Plot Structure
Another word for the problem in a story
What is the conflict?
First, restate and answer the question. Next, provide text evidence to support your response. Then, explain how your text evidence is relevant. Finally, sum it up.
What is an example of sequential/sequence?
Another word for a drama
What is a play?
The person who writes a poem
What is a poet?
This word is a coordinating conjunction that connects opposing (opposite) ideas
Think: FANBOYS
What is the word BUT?
Another word for the solution in a story
What is the resolution?
Many gallons of oil flowed into the Gulf of Mexico. In order to fix the problem, divers spent many months using special tools to close the hole in the pipeline.
What is problem and solution?
Talking between the characters
What is dialogue?
What is a stanza?
Combine these 2 sentences:
My dog is big.
He likes to bark.
What is
My dog is big, and he likes to bark.
This point of view is a story being told from a character NOT in the story
What is third person?
The large earthquake violently shook the buildings in the city. Vibrations were felt for miles out from the fault line. The crumbling, crashing buildings hitting the ground created deafening noises to those in the vicinity of the rubble.
What is an example of descriptive?
These tell characters how to speak their line or what action to do when delivering their lines
What are stage directions?
What is imagery?
This word takes the place of a noun
What is a pronoun?
What is the theme?
Tremors from the earthquake were felt for many hours. One of the larger tremors resulted in a bridge collapsing.
What is cause and effect?
The person who writes the drama
What is a playwright?
Boom! Clap!
What is onomatopeia?
The prepositional phrase in the following sentence:
She writes her stories on the computer.
What is on the computer?
The turning point in a story that leads to a resolution
What is the climax?
California is known for earthquakes; however, the recent earthquake in New York was very unexpected.
What is compare/contrast?
This requires a play to have more than one scene
What is a change in setting?
The wind was ice across my skin.
The wind was as loud as a lion's roar.
What is figurative language?
Write this sentence using correct plural possessive punctuation:
The cage of the birds is big.
What is
The birds' cage is big.