DAYDREAMS AND MAKE
BELIEVE REVIEW
CONFLICT = A PROBLEM OR STRUGGLE
BETWEEN OPPOSING FORCES
WHAT WAS A CONFLICT IN THE PLAY HANSEL
AND GRETEL AND THE BIG WOODS?
Possible answers:
• Hansel and Gretel annoyed their stepmother
because they repeated their names over and over.
• Hansel and Gretel were gullible and believed
everything people told them.
SETTING = THE TIME AND PLACE IN WHICH
A NARRATIVE OCCURS
DESCRIBE THE SETTING IN THE PLAY HANSEL
AND GRETEL AND THE BIG WOODS.
The setting of the play is like most fairy tales. The
time is in the distant past – there are no electricity or
modern conveniences mentioned in the story. The
place is a woodsy area with meadows and trails. The
homes are simple.
THEME = THE MESSAGE OR LESSON THE
AUTHOR WANTS TO GET ACROSS
WHAT IS THE THEME OF THE PLAY HANSEL
AND GRETEL AND THE BIG WOODS?
Possible answer:
Get to know someone before making a judgment
about him.
WHICH SENTENCE BEST DEMONSTRATES THE
CONFLICT IN THE STORY?
A.The fox loves grapes.
B.The fox cannot reach the grapes.
C.There are not enough grapes.
D.The grapes are sour.
B. THE FOX CANNOT REACH THE GRAPES.
This is the main problem in the fable. The fox does
love grapes, but that is not the struggle. The fox does
say the grapes are sour, but he only says that to cover
up the fact that he cannot get to them.
HOW DOES THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE
HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE SETTING OF
THE STORY?
“ONE HOT SUMMER'S DAY A FOX WAS
STROLLING THROUGH AN ORCHARD TILL
HE CAME TO A BUNCH OF GRAPES JUST
RIPENING ON A VINE WHICH HAD BEEN
TRAINED OVER A LOFTY BRANCH.”
POSSIBLE ANSWER:
The author used imagery in the sentence that helped me picture the
scene. By saying that it is a hot day, it makes sense that the fox would
want to eat the juicy grapes. By saying that the grapes are just ripened, I
can picture how they would look and that they are hanging from a very
full and high branch which is what caused the conflict to happen. The
description of the setting in this sentence helps me understand more
about the situation.
ONE THEME FOR THIS STORY IS THAT IT IS
EASY TO DESPISE WHAT YOU CANNOT HAVE.
HOW IS THIS THEME DEVELOPED IN THE
STORY?
This theme is shown in the fable because in the beginning, the
fox really wanted the grapes. He tried many times to reach the
grapes, but he couldn’t get to them. At the end of the story, the
theme is shown when he would rather say the grapes were no
good than to admit that he couldn’t reach them. The lesson to
take away is it is easier to put something/someone down than
to admit your own failure.
READ THE FIRST SENTENCE AGAIN. WHICH
WORD COULD REPLACE HOT WITH A MORE
NEGATIVE CONNOTATION?
A.Warm
B.Pleasant
C.Unpleasant
D.Scorching
D. SCORCHING
It sounds much worse to say that it was
a scorching day than just a hot day!
READ THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. WHICH
EXPLANATION BEST FITS THE MEANING OF
THE UNDERLINED PORTION?
IN A FIELD ONE SUMMER'S DAY A
GRASSHOPPER WAS HOPPING ABOUT,
CHIRPING AND SINGING TO ITS HEART'S
CONTENT.
A. His chest
B. In sadness
C. In happiness
D. For a few minutes
C. IN HAPPINESS
The Grasshopper was carefree and not worried
about the future. The phrase heart’s content
means that he was happily singing as he
walked.
READ THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. WHICH
WORD COULD REPLACE TOIL AND HAVE A
MORE POSITIVE CONNOTATION?
ANT WENT ON ITS WAY AND CONTINUED ITS
TOIL.
A.Chore
B.Labor
C.Way
D.Path
A. CHORE
To say that the ant was doing a chore
sounds much easier and more simple
than saying he was toiling or doing
labor.
CHOOSE A SENTENCE THAT BEST HELPS
DEVELOP THE STORY’S PLOT – MAYBE
BECAUSE IT HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND THE
CONFLICT, IT STATES THE CLIMAX, IT
HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND THE
RESOLUTION, ETC. WRITE THE SENTENCE
AND EXPLAIN HOW IT HELPS DEVELOP THE
PLOT OF THE STORY.
EXAMPLE RESPONSE
Sentence: “When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself
dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from
the stores they had collected in the summer.”
Importance to plot: This sentence is important because it the resolution of the
story. The sentence shows that the Grasshopper suffered because he did not
prepare for winter, and the Ant succeeded because he worked hard. This
sentence helped me understand what happened to the characters at the end.
TRUE/FALSE:
• _____Two stories can have the same theme.
• _____One story may have more than one
theme.
• _____A theme can be one or two words.
TRUE OR FALSE
• T Two stories can have the same theme.
• T One story may have more than one
theme.
• F A theme can be one or two words.
NON-FICTION PIECES TO USE FOR
EXAMPLES ON TEXT STRUCTURE CHART
• “One Child’s Labor of Love” – Craig Kielburger worked to end child labor and
slavery.
• Urban Legends such as KFC genetically engineered birds that could no longer be
defined as chickens. They lost many customers as a result.
• “Ugly Duckling or Little Mermaid” – a biographical account of author Hans Christian
Anderson
• “Folktales and Fables” – discussed the two genres and their similarities and
differences
• “Scuba Diving” – steps to becoming certified
DESCRIPTION
Definition – Has a
main idea that is
elaborated with
characteristics and
examples
Example –
“Ugly Duckling or
Little Mermaid?”
This piece
described what
Hans Christian
Anderson was like.
Signal Words –
For example,
characteristics,
Such as, including
CAUSE AND EFFECT
Definition – Has
reason/event and
gives the results
that occur
Example –
Urban Legends
KFC lost customers
because of the
false rumor about
the fake chickens
Signal Words –
As a result,
because, in the end
COMPARE AND CONTRAST
Definition –
Provides
similarities and
differences
between two or
more people,
objects, events,
etc.
Example –
“Folktales and
Fables”
Signal Words –
Although, on the
other hand,
likewise, however,
This piece told how similar to, both
the two types of
stories are alike
and different,
PROBLEM AND SOLUTION
Definition – Has
situation that
needs to be
corrected and at
least a suggested
way to solve the
situation
Example –
Signal Words –
“One Child’s Labor Solution,
of Love”
possibility, future,
hope, answer
This piece described how
Craig Kielburger started
Free the Children to end
child labor and slavery.
SEQUENCE
Definition – Has
Example –
Signal Words –
events or steps in “Scuba Diving”
First, next, after
chronological order
that, then
This piece
explained the
process for getting
certified as a scuba
instructor.