Grammar
A word that describes a noun
an adjective
Josef
I am the most exciting part of a story; usually where we see a change start to take place
climax
"Be careful what you wish for" was a theme in this classic short story that we read in December.
The Monkey's Paw
The genre that includes many Edgar Allan Poe stories, Frankenstein, and The Monkey's Paw.
horror
DAILY DOUBLE!
I am a part of speech that typically ends in "LY" and am used to describe an action.
I sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in hopes of reaching Miami. It was a very tragic journey.
Isabel
I am the beginning of a story where the setting and characters are introduced.
exposition
"Immigrant families need to have each others back" was a theme in this short story that we spent 2 weeks reading.
My Favorite Chaperone
I am the genre that books such as "The Hunger Games," "Divergent," "1984" and "Scythe" fit in to.
dystopian
This punctuation mark is used to separate items in a series.
comma
This type of character changes throughout the course of a story.
dynamic character
conflict
DAILY DOUBLE!
"Guilt can make people go crazy," was one of the themes we discussed after reading this scary short story.
This type of figurative language compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
metaphor
This is the "bad guy," in the story or the character that acts as a conflict to the main character.
antagonist
The series of events that build tension before the climax.
Rising action
This theme involves feeling accepted and connected to others. We covered it in our short story essays.
belonging
In the Bronx Masquerade, the students discovered more about themselves and their classmates by participating in writing __________
poems
The italicized word in "Running is my favorite hobby" is this type of verbal.
gerund
The main character of a story.
protagonist
The events that occur after the climax.
Falling action
This theme is shown as Conor struggles to cope with his mother's illness.
grief, sadness, guilt
Texts such as: Bionic Superhumans, Outsmart Your Smartphone are examples of this type of text. These texts present facts, statistics, etc.
informational