1. DO NOW In your notes, complete the questions and fill in the blanks. 1. What can you examine to help you determine the mood of a story? 2. What part of the plot is this usually in? 3. The mood of a story is the relationship between _____________________ and _________________.

2. Do Now: Answer the questions in your notes. 1. Define the “theme” or “message” of a story. 2. What can you examine in a story to help determine the theme or message? 3. Are there any questions you can ask yourself to help determine the theme or message? What are they?

3. Do Now: Answer the following in your notes. 1. What is the definition of tone? 2. What can you examine in the story to help determine the tone? 3. The tone is created by the relationship between _____________ and _____________. 4. What is the difference between the mood and the tone?

4. Do Now: Answer the following questions. 1. What is the relationship between the audience and the theme/message? 2. What is the biggest clue in helping you determine the intended audience in a story? 3. How does knowing who the intended audience help you better understand a story?

5. DO NOW Answer the questions to the right in your notes. 1. When determining the plot line of a story, at what point do you start? What story element helps you figure this part out? How can use this when writing a personal narrative?

6. DO NOW Answer the following questions in your notes? What is dialogue? How can you use it in a personal narrative to draw in the audience? What are some techniques you can use, so your audience does not fall asleep?

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