Elements of a story
What are the 9 components of element of a story?
setting, characters, conflict, plot, exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
What are the 6 types of poetry
Alliteration, hyperbole, metaphor, simile, personification, onomatopoeia
What are the 2 types of nouns?
Plural and possessive
What are the 4 short stories that we read?
Riki tiki tavi, thank you ma’am, monsters are due on maple street, the lottery
What is the setting of fish in a tree
Her middle School
What are the 2 types of characters?
Antagonist and protagonist
each poem is broken up into what?
Stanzas
What are the 2 kinds of verbs?
Action and linking
who are the 3 main characters in Riki tiki tavi
Teddy, Riki tiki tavi, Nag
What are the main characters of this book?
Ally, Albert, mr. Daniels, Keisha, shay, Travis, the bullies
What is the plot?
All the events of the story
What is the beat of the poem called?
Rhythm
what can help you remember conjunctions?
FANBOYS and SWABI
What happens in Thank you ma’am?
The little boy trys to steel mrs. jones purse to buy blue swede shoes. She takes him home to feed him and gives him 10 dollars to buy shoes.
Who are the minor characters of this book?
Mrs. Muldon, alberts mom, the sub, the sales man, the third grade teacher.
What are the different parts to the plot?
Exposition, RIsing action, climax, falling action, resoulution
What is it called when the words are or lines are the same in multiple areas?
Repetition
What are independent and dependent clauses?
Independent: when the word phrase can be read alone and include subject and verb.
Dependent: when the word phrase has an incomplete thought and needs a subject or verb
What is weird about the lottery?
When you win the lottery you get stoned to death
Ally has no idea why she cant read like everyone else
What are the 2 types of conflict?
Internal and external
What is it called when multiple words sound alike?
Rhyme
what are all the parts of speech and grammar
nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, conjunctions, independent/dependent clauses, subject/verb agreement
Why did the lights go out on maple street?
it was all a trick to see if the people would freak out upon each other.
What is the external conflict
Ally is getting bullied and is having a hard time finding friends that aren’t mean