Writing Stories
Sentence Openers
Decorations
Name that Dress Up
Five Paragraph Paper
100

When we begin writing our story, we use this to organize our thoughts?

What is the story sequence chart?

100

Three words that could be used as a number 2 sentence opener.

What are....(prepositions)?

100

The number of decorations that should be used in a paragraph.

What is one decoration per paragraph?

100

She marched across the road.

What is a strong verb?

100

The purpose of the first paragraph in a 5 paragraph paper, which often begins with an attention getter.

What is the introduction?

200

The name for people in a story.

What are characters?

200

Name this opener: Bravely, the soldiers risked their lives for freedom.

What is a #3 -ly opener?

200

This decoration uses words that begin with the same consonant sound?

What is alliteration?

200

She quickly walked across the road.

What is an -ly adverb?

200

These paragraphs in a 5 paragraph paper are about the topics.

What are the body paragraphs, paragraphs 2-4?

300

The time and the place a story takes place.

What is the setting?

300

These words are used in a #5 clausal opener.

What is "when, while, where, as, since, if, although, because?

300

What decoration could be used to improve this sentence: 

The turtle moved very slowly.

What is alliteration or simile?

Ex.The tremendously tired turtle moved very slowly.  

Ex. The turtle moved as slow as molasses.

300

She trudged across the massive road.

What is a quality adjective?

300

We use this type of outline to organize our thoughts when we are using multiple sources.

What is a fused outline?

400

The problem, want or need of the main character in the story.

What is the conflict?

400

Name this opener: Feeling tired, he stopped for a quick rest.

What is a #4 -ing opener?

400

This decoration uses "like" or "as" to compare two things.

What is a simile?

400

She walked across the road, which wasn't busy, to get to the other side.

What is a who/which clause?

400

This paragraph reflects the topics, tells what is most significant and why, and ends with a clincher.

What is the conclusion?

500

The turning point in the story or the event that leads to the conflict being solved.

What is the climax?

500

The number of words in a #6 VSS opener.

What is 2-5?

500

3SSS stands for what?

What is 3 short staccato sentences?

500

She walked across the road because it wasn't safe to run.

What is a subordinate clause?

500

This rule reminds us to repeat or reflect 2-3 key words.

What is the topic-clincher rule?

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