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Contrasts/Contradictions
When a character does something that contrasts with that you’d expect, or contradicts his/her earlier actions or statements.
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Words of the Wiser
Yoda tells Luke "Do or do not, there is no try" in order to help him become a better Jedi.
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Can provide necessary background information
Explain how a Memory Moment helps us understand the plot of a story
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Again and Again
In "The Princess Bride," Wesley constantly says "as you wish." This is an example of...
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Again and Again
When a word, phrase, image or situation is mentioned over and over.
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AHA! Moment
In Tangled, when Rapunzel realizes that she is the lost princess, and Mother Gothel isn't her mother, she experiences an...
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Words, objects, ideas
What three things are often repeated in Again and Again?
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Contrast/Contradiction
DAILY DOUBLE! In "Frozen," Olaf singing about wanting to experience summer is an example of...
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when the author chooses to interrupt the action to tell you about a memory.
Memory Moment
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TRUE
TRUE/FALSE: When Carl opens his adventure book in "UP," and looks at pictures of Ellie, he experiences a Memory Moment.
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Oftentimes the questions they ask reveal something they are struggling with or that is bothering them.
DAILY DOUBLE! Explain how a Tough Question helps us understand internal conflict.
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AHA! Moment
Memory Moment
In "The Wife's Story," she realizes her husband is a werewolf that turns into a human with the full moon. What is this an example of?
In "Harry Potter," when Snape remembers being a student at Hogwarts, this is an example of... |
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when a character (probably older and wiser) takes the main character aside and offers serious advice
Words of the Wiser
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Again and Again and and Contrasts/Contradictions
In "Tell Tale Heart," the narrator is obsessed with the idea of time. This is...
In "Finding Nemo," Nemo touches the boat, despite what he dad tells him to do. This is... |
Internal Conflict, because he loves her but feels betrayed.
In "Hercules," Hercules has an AHA moment when he realizes that Meg has been working for Hades all along. What does this help us understand in the the story, and how does it help us understand?
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FALSE. It doesn't reveal an internal struggle,
TRUE or FALSE. In "Finding Nemo," if Marlin were to ask Nemo if he was ready to leave for school, this would be an example of a Tough Question. Explain your answer.
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when a character asks himself/herself a very difficult question and when a character realizes, understands, or finally figures out something (lightbulb moment).
Tough Questions
AHA! Moment |
**answers may vary**
Give an example of TOUGH QUESTIONS.
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Often the advice given reveals a moral truth or theme.
How a character acts/behaves, and how they deviate from that, can show us a lot about their personality. It can also help us see how they have changed throughout the story.
How does Words of the Wiser help us understand the theme?
How does Contrast/Contradiction help us understand character development? |
**answers may vary*
Give two examples of WORDS OF THE WISER.
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