Plotting
What three things are introduced in the exposition?
Characters, setting, and conflict.
Two girls have a fight in the parking lot.
Person vs. Person
What is a simile?
A comparison of two things using like or as.
What is a comma splice?
Where two sentences are separated by a comma (which is bad).
What are two ways to fix run-on sentences?
Between independent clauses:
Use a period
Use a comma and a FANBOYS
Use a semicolon
Change one into a dependent clause
What is the definition of conflict?
A struggle between two opposing forces - could be internal or external.
A boy is lost in a tornado on a desert island.
Person vs. Nature
"Wish I could say, 'Thank you' to Malcolm/Cause he was an angel." is an example of...
Metaphor.
Name three dependent marker words.
Examples could include: When, While, Since, After, Before, Once, As, Until, etc.
If you see a dependent marker word at the start of a sentence, you know you will need...
A comma.
What is the definition of rising action?
Events brought on by the conflict complicate things.
A turtle wonders if she is good enough to compete in a race.
Person vs. Self.
"The waffle stared back at me, every dimple on its face filled with syrup" is an example of...
Personification
What does FANBOYS stand for?
For And Nor But Or Yet So
Details that tell how something looked, smelled, tasted, sounded, or felt are called...
Sensory details.
What is the climax?
The turning point of the story - the point of no return.
A teenager (who is also a werewolf) struggles to fit in at San Dimas High School.
Person vs. Society.
"I've given out a billion pencils..." is an example of...
Hyperbole.
What do all clauses have?
A subject and a verb.
In order to make a dependent clause a complete sentence, what do you need to do?
Add an independent clause.
What happens in the resolution?
The conflict is resolved.
A girl finds out she is next in line for the throne, but she does not want to be queen.
Person vs. Fate.
"We were basically Romeo and Juliet, except we ended up less dead," is an example of...
Allusion.
What kind of clause is also a complete sentence?
Independent clause.
What does ameliorate mean?
To improve or make better.