Short Story Terms
Behavioral Expectations
Parts of Speech
Punctuation
Reading Logs
100
This dynamic character is the most important person in the story.
Who is the protagonist?
100
Tardy hall, a call home, and poor performance in the classroom.
What are consequences for being tardy?
100
A person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
100
Marks the end of a sentence.
What is a period?
100
The time and place where a story occurs.
What is the setting?
200
The antagonist is typically this type of character because he/she/it never changes in the story.
What is a static character?
200
Do this before speaking to make sure you do not speak out of turn during instruction.
What is raise your hand?
200
These nouns always begin with capital letters.
What are proper nouns?
200
a punctuation mark indicating a pause between parts of a sentence.
What is a comma?
200
A brief statement or account of the main points of something.
What is a summary?
300
The struggle in the story between two opposing forces in a story is called this.
What is conflict?
300
A referral and a call home to parent or guardian.
What is consequences of violating the electronics/cell phone policy.
300
You can see, hear, taste, smell, or feel these types of nouns.
What are concrete nouns?
300
a punctuation mark usually used to indicate strong feelings or high volume (shouting), and often marks the end of a sentence.
What is an exclamation point?
300
10 points.
What is the number of points you earn for completing your daily reading goal.
400
The type of conflict that occurs inside a character's own mind.
What is internal?
400
Three trips per month.
What is the number of times you may be excused to the restroom or water fountain.
400
The type of noun you cannot experience with your senses.
What is abstract?
400
This punctuation mark ends an interrogative sentence.
What is a question mark?
400
Read this and make changes to response to earn full daily credit.
What is teacher feedback?
500
Frankenstein and Terminator are examples of this type of external conflict.
What is man vs technology/progress?
500
Quiet activity that begins each class period.
What is independent reading? This is not discussion time! If you are using independent reading time for free time, you will receive a zero for that day in your reading log. You earn 10 points each day for a total of 50 points for the week.
500
Type of noun that names groups. Audience, family, and class are examples of this type of noun.
What is a collective noun.
500
used either to mark the beginning and end of a title or quoted passage or to indicate that a word or phrase is regarded as slang or jargon or is being discussed rather than used within the sentence.
What is a quotation mark?
500
The short-term goal that is the purpose for completing your reading log.
What is the learning target?
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