1.  Get out your calendar and write down the week.  (This happens every Monday/ Tuesday so get use to it)  Open to the journal section of your spiral  If you missed the vocab quiz on Friday you can make it up Wednesday morning (only time)

2. BRSMPlotConflictMisc. 200 400 600 800

4.  How old is the narrator and why does this cause a problem?

5.  Narrator is 14 and he is in love with Sheila who is 17.

6.  What action did the narrator perform that lead to the bass getting hooked?

7.  He moved the fishing pole when Sheila said she hated fishing.

8. “There was an extra paddle in the bow, but Sheila made no move to pick it up.” – What type of characterization is this and what does it tell the reader about Sheila?

9.  Characterization though the person’s actions.  Tells us Sheila is selfish and unconcerned with others.

10. “The Mants had rented the cottage next to ours on the river; with their parties, their frantic games of softball, their constant comings and goings, they appeared to me denizens of a brilliant existence.” – What type of characterization is this and what does it tell the reader about the narrator?

11.  Characterization through person’s thoughts.  It shows that the narrator longs for excitement and sophistication.

12.  _________ is considered the turning point of the plot, where the hero makes a decision.

13.  Climax

14.  The ocean breeze carried with it the chill of winter; Gennie sighed as she stared at the waves crashing on the beach. Only 2 days until high school graduation and she had never felt more alone.  What part of the plot would this be?

15.  Exposition

16.  True or false: There CAN NOT be action after the climax.  Must include a concrete example.

17.  FALSE!  (answers may vary)

18.  In the clip, “Pushing Daisies”, when Ned discovered he could bring dead things back to life this would be considered what in the plot structure?

19.  Rising Action—because it is action leads to the climax

20.  What type of conflict is portrayed here?

21.  External Conflict- Person vs Person

22.  What type of conflict is portrayed here? Or the black nail polish?! Do I want the red nail polish?!

23.  Internal Conflict- Person vs Self

24.  What type of conflict is portrayed here?

25.  External Conflict- Person vs Society

26.  What type of conflict is portrayed here?

27.  External Conflict- Person vs Nature

28.  What is the ONLY other name mentioned in The Bass, the River and Sheila Mant and why is this person important?

29.  Eric Caswell--- he is who Sheila loves and with whom she goes home.

30.  The resolution of a plot is defined as what?

31.  The end of the story when all the questions are answered and plot lines tied up. Graphic representation

32.  What is the cause of the narrator being 14  (how does this effect the choices he makes?)

33.  He can not drive so it causes him to take the canoe which leads to him bringing his fishing pole.

34.  Name your favorite movie and tell me where you think the climax occurred.

35.  Ms. Clendenin’s answer: Pride and Prejudice—when Elizabeth discovers Mr. Darcy paid for Wickham and Lydia to get married.  Your answer maybe different…