La Feb Flashcards
resiliency
To keep going even when things are hard- the capacity to quickly recover from difficulty
elements of a fable?
Characters; stock characters (wise or foolish animals with human qualities)
setting: unspecific time and place- “long ago”
beginning: gives setting, introduces main character(s) and the problem that the characters are in
middle: explains what the problem is and how the characters attempt to solve the problem
ends: solves the problem and gives the moral or lesson to be learned
Symbol
a person, place, thing, or event that is used to represent something else.
Theme
The theme in a story is its underlying message, or ‘big idea.’
mood
a element that envokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions. atmosphere and emotion
plot diagram
- exposition- beginning of the story that introduces: conflict, character and setting
- rising action- conflict increases
- climax- turning point: the great suspense
- falling action- tying up of loose ends; conflict decreases
- resolution- end of story where conflict and problem is solved
monologue
involves one character either thinking aloud or speaking to him/herself in an informal, conversational style.
A good monologue often includes contrasting moments of calm and energy.
setting
time and place
the story of timothy (type of work, characters, challenge, solution or message or meaning.)
type- video
characters- timothy
challenge- paralyzed
s, m or meaning- dreamed about playing football and inspires others
the story of aletha maybank (type of work, characters, challenge, solution or message or meaning.)
type- podcast
characters- althea, mother
challenge- racism
s, m or meaning- her mom stood up for her + she became a doctor
feathers in wind (type of work, characters, challenge, solution or message or meaning.)
type- fable
characters- rumor, wise old woman
challenge- trying to get rumors back
s, m or meaning- when you spread rumors its not so easy to get them back as it is to spread them.
mourners (type of work, characters, challenge, solution or message or meaning.)
type- poem
characters- N/A
challenge- Death
s, m or meaning-when you go through a hard time there will always be people to support you and help you from the hard times
no matter what (type of work, characters, challenge, solution or message or meaning.)
type- short story
characters- Danny, Megan
challenge- fixing megans mistake
s, m or meaning- fully understanding something before you agree to it
empty fears (type of work, characters, challenge, solution or message or meaning.)
type- poem
characters- N/A
challenge- being afraid of something that’s not there
s, m or meaning-you can see things as being scary but you don’t really know why they’re scary