Thank You Ma’am

HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN QUIZ!!!

PREDICT:

A woman is walking alone one night. Suddenly, a boy runs up behind her…

What do you think will happen?

Categories for Note Taking:

“THANK YOU, M’AM” P. 356

Setting: place and timeCharacterization: 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

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

TYPES OF CHARACTERIZATIONIndirect 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.''

QUESTION DO’S AND DON’TS

What type of conflict is in the story?

A. Man Vs. societyB. Man Vs. Self C. Man Vs. NatureD. Man Vs. Food

GIVE EXAMPLES

When Roger steals the purse from Mrs. Luella, what type of conflict is it?

A. Man Vs. societyB. Man Vs. Self C. Man Vs. NatureD. Man Vs. Food

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. societyB. Man Vs. Self C. Man Vs. NatureD. 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!