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)