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interactive online quiz*

Elements of a Story Assessment Scorecard

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Name:

laurence yssa garcia

Date:

December 10, 2012

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Which of the following describes the setting of Cinderella?

a. The space shuttle b. The North Pole c. The shopping mall d. A faraway kingdom You answered correctly!




Which is an example of an event in the plot of Cinderella?

a. The page arrives at the house with the invitation to the ball. b. Cinderella pricks her finger on a spinning wheel. c. Cinderella meets three bears. d. The stepmother makes a poisoned apple. You answered correctly!




Why is the conflict important to a story?

a. It shows that people are very different. b. It is what makes the story very exciting. c. It provides background on the characters. d. It is the sequence of events of the story. You answered correctly!




Select the correct climax for Cinderella.

a. The Fairy Godmother turns the pumpkin into a coach. b. The Prince finds the glass slipper on the steps of the castle. c. The Prince puts the glass slipper on Cinderella's foot and it fits. d. The page arrives at the house with an invitation to the ball. You answered correctly!




Which of these is the conflict in Cinderella?

a. Cinderella faces a wolf on her way to deliver a basket to her grandmother. b. A tornado carries Cinderella away to a land far away. c. Cinderella wants to attend a ball but her Stepmother tries to prevent her from going. d. Cinderella trades her cow for three magic beans. You answered correctly!




What is an important piece of background information or exposition in the Cinderella story?

a. The Stepmother made Cinderella a long list of chores to do. b. The Fairy Godmother turned a pumpkin into a coach. c. Cinderella's father married a woman who had two daughters of her own. d. The Prince hoped to find a bride at the ball. You answered correctly!




Which is the resolution to Cinderella?

a. Cinderella was the most beautiful young woman at the ball. b. Cinderella worked hard all day, but didn't finish her chores. c. Cinderella and the Prince married. d. At midnight the coach turned back into a pumpkin. You answered correctly!




What is another word for the resolution?

a. The ending b. The explanation c. The mystery d. The history You answered correctly!




Which is NOT a characteristic of Cinderella's villains?

a. Mean b. Lazy c. Kind d. Nasty You answered correctly!




What is the best definition of exposition?

a. The exposition is background information on the characters and story. b. The exposition is the series of events in the story. c. The exposition is when the hero saves the day. d. The exposition is the description of the characters' personalities. You answered correctly!




Name the time when Cinderella takes place.

a. The past b. The present c. The future d. The 50s You answered correctly!




Which of the following happens FIRST in Cinderella?

a. The Prince finds Cinderella's glass slipper. b. The Prince comes to Cinderella's house. c. Cinderella and the Prince marry. d. Cinderella leaves the ball. You answered correctly!




Who is the hero of Cinderella?

a. Lottie b. The Stepmother c. Cinderella's father d. Cinderella You answered correctly!




Why is the climax referred to as the "turning point" of the story?

a. The hero turns his back on the villain and ignores him. b. The villain realizes he needs to change his actions. c. It is when the plot changes for better or for worse for the hero. d. The villain turns into the hero. You answered correctly!

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just sharing a song dedicated for my friends ♥

Yo, my best friends, best friends til the very end

Cause best friends, best friends don't have to pretend

tour :)

You need a hand,  and i'm right there right beside you
You in the dark,  i'll be the bright light to guide you

'Member the times, times, times 

sneaking of the house

All of the times, times, times  

that you had the doubts

And don't forget all the  

trouble we got into

We got something you can't undo, do

Laughing so damn hard

Crashed your dad's new car

bar hopping :)

All the scars we share

I Promise, I swear

Wherever you go,

just always remember

That you got a home

for now and forever

And if you get low,

just call me whenever

This is my oath to you

Wherever you go,

just always remember

You never alone,

we're birds of a feather

And we'll never change,

no matter the weather

This is my oath to you

I know I drive you crazy, mm, sometimes

I know I called you lazy, and that's most times
But you complete me, and that's no lie
You are my tuxedo, and i'm your bow tie
We in the car, sing, sing, singing our song
Rocking the building, tear it down, like we king kong
And in my eyes, you can't do, do no wrong
You got the best friends sing, sing along

victory party :)

Song: Oath by Cher Lloyd

types of poetry*

Haiku - A haiku poem consists of three lines, with the first and last line having 5 syllables, and the middle line having 7. It is a way of looking at the physical world and seeing something deeper, like the very nature of existence.

The Old Pond by Matshuo Basho is an example of a haiku:

“The old pond-- a frog jumps in, sound of water.”

Free Verse - is a form of poetry that does not use consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any other musical pattern. It thus tends to follow the rhythm of natural speech.

This excerpt from Little Father by Li-Young Lee is another example of free verse poetry:

I buried my father in my heart. 

Now he grows in me, my strange son,

My little root who won’t drink milk,

Little pale foot sunk in unheard-of night,

Little clock spring newly wet In the fire,

little grape, parent to the future Wine,

a son the fruit of his own son,

Little father I ransom with my life.

Cinquain - A cinquain is a five-line poem inspired by Japanese haiku's. There are many different variations of cinquain including American Cinquains, Didactic Cinquains, Reverse Cinquains, Butterfly Cinquains and Crown Cinquains.

Tree

Strong, Tall

Swaying, swinging, sighing

Memories of summer

Oak

Epic - An epic is a long and narrative poem that normally tells a story about a hero or an adventure. Epics can be oral stories or can be poems in written form.  The "Iliad" and the "Odyssey" are examples of famous epic poems.

The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

By the shore of Gitchie Gumee, 

By the shining Big-Sea-Water, 

At the doorway of his wigwam, 

In the pleasant Summer morning, 

Hiawatha stood and waited.

 Ballad - Ballad poems also tell a story, like epic poems do. However, ballad poetry is often based on a legend or a folk tale. Ballad poems may take the form of songs and may contain a moral or a lesson.

The Mermaid by Unknown author

Oh the ocean waves may roll, 

And the stormy winds may blow, 

While we poor sailors go skipping aloft 

And the land lubbers lay down below, below, below 

And the land lubbers lay down below.

 Sonnet - it signified a poem of fourteen lines that follows a strict rhyme scheme and specific structure.

Sonnet 116" by Shakespeare

Let me not to the marriage of true minds

Admit impediments.

Love is not love

Which alters when it alteration finds,

Or bends with the remover to remove:

O no! it is an ever-fixed mark

That looks on tempests and is never shaken;

It is the star to every wandering bark,

Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.

Love's not

Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks

Within his bending sickle's compass come:

Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,

But bears it out even to the edge of doom.

If this be error and upon me proved,

I never writ, nor no man ever loved.

Source: http://examples.yourdictionary.com/types-of-poetry-examples.html 

e p i t a p h

An epitaph is a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument written in praise, or reflecting the life, of a deceased person. It is sometimes written by the person to be used on his/her gravestone, and sometimes put on gravestones by others in the voice of the deceased.

BENITA DE LEON VILLARUZ,

She was her grandchildren's muse.

A mother, a sister, a friend, a mentor, a grandmother.

A lady who was like no other.

Whenever we go to your favorite place,

we always imagine Lola Bening's smiling face.

How we wish we could turn back the clock.

If it's the only way we can have you back.

We were by your side until your last breath,

Everyone was at grief because of your death.

You may be gone but you'll forever remain,

In our hearts, in our minds, we've let go of the pain.

Our dear Lola, we thank you

For all the care and advice given, we love you.

Your memories will always be in our heart.

This keepsake will never let us apart.

elements of a story*

       A short story is a short work of fiction. Fiction, as you know, is prose writing about imagined events and characters. Prose writing differs from poetry in that it does not depend on verses, meters or rhymes for its organization and presentation.

       Novels are another example of fictional prose and are much longer than short stories. Some short stories, however, can be quite long. If a a short story is a long one, say fifty to one hundred pages, we call it a novella.

       American literature contains some of the world's best examples of the short story. Readers around the world enjoy the finely crafted stories of American writers such as O. Henry, Stephen Crane, Jack London, Mark Twain and Edgar Allen Poe.

       What makes these authors such remarkable short story writers? They are true masters at combining the five key elements that go into every great short story: character, setting, conflict, plot and theme.

       A character is a person, or sometimes even an animal, who takes part in the action of a short story or other literary work.

       The setting of a short story is the time and place in which it happens. Authors often use descriptions of landscape, scenery, buildings, seasons or weather to provide a strong sense of setting.

       A plot is a series of events and character actions that relate to the central conflict.

       The conflict is a struggle between two people or things in a short story. The main character is usually on one side of the central conflict.

     On the other side, the main character may struggle against another important character, against the forces of nature, against society, or even against something inside himself or herself (feelings, emotions, illness).

The theme is the central idea or belief in a short story.

Source: http://users.aber.ac.uk/jpm/ellsa/ellsa_elements.html

j o u r n a l

My week was just like an ordinary week of a regular student. What made it worse was when Booom! I discovered something from some people I admire and whom I call friends. As I open one of their accounts in Facebook, I accidentally opened their conversation that made me feel like the world was about to fall at me. Without even finishing it, I was already shaking as a cellphone does when it vibrates. It was hard for me to accept that those people I considered friends were actually talking behind my back. My eyebrows were actually rising and falling like a seaweed does on a tide and my face was like a cake left out under the pouring rain. Oh friendship, why do it have to be this way? Life, why do you have to be so complicated? I was so helpless that time, and I end up deciding to call my bestfriend. I needed somebody to help me with the weight I'm carrying at that moment. It was like a very huge stone eventually fell at my shoulders. I was actually thinking that a million sorry wouldn't be enough for me to forgive and forget what I had just read. Is this what they call friendship? Loving but not loving? Caring but not caring? My heart was a lonely heart searching for its calmness. Trust: the start, or may be the end of friendship. I thought, girls' gossips were actually the worst. But I was wrong. Men's words were bullets shot at your back. They may impress you with beautiful words, but words are but wind. Days already passed but everytime I remember their conversation, it was always a Ting! to my ear. It keeps on coming back in my mind that if you wish to preserve your secret, you should wrap it in frankness, not on backbites. I was hesitant if I will let my tears crawl down, but I realized I need to be stronger when faced in this situations. I know time heals. Who am I to provoke them of forgiveness if asked? If God forgives, why can't I?

Lessons learned: Never trust anybody at its best, trust yourself only if possible.

*late post*

c i n q u a i n

Cinquain is a short, usually unrhymed poem consisting of twenty-two syllables distributed as 2, 4, 6, 8, 2, in five lines.

Line 1: Noun

Line 2: Description of Noun

Line 3: Action

Line 4: Feeling or Effect

Line 5: Synonym of the initial noun

True Love ---

Everyone needs.

Do not find it, just wait.

Feel the happiness it gives you.

Amor ♥

h a i k u

Haiku poems dated from 9th century Japan to the present day. Haiku is more than a type of poem; it is a way of looking at the physical world and seeing something deeper, like the very nature of existence. It consists of three lines, with the first and last line having 5 syllables, and the middle line having 7.

I decided to put it in a picture instead :))