Practice Literary Elements in Spellbound

Who is the main character in the video?

There are two minor characters. One is the "hate" monster and the other one is

Plot: What is the climax of the story? Remember this is the turning point - when things change. It's not always the most exciting part.

• Sunny comes home from school.

• Rene's hurtful words turn into a "hate" monster.

• Rene defeats the monster by rearranging the words from her diary.

• Rene writes "I hate Sunny" in her diary.

Answer explanation

While the most exciting part is Rene fighting the "hate" monster, the turning point is when she realizes how to defeat it by rearranging her hurtful words into positive ones. This is the turning point because Rene changes - she realizes that she doesn't really hate Sunny.

True or False? Rene is a static character.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

This is false because Rene changes as a person by the end of the video. She realizes that she really loves her sister and doesn't want her to be harmed.

What is the internal conflict?

What is the external conflict?

How are the conflicts resolved at the end of the video?

What is the theme of the video? Which two of these are proper theme statements for "Spellbound?"

• The theme of the video "Spellbound" is jealousy.

• The theme of the video "Spellbound" is that jealousy can lead to unintended consequences.

• The video "Spellbound" conveys the theme that love is always stronger than hate.

• The theme is that Rene shouldn't hate her sister just because she wins more awards.