Plot
Conflict
Text Structure
Reading Skills
Potpourri
100
The turning point of the story--the peak of the mountain
What is the climax
100
A woman is lost in the woods with no food, shelter, or directions.
What is human vs nature - external
100
Poses a problem and how to fix that problem
What is problem-solution
100
When an author gives us clues as to what will happen later in the story
What is foreshadowing
100
True or false: The end of the story is ALWAYS the resolution.
What is false. Sometimes a story can end at the climax.
200
This gives the background information of a story
What is the exposition
200
A child is wondering what video game to play next.
What is human vs. self - internal
200
Gives the story in the order in which it occurred.
What is chronological order or sequence
200
When we can "read between the lines" and guess at what the author is saying without him or her actually saying it.
What is making an inference
200
The _________ will tell us what the setting is, who the characters are, and what they problem *may* be.
What is the exposition
300
These are the stepping stones of the story
What is the rising action
300
A student gets into an argument with his friend about what is better, ninjas or samurais.
What is human vs. human - external
300
What happens and why it happens
What is cause and effect
300
When we make a guess as to what will happen later on in the story.
What is making a predicition
300
When an author uses ___________, we want to keep reading to find out what happens.
What is suspense
400
This is when the story ends, and the characters live "happily ever after" (hopefully)
What is the resolution
400
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. devoted his entire life to getting equal rights for everyone.
What is human vs. society
400
Tells how things are alike and how they are different
What is compare-contrast
400
When an author uses lines in a story to make us want to keep reading, the author is building _______.
What is suspense
400
The five stages of plot are _______
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
500
This is the part after the climax where the action cools down
What is the falling action
500
The four different types of conflict, and whether they are internal or external
What is human vs. human - external; human vs. society - external; human vs. nature - external; human vs. self - internal
500
The words "then," "next," "after," or "this afternoon" signals that a text is structured in this way.
What is sequence or chronological order
500
When an author goes backwards in time to show what happened before the story started, he or she is using _________.
What is a flashback.
500
Give five words that show chronological order.
What is then, next, last, later, tomorrow, yesterday, 3 weeks ago, last year, etc.
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