6+Story+Elements

Point of View
 * First-person or third-person?
 * Analyze why the author chose to write from the point of view from which the story is told.
 * Would the story be different if it was written from a different point of view?
 * Think about Kenny's attitude toward the events that happen in Chapter 7 and describe how this scene would have been told if there was a different narrator. Choose Byron, Momma, Dad, or Joey and narrate the scene from their point of view.

Dialogue
 * Define dialogue
 * Brainstorm a list of reasons why authors use dialogue in a story
 * Especially look at how the author uses dialogue in Chapter 8 (What does dialogue add to this chapter? Do the characters' words seem realistic?)

Plot (problem/conflict)
 * Identify the central conflict in the story.
 * Discuss the minor conflicts that happened along the way.
 * Fill out text structure map (get from Ms. LaBar during group)