THANK YOU MA’AM Flashcards
about what happens when a teenage boy and an older working woman collide on a Harlem Street, New York City. The story begins with an encounter between Roger, a teenage boy, and Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, an older woman, walking home from work late one night
Thank you Ma’am
He was an American poet who tried to depict the real life of blacks in the lower social-economic strata of American society
Langston Hudges
Who are the characters in the story?
Roger and Mrs. Jones
What does Roger trying to steal from the woman?
A purse
What did Roger want to buy?
Blue Suede Shoes
consists of the events that happen in the story
Plot
the challenge or problem.
Conflict
idea, belief, moral or lesson, or insight.
Theme
time and place
Setting
person or animal or anything personified
Character
The inciting incident pushes the plot into motion, events begin to build, the protagonist action, and takes the storyline becomes more complex. During this phase, there is often a sense of tension
Rising Action
The setting and characters (especially the main character, known as the protagonist) are introduced, as well as the main problem, conflict, or goal of the story.
Exposition
The goal is resolved and the conflict ends (could be positive, negative, or neutral). This is the end of the story.
Denouement/Conclusion
The action winds down, loose ends get tied up, events are resolved and we learn the results of the protagonists’ actions.
Falling action
This is the turning point in the plot of a story. The protagonist faces the main challenge which will eventually lead to the outcome or goal of the story. Typically, this is the most emotional part of the storyline and it often involves the most action.
Climax
