Mood/Tone
Main Idea/Theme
POV
Why are you writing this?
Who are you?
What's the Conflict
Where are we in the story?
Mr. Pool is Lying to You
100

What was the main idea of The Clown?

A kind laughs at his friend and gets sent to the office for the first time.

100

"I like turtles!"

First

100

A story about Ryan Reynolds going to a Waffle House when he is suddenly kidnapped and stuffed inside someone's locker for safe keeping.

Entertain

100

The main character in the story

Protagonist

100

I'm not what you call a risk-taker or adventurer, but I have:

Gone SCUBA diving

Gone Ziplining

Gotten stuck at the top of a rollercoaster

Jumped off the roof of a house

SCUBA

200

What's the theme of the story Playing for Keeps?

Heroes come from unlikely places.

200

You enter a room and you look around. Suddenly you notice that a man with a Mike DeWine mask is chasing you with a sledgehammer. Do you A. wear your mask and hope he'll leave you alone or B. run into an abandoned mask store with creepy mannequins.

Second

200

An argument attempting to have your parents understand why they should stop saying words like 'rizz' or 'sus'.

To persuade

200

Who causes the main character so much conflict.

antagonist

200


Baseball is a painful sport. I once...

Got run over at home plate

Got hit by consecutive pitches by two different pitchers during the same at bat

Had someone take me out on a slide at second

Took a line drive off my face



Second

300

What's the main idea of A Case of Identity?

Sherlock discovers that Mr. Windibank is really Hosmer Angel.

300

"John what are you doing," Bill thought as he closed the door behind him. John ran laughing down the street, carrying the last of the Flex Tape. He was going to saw a boat in half and no one could stop him.

Third Person Omniscient

300

A story about Benjamin Franklin moving to Pennsylvania using only facts.

To inform

300

A character that lacks conventional heroic attributes.

Anti-Hero

300


Highway's are dangerous, I once:

Ran across 4 lanes of traffic at night

Did a 720 in my car

Had something fall off a bridge and hit my car

Walked away from an accident with a semi that totaled my car

Bridge

400

Name a theme of Seventh Grade?

Don't try to be someone you're not

Sometimes mistakes lead to good things

400

Bill walked to the bar.

He ordered a drink.

He sat down.

He drank the warm glass of milk.

Third Person Objective

400

A tragic story about a man named Bill who has to live with chainsaw-wielding maniacs.

To entertain

400

A character that has really good ideas, but wants to achieve it in a horrible way.

Anti-villain

400


I've often been a rebel without a cause. I once....

Got caught vandalizing someone's car

Ran from the cops

Had handcuffs put on me by a police officer

Rode in the back of a police car

Not a vandal

500

What is the main idea of The Treasure of Lemon Brown?

A kid leaves home because he can't play basketball and befriends a homeless fan with unique treasures.

500
"Hey are you using this," John said. I wonder if he's using this, I've got great plans. But he didn't know what Bill was thinking, because the narrator only knows what's in John's head.

Third Person Limited

500

Trying to convince people that you've been a fan of the Chiefs this whole time and you've never once been an Eagles fan.

To persuade

500

Sherlock Holmes

Miss Bindle

Deadpool

Thanos

Protagonist

Antagonist

Anti-Hero

Anti-Villain

500


In my house you'll find:

A football made out of a coconut

A Detroit Tigers toothbrush

An autographed copy of a DVD about Robert Pattinson

A giant wooden elephant



Elephant

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