STORY STRUCTURE
NEWS/ARTICLE STRUCTURE
PUNCTUATION
LITERARY TERMS
A LITTLE of EVERYTHING
100
a person, animal or personified objects in a story
What is CHARACTER
100
why the information was written/created
What is PURPOSE
100
occurs at the end of the statement.
What is PERIOD
100
a short piece of nonfiction prose that examines a single subject
What is ESSAY
100
all knowing, not in the story, stands above the action, like a god
What is OMNISCIENT
200
where the story takes place
What is SETTING
200
how the stories are put together
What is STRUCTURE
200
occurs at the end of a question
What is QUESTION MARK?
200
the main character in a work of literature, generally known as "the good guy"
What is PROTAGONIST
200
vantage point from which a story is told
What is POINT OF VIEW
300
what happens in the story
What is PLOT
300
the catchy, boldface words that tell you what the article is about
What is HEADLINE
300
occurs at the end of an exclamation
What is EXCLAMATION POINT!
300
the character or characters that oppose the Protagonist in a story
What is ANTAGONIST
300
added to the END of a word... care+FUL= careful
What is SUFFIX
400
the message, truth about life, lesson you/character learned from the story..."Love can cause both joy and pain"
What is THEME
400
additional boldface words in smaller font under the headline which adds details
What is SUBHEAD
400
seperates words in a series, compound sentences, nonessential phrase/clauses, introductory elements, and interrupters "LIES"
What is COMMAS,
400
a contrast between expectation and reality ex. calling someone who failed a math test Einstein
What is IRONY
400
to fix or change
What is REVISE
500
the first part of a plot that tells you about the story
What is BASIC SITUATION
500
where the name of the reporter who wrote the article is written
What is BYLINE
500
used to set off a person's exact words, or when writing the titles of short stories, poems, songs, or chapter of books
What is QUOTATION MARKS " "
500
writing that sticks to the facts, does not reveal the writer's point of view
What is OBJECTIVE WRITING
500
character using 'I' is telling the story
What is FIRST-PERSON
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