Story Elements
Sensory Writing
Types of Conflict
Fix the Error
Just for Fun
100
A person (or talking sponge) in a story is called a...
CHARACTER
100
What sense do these adjectives appeal to?
Colorful, bright, beautiful
SIGHT
100
What is the cause of the problem?
A man falls into a river in northern Alaska. He has to start a fire before he freezes to death, but his matches are wet?
Water/cold
PERSON Vs. NATURE
100
Yesterday I go to the movies
Yesterday, I went to the movies.
Yesterday is the past.
We need a past tense verb.
100
Name 4 Taylor Swift albums.
- Taylor Swift
- Fearless
- Fearless (Taylor's Version)
- Speak Now
- Speak Now (Taylor's Version)
- Red
- Red (Taylor's Version)
- 1989
- 1989 (Taylor's Version)
- Reputation
- Lover
- Folklore
- Evermore
- Midnights
- The Tortured Poets Department
- The Life of a Showgirl
200
Problems in a story are called...
CONFLICT
200
What sense do these adjectives appeal to?
Bitter, Sour, Yummy
TASTE
200
What is the cause of the problem?
Batman wants to keep Gotham safe, but a new mob boss has other plans for the city, as his gang begins to terrorize police and civilians in a crime spree.
The crime boss
PERSON Vs. PERSON
200
Me and my brother play guitar.
My brother and I play guitar.
Be polite. Put the other person first.
I and my brother
My brother and I
(Tip: eliminate the other person to check if you're using the right pronoun for yourself.
Give it to John and I.
Give it to John and me.
Steve and I like comic books.
Steve and me like comic books.
200
Name 8 Marvel Superheroes
(various)
300
Where and When a story happens is called...
SETTING
300
What sense do these adjectives appeal to?
Aromatic, stinky, odorous
SMELL
300
What is the cause of the problem?
Tony Stark and Bruce Banner build an AI that is meant to protect humanity, but it becomes conscious, builds himself a robot body, and decides to destroy humanity instead.
AI, machines, computers, robots
PERSON vs. TECHNOLOGY
300
I don't beleive you.
I don't BELIEVE you.
Never beLIEve a LIE
300
Who is this?
Bonnie Anderson (Toy Story 3-5)
400
All the events in the story (what happens in the story):
PLOT
400
Which sense do these adjectives appeal to?
Shrill, Noisy, Whispery
HEARING
400
What is the cause of the problem?
Sally can't sleep because there is a strange sound coming from the attic. She decides to investigate, and climbs the rickety stairs. Looking around the attic with her flashlight, she sees nothing. But then her flashlight dies, and everything is pitch black. The attic suddenly feels deathly cold and in her ear a ghostly voice whispers "I... see... you..."
A ghost / spirit / monster
PERSON vs. THE SUPERNATURAL
400
He's happy. But I'm not. And neither is she.
He's happy, but I'm not, and neither is she.
Don't start sentences with but or and. Instead, use commas and make compound sentences.
(Or: use Transition words
He's happy. However, I'm not. Furthermore, neither is she.)
(Or: Skip the conjunctions.
He's happy. I'm not. Neither is she. )
400
What planet is this?
Pandora (Avatar movies)
500
Another (fancy) word for MAIN CHARACTER or HERO of the story is...
PROTAGONIST
500
Which sense do these adjectives appeal to?
Squishy, rough, soft
TOUCH
500
What is the cause of the problem?
A woman in the 1790s is told by her parents that she is to marry a man she has never met and does not love; she secretly loves the son of the local dairy farmer. The rules of her country, religion, and family all give her no choice in the matter, however, and the wedding date is set.
Rules of family or culture
PERSON vs. SOCIETY
500
I did my homework. Because you told me to.
I did my homework because you told me to.
Because you told me to, I did my homework.
You told me to do my homework, so I did it.
500
Who is this?
Bonnie (FNAF)