1. How to Create Your Own Quiz!!!
Thank You Ma’am

2. PREDICT:
A woman is walking alone one night. Suddenly, a boy runs up behind her…
What do you think will happen?

3. Theme: moral and central idea
“Thank You, M’am” P. 356
Categories for Note Taking:
Setting: place and time
Characterization: Direct and indirect for main characters
Conflict: Internal = Person vs. Self
External = Person vs. person, person vs. nature, person vs. society
Theme: moral and central idea

5. STRATEGIES FOR READING
PREDICT: figure out what might happen next
VISUALIZE: picture the people, places and events
CONNECT: connect personally with what you are reading; think of similarities
QUESTION: ask questions about events in the story- What happened? Why? How do the people involved feel?
CLARIFY: review your understanding; summarize, identify main idea, make inferences
EVALUATE: form opinions about what you read

6. Types of Characterization
Indirect Characterization: When the author allows you to make inferences based off of a character’s thoughts or actions.
“All mongooses are like that,'' said her
husband. “If Teddy doesn't pick him up by the tail, or try to put him in a cage, he'll run in and out of the house all day long. Let's give him something to eat.''

7. Question Do’s and Don’ts
What type of conflict is in the story?
A. Man Vs. society
B. Man Vs. Self
C. Man Vs. Nature
D. Man Vs. Food

8. Give Examples
When Roger steals the purse from Mrs. Luella, what type of conflict is it?
A. Man Vs. society
B. Man Vs. Self
C. Man Vs. Nature
D. Man Vs. Food

9. Better still, use a quote and then ask a question about it!
Identify the type of conflict within the following quote: “ She was walking alone, when a boy ran up behind her and tried to snatch her purse.”
A. Man Vs. society
B. Man Vs. Self
C. Man Vs. Nature
D. Man Vs. Food
Remember: Your quiz questions provide a two fold example of showing what you know about elements of short story, and also require your partner to as well!