Time/Place
What Are The Senses
Weather or Not
Protagonist/Antagonist
Traits/Motivation
100
Jenny ran as fast as she could down the path. There were trees in front of her, trees behind her, and trees on both sides. While the snow was falling heavily in the valley, only a few snowflakes made it to the ground around her.
What is Forest in the Winter
100
Alex shut the lid to his laptop with a loud clap. Some of the people sitting at the tables near him looked up from their books and gave him annoyed looks. Alex realized that he had disturbed them and held up his hand apologetically. The librarian turned toward him and shushed him loudly, perhaps louder than the noise that he had made. Alex put the laptop in his bag and began walking toward the door. He held his head down low.
What is sound?
100
Susan walked outside and realized she needed a coat. To her surprise there was snow on the ground and the temperature had dropped drastically.
What is Winter?
100
The main character who is known as “good guy”.
What is the Protagonist?
100
A person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story
What is character?
200
Oscar thought it was time to get a breath of air, so he began to make his way to the surface. Before he reached it, a large shadow came toward him. Was it a shark? He thought of his parents on the beach. Would this be the end of vacation?
What is Beach in the Spring/Summer?
200
Mr. Holland walked up to the teller and handed her a paper slip. She punched a few figures into the computer and ran the slip through a machine. It printed some numbers on the back of the slip. She handed the slip back to him along with five $20 bills. Then she asked him, "Is there anything else that I can help you with today?" Mr. Holland grabbed the money off of the counter and tipped his hat to the woman, "Not today, thank you."
What is touch?
200
What is Fall?
200
Scar from Lion King.
Antagonist
200
Show clip of Lion King
What is so he can become King?
300
Kwamba the lion cub rolled around near her mother’s feet. Her mother would be leaving soon to start to hunt. While humans could not see in the darkness, it was easy for lions. Kwamba hoped her mother would get a gazelle. Those were her favorite dinners.
What is Jungle at night?
300
The families took a long look at the ship in the harbor before they began boarding it. It was a large, seaworthy vessel, an old merchant ship named the Mayflower. There were three masts, each with a sail, and three levels. A cool wind blew in from across the harbor. The pilgrims knew that they would need to set sail today if there were a prayer of them arriving in New England before the winter hit. The captain addressed the pilgrims and the strangers, "Argh! We've got to put wind to sails. Get your landlubbin' tails on board ten minutes ago!" The pilgrims and the strangers hastened their movements.
What is sight?
300
What is Spring?
300
Snow White's Evil Queen.
Antagonist
300
The way in which an author shows the personality of a character.
What is characterization?
400
As the night ended, the sun splashed across Casey’s bed. He opened his eyes slowly. The first thing he saw was the beautiful blue ribbon on his bookshelf.
What is bedroom in the morning?
400
The main character's chief opponent; the bad guy” or force.
What is Protagonist?
400
Descriptive adjectives that tell us specific qualities of a character.
What is Character Traits?
500
"I want Sugar Loops!" Tommy screamed at his mother. She shook her head in distress and then responded, "Look, Tommy. That's not how you ask for anything, and we've already gone over this. You can have Bran Flakes or Dry Os. No Sugar Loops." Tommy shook his head back and forth violently. He then laid down on floor and started kicking his feet and screaming. Clearly he did not accept this answer. Mom grabbed her phone out of her purse. "Tommy, if you stop this tantrum and get back in the cart, I'll let you watch Tatakai Fighting Warriors on my phone." Tommy looked up excitedly and began gathering himself off of the floor. Mom put the box of Sugar Loops back on the shelf and tossed the Dry Os into the cart.
What is grocery store in the late afternoon or evening?
500
Darth Vader, Captain Hook, Scarface.
What is examples of Protagonist?
500
The driving force behind why the character does what he/she does. (Reasons for character’s actions)
What is Character Motivation?