Events or actions that move a story along from start to finish.
What is the PLOT?
100
The main character in a story, often the hero.
What is the protagonist?
100
This type of story is usually 2-4 pages in length, double-spaced.
What is a short story?
100
When an author uses words like best or worst, feel, should, and believe they are expressing their ________________.
What is opinion?
100
This point of view uses pronouns such I, my, and me.
What is First Person point of view?
200
This part of the story introduces the main character, conflict, and setting.
What is the EXPOSITION (the beginning)?
200
When the author shares many details about this kind of character like their age, their physical appearances, names, and many of their feeling.
What is a round character?
200
Words like exclaimed, shouted, cried, and stated are good substitutions for what word in dialogue?
What is SAID?
200
This type of plot is when the protagonist has lost something or someone and it must be found.
What is the Lost and Found plot?
200
What point of view is this sentence... "If you plan to go to the county fair, be sure to leave early to avoid the crowds."
What is 2nd person POV?
300
The part of the story when the characters work to solve the problem or conflict.
What is the FALLING ACTION?
300
A character that we only see a glimpse of in the story and no details are given by the author.
What is a FLAT CHARACTER?
300
"My heart was racing and sweat was pouring down my face" is an example of what kind writing technique..
What is showing versus telling?
300
The mental leaning towards one belief when writing and causes writers to "feel" they are the expert on something.
What is bias?
300
The four major conventions are...
What are spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization?
400
When Darrell was told he had to move to a new town, saw how his Uncle was going to treat him, and started having problems with Tyray is considered this part of the plot.
What is the RISING ACTION?
400
The conversation included in your story can show how a character talks, acts, thinks, and feels.
What is dialogue?
400
A strong writer should not use the same word over and over. This resource would help a writer find a strong synonym for the repeated word.
What is a thesaurus?
400
We often read what Darrell was thinking in the book and those sentences were written in italics. This type of dialogue is called.....
What is internal dialogue?
400
When using MLA format, this size font and spacing should be used.
What is 12-point, double-spaced?
500
In the best stories, this moment changes the main character in some major way...for good or bad.
What is the Climax?
500
This type of plot is when two people fall in love, but they are held apart by a number of obstacles
What is the UNION plot?
500
The writer's attitude toward his or her subject (angry, humorous, etc.).
What is tone?
500
This point of view means "all knowing" and allows the reader to learn about every character's inner thoughts.