Analyze the Text: The Brave Little Toaster

Support your responses with evidence from the text. Review what you noticed and noted as you read the text. Your annotations can help you answer these questions.

Is the story set in the past, the present, or the future? What details in the text help you to draw this conclusion?

In paragraph 6, Mister Toussaint has an Aha Moments when he confirms the energy drink caused his fridge to throw out his food. How does this realization affect the plot of the story?

Is LOONY GOONY an "Internet of Things prank," as Mister Toussaint suspects? Explain why.

Find the statement that Mister Toussaint says Again and Again in paragraphs 8 and 14. What is he responding to each time? How does this repetition relate to the story's main conflict?

Complete a plot diagram for "The Brave Little Toaster" by briefly summarizing the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution of the story's plot.

Exposition:

Rising Action:

Climax:

Falling Action:

Resolution:

Think about the story overall. Then, write a sentence that states the theme-its message about life or human nature.