Questions+to+Ask


 * Big Idea - Theme


 * //Ask Yourself: What **lessons** did the character learn? State your answer in a complete sentence. It should sound like advice. //
 * //Look at the list to find some universal themes that apply to many pieces of literature. //
 * [|Universal Themes in Literature]


 * Perspectives - Point of View
 * //Ask Yourself: **Who is telling the story**? //
 * //If a **narrator** is telling the story, and using pronouns like he, she, they, it is being told in **third-person** perspective. //
 * //If a **character** in the story is telling the story, and using pronouns like I, me, my, it is being told in **first-person** perspective. //


 * Details - Character, Setting, Conflict, Resolution
 * //Ask Yourself: Who are the main **people or animals** in the story? Your answer is the list of **characters**. //
 * //Ask Yourelf: **When and where** did the story take place? Your answer is the **setting**. //
 * //Ask Yourself: What is the **problem** the character has to solve in the story? Your answer is the **conflict**. //
 * //Ask Yourself: How did the story end? Your answer is the **resolution**. //
 * [|Try a Literary Elements Map]


 * Change over Time - Character Traits


 * //Ask Yourself: What is the character's **personality** at the beginning of the story? What is the character's personality at the end of the story? //
 * //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Look at the list to find some traits that answer your question. //
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|List of Character Traits]