How does dialogue help with characterization?

It shows how characters interact with one another.

It shows events that happened in the past.

It shows the physical appearance of a character.

It shows the actions and gestures of a character.

What can characterization reveal to the reader?

The fears and motivations of the characters

The events that will build to the climax and conclusion of the story

When and where the story takes place

The central conflict the characters will have to struggle against

What is the conflict of a story?

The main problem the character encounters in the story

The most exciting part of the story

Which is the best definition of character traits ?

Personality traits for a character

The time and place in which a story occurs

A character's personality traits

The most exciting part of a story

What is the exposition of a story?

The beginning of a story where we learn about setting and some of the characters

Where the action is winding down after the climax

The end of the story where everything is resolved

The most exciting part of a story; the turning point

What is rising action?

Where the conflict of the story grows and where the events increasingly build up in excitement

After the climax, when the action starts to wind down

The most exciting part of a story; the turning point

The beginning of the story where we learn about setting and some characters

What is falling action?

The part after the climax where events are winding down

The end of a story where everything is resolved

Where the conflict of the story grows and where the events increasingly build up in excitement

The most exciting part of a story; the turning point

What is the resolution?

The end of a story where everything is resolved

Where the conflict of the story grows and where the events increasingly build up in excitement

The most exciting part of a story; the turning point

The beginning of the story where we learn about setting and some characters

What is the theme of a story?

The major life lesson or message

The series of events in a story

The character's personality traits

What is the plot of a story?

The series of events in a story

The main message or life lesson of a story

The most exciting part of a story; the turning point

The time and place that a story takes place

(1) In the summer, Jenna went to the town pool with her brother Jake nearly every day. (2) The pool was open to all town residents. (3) Nevertheless, very few adults went in the pool. (4) Mrs. Dillard was an exception. (5) A middle-aged woman, she came to the pool almost daily–always alone. (6) Jenna did not like Mrs. Dillard. (7) She complained when Jenna and her friends splashed too much as they dove off the diving board, and she complained when Jake and his younger friends made too much noise playing Marco Polo. (8) Jenna thought someone with so many complaints had no business hanging around a pool full of kids. (9) When the old woman swam by, Jenna stuck her tongue out behind her back, making all her friends laugh. (10) Then, one day as he sat by the pool, Jake let out a terrible scream. (11) Jenna ran over to see what was wrong and realized that a wasp had stung him. (12) Neither she nor the lifeguards knew what to do. (13) But Mrs. Dillard came over with a special medicine that she put on the sting, and soon Jake was back to his old self. (14) After that, Jenna knew that she would never again make fun of Mrs. Dillard. What is the MAIN conflict of this passage? What is this passage mostly about?

Jenna's struggle with her attitude toward Mrs. Dillard

Jenna's struggle to take care of her brother

(1) In the summer, Jenna went to the town pool with her brother Jake nearly every day. (2) The pool was open to all town residents. (3) Nevertheless, very few adults went in the pool. (4) Mrs. Dillard was an exception. (5) A middle-aged woman, she came to the pool almost daily–always alone. (6) Jenna did not like Mrs. Dillard. (7) She complained when Jenna and her friends splashed too much as they dove off the diving board, and she complained when Jake and his younger friends made too much noise playing Marco Polo. (8) Jenna thought someone with so many complaints had no business hanging around a pool full of kids. (9) When the old woman swam by, Jenna stuck her tongue out behind her back, making all her friends laugh. (10) Then, one day as he sat by the pool, Jake let out a terrible scream. (11) Jenna ran over to see what was wrong and realized that a wasp had stung him. (12) Neither she nor the lifeguards knew what to do. (13) But Mrs. Dillard came over with a special medicine that she put on the sting, and soon Jake was back to his old self. (14) After that, Jenna knew that she would never again make fun of Mrs. Dillard. What change or insight does the resolution of the story contain?

Jenna changes her opinion of Mrs. Dillard.

Mrs. Dillard realizes she has been too grouchy.

Jake learns to live with the pain of the wasp sting.

Jenna realizes that she needs to take better care of her brother.

Literature Review - Stories of Ourselves

Authored by Anneathera Saunders

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10th - 12th Grade

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The author of the story
"How it Happened" is

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Katherine Mansfield

Borden Deal

Ray Bradbury

Patricia Highsmith

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The author of the story
"Her First Ball" is

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Katherine Mansfield

Borden Deal

Ray Bradbury

Patricia Highsmith

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The main character of the story
"How it Happened" is

a jealous cat

an automated house

a love-sick teen

a sentimental young lady

an autocratic gentleman

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The main character of the story
"Her First Ball" is

a jealous cat

an automated house

a love-sick teen

a sentimental young lady

an autocratic gentleman

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Arthur Conan Doyle was born in...

1859

1958

1858

1988

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Arthur Conan Doyle wrote mainly...

romantic stories

horror stories

detective stories

fantasy stories

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sherlock Holmes is...

an Argentinian character

a Scottish character

a Chinese character

a British character

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Literature Review - Stories of Ourselves

The author of the story
"How it Happened" is

The author of the story
"Her First Ball" is

The main character of the story
"How it Happened" is