Reading main idea, theme, plot and setting, Main Idea and Plot/combined

An example of a setting of a story

A high school in 1956

Topic Sentence

A sentence in a passage that states the main idea

Fable

A short story that often uses talking animals as characters.

Main Idea

A statement (determined by the reader) that tells what a passage is mostly about

What are the 5 parts of plot?

Exposition, Rising action, Climax, Falling action, Resolution

An example of a theme is?

Hope, sometimes it is all that you have

Internal Conflict

If a character is struggling with a difficult decision

Name the 4 types of conflict

Man vs man; man vs. nature; man vs. self; man vs society

An example of a theme of a story is

Money can't buy happiness

Supporting Details

Supports the main idea with evidence, and examples

Topic

The general subject that the passage is about; Consists of only one or two words

What is the difference between the main idea and the theme of a story?

The main idea is what the story is mostly about. The theme is a universal message you take away from the story.

Exposition

The part of the plot that introduces characters and setting

What question about a story will the setting answer?

Where and when does the story take place

Falling action

after the climax occurs and the conflict is resolved (when things start to wrap up)

man vs man

conflict in which two characters have opposing desires or interests. (External)

You can tell what the theme is by

examining the words and actions of characters

Setting can give clues about a story's

plot, mood and conflict

Rising action

suspense builds in the story and leads to the climax

Resolution

the conclusion or the tying together of all the threads of the story

Climax

the highest point of tension in a plot, a decisive moment or major turning point in the story

In a fable the theme is

the lesson it teaches you

Conflict

the problem or struggle (makes the story interesting)

Plot

the term for the events that make up a story

Theme

universal message or lesson ( a complete sentence)

man vs. nature

where a character is tormented by natural forces such as storms or animals. (External)

man vs society

where a character must take on society itself, working against the societal norms. (External)

man vs. self

where the character's main problems exist within him or her self (Internal)