Monday, December 10, 2012

cinderella

Elements of a Story Assessment Scorecard

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HONEY GRACE L. DIAZ

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December 10, 2012

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  1. What is the best definition of exposition?
    a. The exposition is background information on the characters and story.
    b. The exposition is the series of events in the story.
    c. The exposition is when the hero saves the day.
    d. The exposition is the description of the characters' personalities.
    You answered correctly!
    		 The exposition is background information on the characters and story.
  2. Which is an example of an event in the plot of Cinderella?
    a. The page arrives at the house with the invitation to the ball.
    b. Cinderella pricks her finger on a spinning wheel.
    c. Cinderella meets three bears.
    d. The stepmother makes a poisoned apple.
    You answered correctly!
    		 The page arrives at the house with the invitation to the ball.
  3. Which is NOT a characteristic of Cinderella's villains?
    a. Mean
    b. Lazy
    c. Kind
    d. Nasty
    You answered correctly!
    		 Kind
  4. Which of the following describes the setting of Cinderella?
    a. The space shuttle
    b. The North Pole
    c. The shopping mall
    d. A faraway kingdom
    You answered correctly!
    		 A faraway kingdom
  5. Which of these is the conflict in Cinderella?
    a. Cinderella faces a wolf on her way to deliver a basket to her grandmother.
    b. A tornado carries Cinderella away to a land far away.
    c. Cinderella wants to attend a ball but her Stepmother tries to prevent her from going.
    d. Cinderella trades her cow for three magic beans.
    You answered correctly!
    		 Cinderella wants to attend a ball but her Stepmother tries to prevent her from going.
  6. What is an important piece of background information or exposition in the Cinderella story?
    a. The Stepmother made Cinderella a long list of chores to do.
    b. The Fairy Godmother turned a pumpkin into a coach.
    c. Cinderella's father married a woman who had two daughters of her own.
    d. The Prince hoped to find a bride at the ball.
    You answered correctly!
    		 Cinderella's father married a woman who had two daughters of her own.
  7. Who is the hero of Cinderella?
    a. Lottie
    b. The Stepmother
    c. Cinderella's father
    d. Cinderella
    You answered correctly!
    		 Cinderella
  8. Name the time when Cinderella takes place.
    a. The past
    b. The present
    c. The future
    d. The 50s
    You answered correctly!
    		 The past
  9. Which of the following happens FIRST in Cinderella?
    a. The Prince finds Cinderella's glass slipper.
    b. The Prince comes to Cinderella's house.
    c. Cinderella and the Prince marry.
    d. Cinderella leaves the ball.
    You answered correctly!
    		 Cinderella leaves the ball.
  10. Which is the resolution to Cinderella?
    a. Cinderella was the most beautiful young woman at the ball.
    b. Cinderella worked hard all day, but didn't finish her chores.
    c. Cinderella and the Prince married.
    d. At midnight the coach turned back into a pumpkin.
    You answered correctly!
    		 Cinderella and the Prince married.
  11. Why is the conflict important to a story?
    a. It shows that people are very different.
    b. It is what makes the story very exciting.
    c. It provides background on the characters.
    d. It is the sequence of events of the story.
    You answered correctly!
    		 It is what makes the story very exciting.
  12. Select the correct climax for Cinderella.
    a. The Fairy Godmother turns the pumpkin into a coach.
    b. The Prince finds the glass slipper on the steps of the castle.
    c. The Prince puts the glass slipper on Cinderella's foot and it fits.
    d. The page arrives at the house with an invitation to the ball.
    You answered correctly!
    		 The Prince puts the glass slipper on Cinderella's foot and it fits.
  13. What is another word for the resolution?
    a. The ending
    b. The explanation
    c. The mystery
    d. The history
    You answered correctly!
    		 The ending
  14. Why is the climax referred to as the "turning point" of the story?
    a. The hero turns his back on the villain and ignores him.
    b. The villain realizes he needs to change his actions.
    c. It is when the plot changes for better or for worse for the hero.
    d. The villain turns into the hero.
    You answered correctly!
    		 It is when the plot changes for better or for worse for the hero.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Epitaph

An epitaph is a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument written in praise, or reflecting the life, of a deceased person.,sourcehttp://www.poeticterminology.net/22-epitaph.htm,.........................................................................................................................            ,,In your loving soul, Your memories are still whole, In your sacrifices in these world, It may guide you in heaven.
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tanka

the Tanka is Haiku, It focuses on nature and season, but is a bit longer than the Haiku. It consists of 5 lines for a total of 31 syllables."Flowers blooms so wide, Like a sun that shine so bright, Walking on the bridge, Makes me Dizzy and Happy, And flowers makes me lovely..:)
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Monday, December 3, 2012

acrostic

H-Honey Bunny!
O-Our lives are connected
N-Never give up because your the only one
E-Especially you are the  one who runs my world
Y-Your the only one for me Honey Bunny!
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elements of story



Characters and how we get to know them:
1. Through the author's physical description of them
2. Their actions
3. Their words
4. Their inner thoughts
5. Through what other characters say and think about them

Plot - A pattern of events that develops from the interactions between characters.

A plot is a pattern of events in a cause and effect relationship.
1. Cause - Things that make something happen.
2. Effect - What happens because something was done.

Conflicts - The problems the characters encounter. Their conflicts can be:
1. External - conflict with others and with nature
2. Internal - conflict within themselves

Setting - Time and place of the story

Theme - The meaning behind the events and the characters' actions.


Narrative - The Point of View and Verbal tense of the narrator. How much the narrator intrudes into the story.


Style of Writing - Rhetorical devices, word choice, and sentence structure.


Plot Outline:
1. Exposition: the background or introductory information that the reader must have in order to understand the story.

2. Rising Action - all of the events that take place leading up to the climax.

3. Climax - The turning point. Here the story is turned in a different direction, toward the conclusion, which is the wrapping up of the story.

4. Falling Action - The immediate reaction to the climax.

5. Denouement - The conclusion of the plot. Loose ends are tied up.
Source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_elements_of_a_story..www.google.com


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Haiku

Candies are yummy,
they make every kids crazy,
to keep them happy.
 



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