PLOT
CHARACTER
POINT OF VIEW
CONFLICT
OTHER TERMS
100

this is the most intense part of the story

What is the climax?

100
this is a literary term for a person in a story
What is character?
100

this POV is from the point of an outsider and lacks knowledge of emotion or thought; can only view one character's emotions and thoughts. 

What is third-person limited?

100
an example of this conflict would be Mr. Graci trying to sail his boat in the middle of a ferocious storm at sea
What is man vs. nature?
100

Define mood and tone. How do they influence the reader/text?

The mood is how the reader feels after reading a text. Setting and characterization can influence the mood.  

The tone is how the writer influences the reader's mood. Dialogue and sensory language can depict the author's tone.

200
this is the very beginning of the story
What is the exposition?
200
this is a character who changes over the course of a story
What is dynamic character?
200
this POV is all knowing
What is omniscient?
200

an example of this would be if Ms. Murphy was battling Mrs. Welch in an epic game of "Halo: Reach"

What is man vs. man?

200

What is figurative language?

Provide 3 types.

Simile 

Metaphor

Personification

Allusion

Alliteration

Pun

Idiom

300
this is the ending of the story
What is resolution?
300

this is a character that stays the same in a story

What is static character?

300
this POV is from the perspective of someone IN the story
What is first person?
300

an example of this is if Ms. Murphy was struggling to wake up in the morning.

What is man vs. self?

300
this is the main idea of a story
What is theme?
400
this is when the story starts settling down, and problems start being resolved
What is the falling action?
400

Usually the bad person in the story; goes against the main chartacter/s

Antagonist 

400
"I ran to the store. I fought a iguana over the last pack of Starburst brand candies."
What is first person?
400

an example of this would be if Ms. Murphy was trying to get the computer to work

What is man vs. technology?

400

What are transition words and phrases? Give examples.

FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So)

in addition 

likewise 

similarly

500
this is the part of the story where the story gets complicated with lots of problems
What is the rising action?
500

this main character in a story

What is a protagonist

500
"Jack is a jerk. He thinks he is better than everyone else."
What is omniscient?
500

an example of this would be if the protagonist is fighting his or her government, or is accused of a crime he or she didn't commit 

What is man vs. society

500

How does Fiction differ from Non-Fiction? Must list more than two characteristics of each genre.

Fiction means not real/fake and Non-Fiction means it is real. Characteristics of Fiction: Uses characters and plot! Ex:The Wizard of Oz, Humpty Dumpty

Non-Fiction: Uses facts and usually has a main idea and details. Ex: Biographies, Autobiographies, Textbooks

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