What is the argument between two characters in a story or problems in a story that exist outside of the character (ex:natural disasters, poverty, accidents)
100
character development
What is the change in character from the beginning to the end of the story?
100
faulty reasoning
What are statements that appear to be reasonable at first, but if examined first, prove to be based on incorrect?
200
setting
Where and when a story takes place is called...
200
central idea
What is the main idea called?
200
first person point of view
What is the term for when the character tells the story using the word "I" and tells the story about his or her own life?
200
characterization
The way an author show what a character is like; the way a character looks, acts, talks or thinks is called...
200
nonfiction
What is writing based on facts, real events, and real people?
300
plot
What are the events in the story called?
300
dialect
What is the way of speaking, characteristic of a certain group of people?
300
mood
What is the story's overall atmosphere called?
300
climax
What is the high point in the story called?
300
objective writing
What is writing that presents facts without revealing the author's feelings or opinions?
400
internal conflict
What is conflict that occurs within the mind of a character?
400
essay
What is a short piece of nonfiction prose about a particular subject ? (hint:teachers usually assign these in class)
400
resolution
What is it called when problems are resolved at the end of a story?
400
conflict
What is the problem or struggle in the story called?
400
paraphrasing
What is restating someone else's ideas in your own words to make them easier to understand?
500
author's purpose
What is the reason why the author wrote the story called?
500
exposition
What is the kind of writing that explains or gives information?
500
theme
What is main idea of the story called?
500
dialogue
What is the conversation between character in a story called?
500
premise
What is a stated or implied point for an argument?