Point of View
In this point of view, the story is told by the main character and the author uses the pronoun I when writing.
First Person
What are the elements of a traditional plot structure? You will find many Western stories written in this style.
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
The word "orthopedist" most likely means what?
A foot doctor
In this play, strange things happen to to the people of a town. They think the problem was caused by monsters, this leads them to shoot one of their fellow townsfolk.
The Monsters are due on Maple Street
Combine these sentences:
Sarah loves to write. Amy loves to draw.
Sarah loves to write, and Amy loves to draw.
In this element of Author's Craft, the author gives information about where the story takes place.
Setting
This acronym helps writers organize their writing when working on Extended Constructed Response. Share the acronym and what each letter stands for.
RACE (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain)
In this point of view, you are the main character and the author uses the pronoun you
Second Person
This plot structure follows the traditional pattern, but replaces the resolution with a catastrophe, leaving the story on a cliff hanger.
Freytag’s Pyramid
The word "myriad" uses which root to signify that it has "many" things
myria
The excerpt from this poem has what rhyme scheme:
Identify the rhyme scheme in the following poem by Edward Lear:
There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, 'It is just as I feared!
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!'
AABBA
An incomplete sentence is called what?
A fragment
In this element of Author's Craft, the author establishes issues the characters are experiencing
Conflict
This acronym helps readers identify elements of characterization to better understand a character's perspective. Share the acronym and what the letters stand for.
STEAL (Speech, Thoughts, Effect on others, Actions, Looks)
In this point of view, a narrator tells the story. The narrator knows everything, and shares the thoughts of all characters with the reader.
Third Person Omniscient
In this plot structure, the main character goes on a journey. They experience a call to adventure, but it doesn't go completely as planned. When they return home, they are changed by their experiences.
Hero's Journey
The word "helicopter" uses which root to signify that it has "wings"
pter
In this short story, George heads to school while his brother plays hooky. Later, George's class heads to a preformance at Lincoln Center where the students are mistaken for private school students. On the bus ride home, George's teacher suggests he can and should go to collage.
We Beat the Street
This punctuation is used to signify that someone is talking
Quotation marks
The author uses this element of Author's Craft to establish information about a character's past outside of the main story of the novel
Flashback
This acronym helps writers remember conjunctions. What is the acronym, and what does each letter stand for?
FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So)
In this point of view, the narrator shares the thoughts of one or two characters.
Third Person Limited
This plot structure has three distenct phases. First readers are introduced to the world of the character, then there is an inciting incident where things begin to change for the main character. This is followed by an event that changes things for the character even more. Finally the story ends with the reader learning the consequences of the climax.
Three Act Structure
The word "quasi-official" most likely means what?
Somewhat official
In this story, students at Mica Area High School debate if the new student, who does things like sing to people in the cafeteria, might be a fake student sent by administration to increase school spirit. The story concludes with the narrator deciding she is real.
Stargirl
Properly punctuate this sentence:
Abby gasped that's my book
Abby gasped, "that's my book!"
This element of Author's Craft determines how the reader will interact with the story. It has a focus on which pronouns the author uses.
Point of View
This acronym helps writers remember the types of figurative language. What is the acronym and what does each letter stand for?
SHAMPOO (Simile, Hyperbole, Alliteration, Metaphor, Personification, Onomatopoeia, Oxymoron)
In this point of view, the narrator shares only what is happening, not the thoughts or feelings of the characters
Third Person Objective
This plot structure begins with something dramatic happening to the main character. From their, their life is a series of crises, which build to a large climax. After the climax, some level of resolution is achieved, and the character experiences a "new normal"
Fichtean Curve
The word "bona fide" most likely means what?
In good faith
In this short story, the narrator visits Ashley, who dreams of becoming a veterinarian and movie star. Their time together turns somber when they discover Ashley's pet bird, Sweet Pea, has died. Ashley's mother reveals that Sweet Pea was actually a series of replacement birds, shocking Ashley. They hold a makeshift funeral, and the story concludes with the narrator feeling uncertain but grateful for their shared experience.
Thirteen and a Half
This punctuation can be used to combine sentences without a comma FANBOYS
semicolon
This element of Author's Craft focuses on the message the author is trying to send.
Theme
This acronym helps writers construct complete stories. What is the acronym and what does it stand for?
STORY (Situation, Tasks, Obstacles, Resolution, You)