Story Elements
Where and when a story takes place.
What is setting?
A word that describes a noun
What is an adjetive?
A true story of a person's life, written by someone else.
What is a biography?
You want a puppy but your brother wants a kitten. What type of conflict is this?
Man vs. Man
Comparing two things using the words, like or as.
What is a simile?
Events leading up to the highest point.
What is rising action?
An action (doing) word.
What is a verb?
A type of writing/book. For example, mysteries, non-fiction, biographies, poetry, autobiographies etc.
What is genre?
A thunderstorm prevented you from going to the beach. What type of conflict is this?
Man Vs. Nature
Comparing two things without using the words like or as.
What is a metaphor?
The turing point in the story. The highest point of tension
What is Climax?
A person, place or thing.
What is a noun?
A person's eye color, hair color and height are examples of
Physical traits
You want to go to your friend's house to watch a movie, but you have a big project for social studies that is due tomorrow and you haven't begun. What type conflict is this?
Man vs. Self
A sound device that imitates the actual sound an object makes. For example, Pow! Crunch! Zap!
What is onomatopeia?
How the problem is resolved.
What is resolution?
a word that describes a verb.
What is an adverb?
We learned about "Close Reading" by reading and studying this superhero.
Who is Superman?
A person who breaks the law and steals from a store is an example of this conflict.
What is Man vs. Society?
Michael makes marvelous muffins is an example of this.
What is alliteration?
Characters, setting and problem are all part of this.
What is exposition?
A specific name of something, someone or someplace. For example, The Empire State Building.
What is a proper noun?
Honesty, courage, and confidence are all examples of
Personality Traits
This is another word for conflict.
What is a problem?
Giving human qualities to something that is not human. For example, Lightning danced across the sky.
What is personification?