RL3: Events and Dialogue

Which of these would best reveal that Jack is compassionate?

• "It's OK," Jack told her. "I know you didn't mean to lose my pencil."

• Every day, the same man stood on the corner of 2nd Street and Central, holding a sign that read "Hungry. Anything helps." Usually, people just drove by. Today, however, Jack slowed the car, rolled down the window, and gave the man on the corner five dollars.

• Jack made eye contact and smiled as he passed the woman on the sidewalk.

• Jack and his friend went to lunch together. Neither was sure what they wanted to eat, so they each ordered something different and split their meals.

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Writers use dialogue and events in a story to...

• provoke a decision

• propel the action in a story or move the plot forward

• reveal aspects of a character

• all of the above

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In Beauty and the Beast, Belle sings, "I want adventure in the great, wide somewhere..." What effect does this have?

• It moves the plot of the story forward.

• It reveals an aspect of Belle's character - that she isn't satisfied with living in the small village.

• It provokes a decision, because Belle has to choose whether to stay or leave.

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In Finding Nemo, Nemo ignores his dad's warning and swims too far out. This action is an example of an event that... (choose two)

• Propels the plot, because it leads to the major conflict of the story (Nemo getting lost).

• Provokes a decision, because Nemo's dad has to decide whether to punish him or not.

• Reveals something about Nemo's character, because he disobeys his dad.

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The Joker kidnapping two people that are important to Batman and only giving him enough time to save one of them is an example of an event that...

• propels the plot

• provokes a decision

• reveals aspects of a character

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What is dialogue?

• Conversation between two or more people in a book, play, or movie

• Descriptions of characters and the setting in a story

• Repetition of the same sound or word

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In the movie Encanto, Bruno continues trying to fix the cracks in his family's home, even though he is hiding from them. What effect does this action have? Choose the best answer.

• It shows that Bruno is loyal to his family and still cares for them.

• It forces Bruno to make a decision about whether to keep hiding.

• It moves the plot of the story forward because people watching the movie want to know what Bruno will do next.

• We don't talk about Bruno. No. No. No.

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In literature, what is plot?

• an interaction between two characters

• a plan to do something sneaky

• a series of events that make up a story

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At the beginning of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the narrator gives background about how the Beast came to be cursed. It is revealed that the curse could be broken if the Beast "can learn to love another, and earn her love in return..." What effect does this have?

• It reveals an aspect of the Beast's character - that he is unlovable.

• It provokes the Beast to make a decision about whether to pursue a relationship with Belle.

• It sets the story into motion. Without the curse, the story portrayed in the movie would've never happened.

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What does the word propel mean?

• to move in a specific direction, usually in a forward motion

• to begin

• to reveal something to the audience or reader

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