Practice Elements of a Story

Dynamic characters are

• ones who are unchanged by their experiences

• ones who are typically not central to the story

• ones who are changed by their experiences

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Static characters are

• characters who are well developed throughout the story

• characters who are unchanged by their experiences

• often the main character or protagonist

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Which of these might be an example of a story's theme?

• Your friend is upset.
• A boy finds a lost treasure.
• Staying true to yourself is important
• You will your soccer game.

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Choose the two words that best go with setting.

• who and why
• when and where
• where and why
• why and when

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What is the difference between the falling action and resolution?

• The falling action is where the conflict starts to improve, and in the resolution the conflict is getting worse.
• The falling action is when the character solves the conflict, and the resolution is when the character is attempting to solve the problem.
• The falling action is where the characters are introduced, and the resolution is where the characters change in some way.
• The falling action is when the conflict is getting better, and the resolution is when the conflict is completely solved.

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Which of the following is an example of direct characterization?

• He tapped his foot anxiously.

• "I wouldn't trust that man," said Maggie.

• Frank was a shy, quiet person.

• Every time he earned a high grade, he would hang the test on his wall.

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What type of characterization is shown:

Billy looked like a rock star. He was really tall with perfect blonde hair, ice blue eyes, and this sullen look that drove the girls crazy.

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

• Both

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Mary looked away and shifted her feet when her father asked where the money went.

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

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In his sophomore year of high school, Michael Jordan tried out for the varsity basketball team at Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina. But at five feet and eleven inches tall, the coach believed that Jordan was too short to play at that level, so Jordan was cut from the team. Jordan didn’t let this obstacle defeat him. In fact, it pushed him to work even harder. He trained vigorously and grew another four inches the following summer. When he finally made the varsity squad, Jordan averaged 25 points a game and went on to become one of the greatest basketball players in history. all paragraph com from E learning.com

• The theme is to Never give up.

• you should never turn evil.

• The main idea is Never give up.

• Micheal Jordan is cool

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how do you find the theme?

• what is the author trying to tell you? it could be like the main idea or the moral.

• what critical belief about life is the author trying to convey in the writing of a novel, play, short story or poem?

• THE MESSAGE

• The moral

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