Jeopardy Plot Characterization 200 400 Theme Conflict Potpourri

Jeopardy Plot Characterization $200 $400 Theme Conflict Potpourri $200 $400 $600 $600 $800 $800 $1000 $1000 Daily Double

$200 Question from Plot What is the first Rising Action in “The Wooden Bowl? ”

$200 Answer from Plot When the grandfather is being messy (drops food).

$400 Question from Plot What is the setting in “The Wooden Bowl? ”

$400 Answer from Plot At night at the dinner table (time / place)

$600 Question from Plot What is a piece of Important Information in “A Box Full of Kisses? ”

$600 Answer from Plot The family is poor and cannot afford many nice things

$800 Question from Plot What are two rising actions in “A Box Full of Kisses? ”

$800 Answer from Plot The daughter brings in a present, the father is excited to open it, he yells at his daughter for being disappointed, he sends her to her room, then she comes back down to see him

$1000 Question from Plot What is the Climax in “The Wooden Bowl”?

$1000 Answer from Plot When the father asks the little boy what he is doing with the wood chips

$200 Question from Characterization Who is the Antagonist in “A Box Full of Kisses? ”

$200 Answer from Characterization The daughter who is sent to her room

$400 Question from Characterization Which character is Static and which character is Dynamic in “The Wooden Bowl? ”

$400 Answer from Characterization Grandfather = Static Adult son = Dynamic

$600 Question from Characterization What type of Characterization nd is in the 2 Paragraph of “The Wooden Bowl? ”

$600 Answer from Characterization Direct

$800 Question from Characterization What type of Characterization is nd in the 2 Paragraph of “A Box Full of Kisses? ”

$800 Answer from Characterization Indirect

$1000 Question from Characterization Assuming it’s not an actual character, what could be the antagonist in “A Box Full of Kisses” Why?

$1000 Answer from Characterization The present because it forces the father to reconsider his decisions (or something similar)

$200 Question from Theme Which of these is a Theme for “The Wooden Bowl? ” * Prejudice as destructive * Do the right thing at all times * The Value of Family * Pride

$200 Answer from Theme The Value of Family

$400 Question from Theme Which Theme would work best for “A Box Full of Kisses? ” * Compassion through Mistakes * Society Vs. Conformity * Love of Money * Expression of Frustration

$400 Answer from Theme * Compassion through Mistakes

$600 Question from Theme Which of the two stories does this theme fit into most? Acceptance of Flaws

$600 Answer from Theme “The Wooden Bowl”

$800 Question from Theme Which of these questions should probably NOT be asked about theme Compassion for Others in “The Wooden Bowl? ” * Why do people want to help people they love? * Can wood bowls really be used for soup? * How is compassion different from sympathy? * Is there a time when compassion is not appropriate or needed?

$800 Answer from Theme * Can bowls really be used for soup?

$1000 Question from Theme Find your own Theme / Universal Truth for one of the two stories?

$1000 Answer from Theme Answers will vary

$200 Question from Conflict What type of Conflict in “A Box Full of Kisses” illustrates the idea that the man and his little daughter are at odds?

$200 Answer from Conflict Man Vs. Man

$400 Question from Conflict If the father in “The Wooden Bowl” is at odds with his decision to put his own father in the corner, is the conflict internal or external?

$400 Answer from Conflict Internal

$600 Question from Conflict If the man is frustrated with his daughter in “A Box Full of Kisses”, would the conflict be internal or external?

$600 Answer from Conflict External

$800 Question from Conflict Assuming that it is NOT his daughter that the man in “A Box Full of Kisses” is in conflict with, which conflict would the story have and would it be internal or external?

$800 Answer from Conflict Man Vs. Self Internal

$1000 Question from Conflict Name 2 characters that could be antagonists in “The Wooden Bowl” and the Conflicts that each of them would represent?

$1000 Answer from Conflict The grandfather Man Vs. Man The young son Man Vs. Self

$200 Question from Potpourri Which Character is static in “A Box Full of Kisses? ”

$200 Answer from Potpourri The Daughter

$400 Question from Potpourri What is the Climax in “A Box Full of Kisses? ”

$400 Answer from Potpourri The man asks what his daughter has to say for herself

$600 Question from Potpourri Which story or stories best represent this Universal Truth? : Sometimes people put material objects first in their lives

$600 Answer from Potpourri “A Box Full of Kisses”

$800 Question from Potpourri What is the point of view in “The Wooden Bowl”?

$800 Answer from Potpourri Third Person LIMITED

$1000 Question from Potpourri What is the Background Information and the Important Information in “The Wooden Bowl? ”

$1000 Answer from Potpourri Background = Grandfather moved in with his son Important = Grandfather is in poor health

Daily Double Themes are abstract by definition. Why is it important that Themes should be abstract?

Final Jeopardy Answer It is an idea that is meant to be thought about and examined, but not truly defined. Themes are meant to be wondered about and philosophized about, but not solved.