Email Writing
Story Elements & Types
Plot Diagrams
Parts of a Screenplay
Quotes & Italics
Grab Bag
100
Email can be written in either ______ (to teachers/adults) or _______ (to friends/family) styles.
Email can be written in either FORMAL (to teachers/adults) or INFORMAL (to friends/family) styles.
100
What are the 4 basic elements of a story?
Characters, setting, plot, and theme
100
What are the 6 parts of a plot diagram IN ORDER?
Exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
100
What are the 5 parts of a screenplay?
Slugline, action text, character name, dialogue, parentheticals
100
Quotation marks or Italics?
- Song titles
- Names of Poems
- TV episodes
- Short books
Quotation marks
100
What kind of story type is this?
Beowulf is an Old English story about a hero who defeats the monster Grendel and his mother to save the Danes.
Underdog (overcoming the monster)
200
Emails include a SALUTATION, EMAIL BODY, CLOSING STATEMENT, and SIGNATURE. However, emails have their topics listed in the ___________ and senders (FROM:) and recipients (TO: CC: BCC:) listed in the ___________.
However, emails have their topics listed in the SUBJECT LINE and senders (FROM:) and recipients (TO: CC: BCC:) listed in the HEADING.
200
Name 3 of the 7 story types
Underdog (Overcoming the Monster)
Journey & Return
Comedy
Tragedy
Rags to Riches
Rebirth
Quest
200
This describes all of the information the reader need to know before the story begins. (Ex: Who are the characters? What is the problem? What is the setting?)
EXPOSITION
200
Give a slugline for this picture:
What is:
INT. LIBRARY - DAY
INT. LIBRARY - AFTERNOON
etc.
200
Quotation marks or Italics?
- S.S. Anne (ship)
- The Pieta (sculpture)
- My Side of the Mountain (novel)
- Mr. Roger's Woes (song name)
ITALICS:
- S.S. Anne (ship)
- The Pieta (sculpture)
- My Side of the Mountain (novel)
QUOTES:
- "Mr. Roger's Woes" (song name)
200
Choose the correct sentence:
A) A fanshen is a classical Chinese dance technique.
B) A "fanshen" is a classical Chinese dance technique.
C) A fanshen is a classical Chinese dance technique.
Italicize foreign words.
C) A fanshen is a classical Chinese dance technique.
300
In a ________ letter, there are two addresses included. The first one belongs to the ________, while the second one belongs to the ________.
In a FORMAL letter, there are two addresses included. The first one belongs to the SENDER, while the second one belongs to the RECEIVER.
300
Which element of a story contains the CONFLICT? What is a CONFLICT? Give an example of a conflict from a story you know.
CONFLICT can be found in a story's PLOT. It is usually a problem the character(s) have the solve.
Example: In "Walk Again," the fight between father and son is a huge conflict that moves the plot. Later, the son has an accident and his conflict adds on learning to walk again.
300
What happens during the CLIMAX? What if the story ends at or right before the climax?
-The CONFLICT gets resolved/characters accomplish their goal
-The story reaches its most exciting point
-Something is revealed and everything changes
(One or a combination of the above)
If a story ends at or right before the climax, you get a cliffhanger where the ending remains a mystery.
300
Label the parts of a screenplay below:
A) SARAH B) (knocking on front door):
C) Hello? Is anyone inside?
D) Silence answers her. A few seconds later, SARAH hears a cat meow from inside the house.
A) SARAH - Character name
B) (knocking on front door) - Parentheticals
C) Hello? Is anyone inside? - Dialogue
D) Silence answer her... - Action Text
300
How would you punctuate this sentence?
Notice how the poem said, With no sign of wan, he soldiered on, and brought us back to life, said the teacher.
“Notice how the poem said, ‘With no sign of wan, he soldiered on, and brought us back to life,’” said the teacher.
300
Which italics best shows that the speaker is angry at Edward for being late?
A) I can't believe Maria and Edward came two hours late!
B) I can't believe Maria and Edward came two hours late!
C) I can't believe Marian and Edward came two hours late!
By emphasizing Edward in the sentence, it shows the speaker is angry at him, rather than the time or anything else.
B) I can't believe Maria and Edward came two hours late!
400
Come up with 3 salutations and 3 closing statements for an email to your best friend Erin.
SALUTATIONS:
Hey Erin! What's up, Erin, Dear Erin, To my bestie, etc.
CLOSINGS:
Cya later, XOXO, Your friend, Miss you, Forever and always, etc.
400
What is this story type? Give an example with a book/story you know.
The poor protagonist acquires power, wealth, and/or a mate, loses it all and gains it back, growing as a person as a result.
Rags to Riches + answers will vary
400
What is the CONFLICT and CLIMAX of this story?
John was a great hunter. One spring morning, he left his cave to hungrily look for food. Soon enough he found a family of deer in the forest. Notching his bow with an arrow, John aimed at the fattest deer and let his arrow fly. But he missed! John goes home hungry.
CONFLICT: John vs. his hunger
CLIMAX (most exciting): John fails to shoot the deer!
400
________ and ________ are always capitalized and bolded in screenplays.
CHARACTER NAMES and SLUGLINES
400
How would you punctuate this sentence?
Mike said, Ed said, Fred said, Hey!
Mike told me, "Ed said, 'Fred said, "Hey!" ' "
400
What does "CC" and "BCC" stand for? Can you explain why?
CC = Carbon Copy
BCC = Blind Carbon Copy
Both are copies of emails you send to anyone in the TO: section. In the past, CARBON PAPER was used to copy writing from one sheet to another so they kept the name for copies of emails. In a Blind Carbon Copy, only YOU and the RECEIVER of the email can see who you sent the message to.
500
Use 5 minutes to fix the following email for tone:
Dear Mr. Starr,
Didn't you see I got Question #3-10 right? That means I got an A for my math test. Please fix this.
Sincerely,
Patricia Pride
Dear Mr. Starr,
I hope you are doing well. I noticed that questions #3-10 on my math test seem to be marked incorrectly. Is it possible to discuss that with you? I think it may change my grade. Thank you so much for your time.
Sincerely,
Patricia Pride
500
In the Pantene shampoo commercial, we saw a deaf girl win a violin competition against overwhelming odds. What is 1-2 THEMES (lesson or message) that the story tries to teach us?
Example Answers:
Anyone can shine - With hard work and perseverance
Goodness wins - If you stay kind and keep strong, you get what you deserve
Never give up - "When it's difficult to endure, you can endure it. When it's impossible to do, you can do it."
500
Come up with a plot diagram for the comic below. (Read LEFT to RIGHT, TOP to BOTTOM)
Exposition: Girl passes by window.
Conflict: She sees smoke—is the house on fire?
Rising Action: Girl runs away, returns with water to extinguish the fire.
Climax: Surprise! It was a man smoking his pipe. Now he looks angry.
No falling action or resolution, a cliffhanger ending...
500
If this was a movie poster, what kind of title would you give it? Try to be creative.
(Answers will vary)
"ReNECKssance Painter"
"The Farsighted Canvas"
"New Heights, New Art"
500
How would you punctuate this sentence?
When I saw the movie Titanic while listening to mom sing Happy Birthday, she said, my favorite part was when Rose shouted, I'm flying!.
"When I saw the movie Titanic while listening to mom sing 'Happy Birthday,'" she said, "my favorite part was when Rose shouted, 'I'm flying!'".
500
Explain the difference between O.S. and V.O.
If a movie scene showed Jack (pictured below) thinking in his chair and we could hear his thoughts, would the script use O.S. or V.O.?
O.S. = off screen (actor can't be seen by camera, but we can hear him/her speak)
V.O. = voice over (someone's voice is speaking but his/her body is NOT on the scene)
Jack's thoughts would use V.O. because we can see him on screen even if we don't see his mouth moving to voice his thoughts.