Stage of Plot and Story Elements | Mythology, legends and folktales | Grab Bag | Questions about our story | Random Bridgeport Trivia |
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Time and place
“where and when”
What is the definition of SETTING?
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Myths are told aloud, orally, by mouth
In what way were myths originally told?
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The Middle
When in the story does the climax happen?
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Yaya/Yayael
What is the main character of The Fish and the Gourd
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The Bluefish
What is the name of the former Bridgeport Baseball team?
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Is the organized pattern or sequence of events that make up a story
What is Plot?
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Open Slides
There are 6 different purposes for myths. What is one reason?
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A symbol is often an ordinary object, event, person or animal to which we have attached extraordinary meaning and significance.
What is symbolism? (As close to the note definition as possible)
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a gourd
Where/in what does Yaya put the bones of Yayael?
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200 years
How long has Bridgeport been a city?
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The theme is the central general message the main idea the controlling topic about life or people the author wants to get across through a literary work
What is Theme?
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Legend
if a story is focused more on the adventure plot than the actual message.
Is it a myth, legend, or folktale? |
Little Red Riding Hood
What is one example of a folktale?
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God of the sky
What is Zeus known for being the God of?
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Pleasure beach
What is the name of the beach in Bridgeport who's bridge burned down?
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Characters, Setting, and Conflict
What is introduced during the exposition of a story?
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Legend
Is Bloody Mary a myth, legend, or folktale?
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up to judge
Pick our three nouns in this sentence: The grey worm ran back home to his wife after a late lunch.
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Cronus
Who does Zeus end of killing with the help of his siblings? (What is the name of Zeus' dad?)
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C)
What the indigenous name of Bridgeport?
A) Water land B) the in-between land C) Cleared Land D) rock-bound coast |
up to judge
Draw and Label the 5 Stages of the Plot Triangle?
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Check slides
What five characteristics make a story a myth?
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up to judge
Write a sentence using at least 2 nouns, 2 verbs and 2 adjectives
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Up to judge
What is theme of either of our main stories we read over the last two weeks? (The Fish in the Gourd or The Greek Creation Myth)
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B)
Who were the original people who lived in Bridgeport?
A) the Mohegan B) Paugussett C) Seaside D)Pequannock |