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What is a retelling?
- when an author writes a story that is based on actual historical fact
- when an author writes a new version of a story, changing certain elements
- when a new author writes the same story as another author, without changing anything
- when an author changes a story by adding things to scare children into behaving better
Retelling a fairy tale is about taking a fairy tale and putting a different spin on it.
Retelling a fairy tale is about taking a fairy tale and putting a different spin on it.
Retelling a fairy tale is about taking a fairy tale and putting a different spin on it.
Retelling a fairy tale is about taking a fairy tale and putting a different spin on it.
Which sequence of events do most fairy tales include?
- The main character undertakes a journey or adventure and is helped or saved by magical elements, such as fairies or enchanted objects.
- The main character has a difficult challenge or struggle that always ends in sadness or heartache.
- The main character has a real-world problem that is never solved so the reader doesn’t know the ending of the story.
- The story is written in such a way that lets the reader know which character is the hero or villain only at the very end.
Most fairy tales have a fantastic sequence of events, in which the main character is saved or helped by magical creatures in order to solve or endure a challenge or struggle.
Most fairy tales have a fantastic sequence of events, in which the main character is saved or helped by magical creatures in order to solve or endure a challenge or struggle.
Most fairy tales have a fantastic sequence of events, in which the main character is saved or helped by magical creatures in order to solve or endure a challenge or struggle.
Most fairy tales have a fantastic sequence of events, in which the main character is saved or helped by magical creatures in order to solve or endure a challenge or struggle.
What is the moral of a story?
- life advice from parents to children given in a lecture
- the sequence of events that drive the action
- the lesson that the listener or reader is supposed to learn
- the part of the story’s plot where the main problem is worked out
A moral is a message learned from a story.
A moral is a message learned from a story.
A moral is a message learned from a story.
A moral is a message learned from a story.
How can readers identify the moral of a story?
- Readers will only know the moral of a story if the author gives an explanation paragraph at the end of a story.
- Readers can decide on the moral of a story by imagining themselves as the main character and then predicting the ending.
- Writers will either directly tell the moral of a story or give clues or events about the moral through the characters, their actions, and their experiences.
- Writers want readers to pick any lesson they want from a story because it makes the story more suspenseful.
The moral of a story is either directly stated or is suggested by an author in clues found in the text about characters and how they behave.
The moral of a story is either directly stated or is suggested by an author in clues found in the text about characters and how they behave.
The moral of a story is either directly stated or is suggested by an author in clues found in the text about characters and how they behave.
The moral of a story is either directly stated or is suggested by an author in clues found in the text about characters and how they behave.
In most versions of Little Red Riding Hood, who is the protagonist?
- the grandmother
- little Red Riding Hood
- the woodcutter
- the wolf
In most versions of the story, Red is the protagonist, because most of the action of the story centers around what happens to her.
In most versions of the story, Red is the protagonist, because most of the action of the story centers around what happens to her.
In most versions of the story, Red is the protagonist, because most of the action of the story centers around what happens to her.
In most versions of the story, Red is the protagonist, because most of the action of the story centers around what happens to her.
What does elaboration involve?
- having the reader guess the ending of the story
- telling the reader your opinion as an author
- giving only the main idea and having the reader guess the details
- adding more details and using more description in a story
Elaboration means to be more descriptive by adding key details that develop the plot or characters.
Elaboration means to be more descriptive by adding key details that develop the plot or characters.
Elaboration means to be more descriptive by adding key details that develop the plot or characters.
Elaboration means to be more descriptive by adding key details that develop the plot or characters.
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