Main Idea and Cause
Conflict
Plot #2
Plot #1
Figurative Language
100
One to two words that explain the subject being discussed.
What is topic?
100
Sofia is being bullied at school by Emma.
What is man vs. man?
100

A genre in nonfiction which is a story of someones life.

What is biography.

100

The highest point of interest, the place where ideas are drawn together, an important turning point in a series of actions, or the most forceful event in a story.

What is climax?

100
When you compare to unlike things using the words like or as.
What is simile.
200

Why something happens.

What is the cause?

200
A struggle between to opposing forces. Internal or external.
What is conflict?
200

The moral of the lesson or lesson learned.

What is theme?

200

Concludes the action and ensures that all important plot lines have been tied.

What is resolution?

200

The formation or use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.

What is onomatopoeia.

300
The central point of a piece of writing.
What is main idea?
300
John is afraid of flying in a plane, but it is his only choice if he wants to see his grandfather before he passes away.
What is man vs. self?
300

The author's viewpoint.

What is Point of View?

300

The beginning of the story, where the characters and setting are introduced.

What is exposition?

300
Punctuation used in a narrative to indicate speech.
What is quotation marks.
400
The process of drawing drawing conclusions from evidence in the story.
What is inferencing?
400
Jack must survive a cold winter in the wilderness.
What is man vs. nature?
400

Brief statement or paragraph of the main points in the story.

What is summary?

400

Events in a story that build up the conflict.

What is rising action?

400
Tells us when a character is talking and identifies which character is talking.
What is dialogue tag.
500
Uses sentences before and after to find the meaning of a word or phrase.
What is context clues?
500
Jemelie is opposed to the arranged marriage with Rakesh that her parents have set up because she wants to study medicine.
What is man vs. society?
500

Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution

What is Plot Diagram?

500

Events that lead up to the resolution of a story.

What is falling action?

500

Giving an object or an animal human traits.

What is personification.

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