5 Weeks Overview

What is included in the "exposition" of a plot?

• Characters, setting, and the conflict is revealed

• The climax/turning point

• Most of the action

• The happy ending

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is another word for the "resolution" of a plot?

• realization

• finale

• denouement

• antihero

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

True or false?

The climax is always in the middle of the story.

Answer explanation

The climax/turning point can actually be toward the end of the story.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

This element is essential in a story and it can be considered internal or external.

• Dynamic character

• Conflict

• Falling action

• Protagonist

Answer explanation

Every great story has a conflict (problem) that needs to be resolved.

It can be external (character vs. something else) or internal (character vs. himself).

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

This type of character CHANGES throughout the story.

• Static

• Antagonist

• The villain

• Dynamic

Answer explanation

A static character stays the same.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

 

What does the prefix "ant-" mean in the word antagonist?

• Against/

  Opposite

• In support of

• Alive

• Friend/Ally

Answer explanation

The antagonist is against the protagonist!

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

How can you identify when a story is written in 1st person point of view?

• "They" "he" "she" "we"

• "You" "he" "she" "Mr. DePalma"

• "I" "me" "we" "us"

• "He" "she" "him" "her"

  "Mr. DePalma"

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

 

An author can have many purposes for writing.

Which purpose is mostly connected with fictional writing?

• To entertain

• To persuade

• To inform

• To convince

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which main genre of reading/writing includes REAL facts and is NOT fake?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which main genre includes a script, actors, a performance, and stage directions?

• Drama

• Media

• Poetry

• Fiction

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10