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10 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Setting
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The setting tells when and where the story happens. It is the time period and place in which a story occurs.
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Characters
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Traits - Motivation - Conflict
Point of View - Relationships - |
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Trait
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an interesting thing about a character.
A trait is what makes a character different from other characters. Examples: hair color, eye color, height, weight, age, beliefs, likes, dislikes, opinions, actions "Andrew is a nice boy of medium height with brown hair and eyes. He loves to read." |
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Motivation
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something that causes one to act in a certain way. It can be an emotion or something a person wants or needs. A motivation is simply the reason why a character does something.
Example: You eat food because you are hungry. |
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Conflict
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a disagreement, fight, or struggle between two people or groups.
Example: An example of a conflict is when you want to eat ice cream before dinner but your mom will not let you. You and your mom disagree about when you should be able to eat ice cream. |
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Point of View
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the view of the person telling the story.
Example: "Because Tina told the teacher her version of the story first, I got punished even though it really wasn't my fault." |
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Relationships
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the connection of people through friendship, family, work, school, or other activities.
Examples: mother, sister, friend, teacher, neighbor, father, boss, etc. |
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Relating Work to Setting
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In life, variety helps to keep things from getting too boring or dull. When you are exposed to another person's culture (a way of life slightly different from your own or what you are used to), it helps you learn and discover things you might not have tried to learn on your own.
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Dialogue
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Dialogue is an important part of most short stories and novels. It is always better to show how events happen than to explain or to describe them. Conversations between characters, or dialogue, is one way to do this.
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Theme
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The theme or moral is the most important idea the reader gets from a story. It may give a short lesson about life. It tells how the author feels about life or human nature. The author may repeat the idea more than one time. Sometimes the author doesn't tell you what the theme is. You may have to figure it out from the text.
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