Thank You Ma'am Literary Elements

What does Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones’s reaction to the boy snatching her purse reveal about her character?

• She is afraid of the boy.

• She wants help from those standing around watching.

• She is not afraid to stand up for herself.

• She depends on the police to take care of her.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

The perspective or vantage point from which a writer tells a story

• conflict

• point of view

• foreshadowing

• mood

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

The part of the story in which we find out the story takes place late at night on a dark street.

• rising action

• falling action

• resolution

• exposition

• climax

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

From which point of view is “Thank You, M’am” told?

• first person

• third person (limited)

• third person (omniscient)

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

At what point does Roger make a major shift (turning point) in character?

• when Mrs. Jones gives him the opportunity to run from her apartment, and he decides to stay.

• when Mrs. Jones drags him to her rooming house

• when Mrs. Jones kicks him in his blue-jeaned sitter

• when Mrs. Jones puts him in a half nelson

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

The sequence of events is called the

• theme

• plot

• story

• conflict

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The central idea, universal truth, or message is the

• theme

• plot

• story

• conflict

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The _____________ is the point in the story with the most tension, and it is often the most exciting.

• rising action

• resolution

• climax

• exposition

• falling action

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The primary _________________ is the struggle between two people or objects, which drives the story forward.

• resolution

• climax

• conflict

• character

• point of view

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The part of the story when Roger stands on the stoop outside and tries to say “Thank You, M’am” to Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones.

• exposition

• climax

• rising action

• resolution

• falling action

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4