Story Elements
Simpson Sentences
Conjunctions & Fix-Its
Topic, Author, & Language
Character, Conflict,Theme
100
True or False: The climax is the center of the story plot and is the most important in the text.
False It is usually towards the END and is important but not the only important factor in a story
100
The two kinds of phrases (independent and dependent) are represented by ______________ and __________.
Marge and Homer
100
A sentence that is MISSING information and is therefore incomplete is called a __________________. You can fix this by _____________________________.
Fragment: adding the missing component
100
The Author's Purpose can be identified by which 3 PIE words
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
100
T or F: The theme of a story can be identified by analyzing the suject of the story, such as Courage, Friendship, Love, Etc
FALSE The theme may include ideas from the subject, but they are not one in the same! Theme's CANNOT be identified in one word
200
The exposition is another word for the _____________ of the story and consists of the ___________ and introduction of _______________.
Introduction: Setting: Characters
200
An independent phrase is represented by ______________ because it ________________.
Marge: Forms a complete thought and can stand on its own
200
comma splices and fused sentence are examples of _______________________. You need to the correct form of __________________________ to fix it.
Runons: Punctuation
200
The following sentence is an example of ________________ language The roasted marshmallow looked like a cloud on fire
figurative
200
A conflict that is within a character's mind is ___________, while a conflict which is outside a person's physical body is ___________________.
Internal: External
300
The plot consists of the following five stages (in order):
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
300
A dependent phrase is represented by ______________ because it ____________________ and almost always starts with a ____________________ conjunction.
Homer: cannot survive on its own: subordinating
300
Possible superheroes for fixing Runons are the 3 following characters:
Cylcops Period (.) Comma Man and FANBOYS (, + FANBOYS) Fancy Semicolon (;)
300
The following sentence describes ______________ language because ________________________. The roasted marshmallow expanded in size and caught on fire.
Literal: it is a literal/real representation of what happened.
300
The five kinds of external conflict are as follows: ( you don't need to put "Man vs." Man vs. ________ Man vs. ________ Man vs. ________ Man vs. ________ Man vs. _________
Nature, Man, Technology, Society, Supernature
400
The plot stage after the exposition that consists of the bulk of the story and builds on conflict is called what?
The Rising Action
400
The formula for creating a compound sentence is:
Marge + , FANBOYS + Marge
400
To combine compound sentences, comma man needs help from one of the following FANBOYS to make it correctly punctuated.
F=For A=And N=Nor B=But O=Or Y=Yet S=So
400
A topic sentence is created by the following formula: ____________ + the _______________ + _____________
Topic: Main Idea: OOMPH
400
A theme is often ____________ or generalized for all people. It also is usually ____________ throughout multiple stories and represents ideas and concepts that all humans ____________.
Universal: Repeated/Found: Experience
500
Name the five story elements
Character, Plot, Conflict, Theme, Setting (any order)
500
The TWO possible formulas for creating a Complex sentence are:
Homer + , + Marge Marge + Homer
500
AAAWWUBBIS'S are words that SIGNAL a dependent phrase! This acronym represents which ten common subordinating conjunctions:
Although, As, After, When, Whenever, Unti, Before, Because, If, Since
500
What are the four OOMPH strategies
Colorful or vivid language Figurative Language Question Quote
500
A character's traits (Physical and Personality) are analyzed by the following 4 OATS
What OTHER characters SAY The character's ACTIONS The character's THOUGHTS The character's SPEECH (or words)
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