nazis

• He wanted the children to be friends with the Nazis

• He was crazy

Character Traits

Readers think deeply about the characters actions and dialogue by asking themselves “what does this show me about them?” to identify a trait that describes them.

Multiple Select

What are some ways we can write about characters?

• Character Traits

• Character change over time--feelings , opinions

• Character relationships

• Character behavior

• All of the above

Actions + Dialogue

ACTIONS- What the character DOES 

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Dialogue- What the character SAYS

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A Character Trait 

Multiple Choice

Using the story Shells by Cynthia Rylant, identify two character traits for Michael

• stubborn & evil

• angry & mournful

• angry & mad

• forgiving & lonely

Multiple Choice

Using the story Shells by Cynthia Rylant, identify two character traits for Aunt Esther

• Mean and nasty

• Loyal & grieving

• Selfish & greedy

• Hopeful & joyful

Multiple Choice

Readers learn more about the main character by thinking about

• How are they alike or different?

• Is it positive or negative relationship?

• Why do the character and this “person” need each other?

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

When characters learn lessons in the stories we read we are talking about

• motivation

• traits

• theme

• Actions

Multiple Choice

We use 2 reading filters when we read

• Motivation filter and action filter

• Character filter and plot filter

• Story filter & reading to learn filter

• Analyzing filter & reading to learn filter

Multiple Choice

When we determine theme we should pay attention to

• What the author wants us to know or the lesson the character learns

• How a character changes

• Dialogue

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

One word issues, ideas or theme topic are called

• details

• themes

• motifs

• evidence

Multiple Choice

Acceptance, friendship and death, are examples of

• motifs

• quotes

• challenges

• point of view

Multiple Choice

What are the parts of a literary essay?

• Thesis, supports

• body paragraphs

• introduction and conclusion

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What should you do if you decide to include quotes in your essay?

• Add details

• Include evidence

• Dialogue

• Set up & introduce the quote

Multiple Choice

You introduce quotes by using:

• According to the text

• The text states

• One example in the text is

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

After writing your quote, you should include

• the evidence

• the support

• the analysis

• the thesis

Multiple Choice

Once you generate a thesis/claim you need to think about

• evidence

• the supports/reasons

• introduction

• analysis

Multiple Choice

It is very important when writing essays that we don't copy from the text. Instead we want to write using our own words. This is called

• plagerism

• summarizing

• motivation

• paraphrasing

Multiple Choice

What should you include in an introduction?

• Thesis, supports & a summary

• A conclusion

• An introduction

• A problem

Multiple Choice

Your conclusion should include

• evidence

• dialogue

• a restatement of the introduction

• a hook

Multiple Choice

The reasons that prove your thesis true are called

• evidence

• supports

• details

• the theme

Multiple Choice

The analysis

• explains the evidence

• supports the quote

• gives reasons

• explains how the evidence justifies the support/thesis

Multiple Choice

The three parts of an essay are

• dialogue, evidence and analysis

• motivation, traits & growth

• beginning middle & end

• the introduction, body & conclusion