Fix-It Grammar
A ______ names a person, place, thing, activity, or idea.
Noun
This component of a story answers the question "What is happening in your story?"
Plot
This part, or stage, of Freytag's Pyramid is often the longest part of the story. The inciting incident just occurred, and during this stage of the story, things get worse, not better. What is this stage called?
Rising action
Name the set of comprehension question categories that answers the question, "Where does a story take place?"
Setting
Writers should use correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling to make their essays easy to understand and follow. Which of the Five Writing Components discusses the health of the writing?
Mechanics
A ________ replaces a noun in order to avoid repetition.
pronoun
This component of a story answers the question "From whose eyes are we seeing the events of this story?"
Point of view
This part of the story is the turning point. The conflict in the story reaches its most dramatic point, and we see the fate of the characters. What is this stage called?
Climax
Name the set of comprehension question categories that answers the question, "How is the story introduced?"
Plot
Perhaps an essay focuses on building a model airplane or argues against increased taxes. Which of the Five Writing Components discusses what essays contain?
Content
Name the three article adjectives.
a, an, the
This component of a story answers the question "Who are we reading about?"
Characters
This part of the story is the ending. Something dramatic may happen, or all the loose ends may be tied up calmly. The writer may hone in on the story's theme or moral application in this part of the story. What is it called?
Resolution/denouement
Name the set of comprehension question categories that answers the question, "What is the author trying to reveal about human nature?"
Theme/moral OR Moral application
The use of vivid verbs, similes, a variety of sentence openers, and other stylistic techniques brings an essay to life. Which of the Five Writing Components discusses the use of techniques like this?
Style
A __________ starts a phrase that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.
This component of a story answers the question "What is the deeper meaning behind this story?"
Theme
During this part of the story, the writer introduces plot, characters, setting, point of view, theme, and style. At the end of this stage of the story, the inciting incident occurs. This stage, the beginning of the story, is called what?
Exposition
Name the set of comprehension question categories that answers the question, "Does each character have a distinctive voice, or do they all talk the same way?"
Dialogue
Which of the Five Writing Components discusses the skeleton, structure, or organization of an essay?
Form or structure
New paragraphs begin with what?
An indention
The exposition ends with an event that changes everything in the story. What is that event called?
Inciting incident
This part of the story is the aftermath of the turning point. In this stage, the mess of the turning point is cleaned up. We learn how that impacted our characters and see how the loose ends are starting to be tied up. What is this stage called?
Falling action
Name the set of comprehension question categories that answers the question, "What is the time span of the story?"
Story Focus
Essays are a combination of all the elements that make them up. Which of the Five Writing Components describes the way each separate part of an essay combines to create its overall effect or personality?