POV
CONFLICT
GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY
PLOT
100
We lived on the main residential street in town, Atticus, Jem and I, plus Calpurnia our cook. Jem and I found our father satisfactory: he played with us, read to us, and treated us with courteous detachment... Our mother died when I was two, so I never felt her absence. She was a Graham from Montgomery; Atticus met her when he was first elected to the state legislature
What is First Person POV
100
Jan was born in a middle class family and received many privileges and advantages, many of which she didn't even realize that she was receiving. When she went away to college and met people from other backgrounds and places, she began to realize just how unfair society could be. Now Jan wants to make a change and is calling for the radical redistribution of wealth, but as her movement gains traction she attracts some unwanted attention. Will Jan be incarcerated or assassinated for expressing her revolutionary ideas or will she back off and quietly appreciate her privileges once again?
What is Man vs Society
100
She went to her best friend's house to study. What is the simple predicate?
What is went
100
To enter as an enemy or intrude in
What is invade
100
The introduction of a story
What is exposition
200
"Annabel," said Jimmy, "give me that rose you are wearing, will you?" Hardly believing that she had heard him right, she unpinned the flower from her dress and placed it in his hand. Jimmy Valentine put on his coat and walked outside the railing toward the front door. As he went he thought he heard a faraway voice that he once knew.
What is Third Person Omniscient POV
200
Angela is having the time of her life on a cruise ship with food and fun all around her. Just as she is preparing for the limbo competition, the ship crashes into an iceberg, which punctures the hull and causes the ship to sink. Now she and a group of strangers must fight for survival on a life raft deep in the ice-cold ocean waters with limited supplies. Can she stay alive until a rescue team arrives?
What is Man vs Nature
200
Rachel and Steffi read the same book. What is the subject(s)?
What is Rachel, Steffi
200
fleeing from danger, justice, and so on
What is fugitive
200
The ending of a story
What is resolution
300
We were driving along the road from Treguier to Kervanda. We passed at a smart trot between the hedges topping an earth wall on each side of the road; then at the foot of the steep ascent before Ploumar the horse dropped into a walk, and the driver jumped down heavily from the box.
What is First Person
300
Erik is just a regular Viking warrior making a living off of raiding and plundering villages. Erik's career has been going pretty well, until he attempts to raid the small hamlet of Resistia. In Resistia, a brave farmer named William leads the peasants and drives the Vikings out of Resistia in the most embarrassing of fashions. After vowing revenge, Erik and his men return with reinforcements and incendiary weapons. Can Erik and his fellow warriors crush this small farming town?
What is Man vs Man
300
My dog and ferrets play and sleep together. What is (are) the predicate(s)?
What is play, sleep
300
Fate
What is destiny
300
The conflict is being resolved
What is Falling Action
400
Vince held the slice of pepperoni pizza in his palm as the cheese dripped through his fingers. He didn't know what to do. The cafeteria was afire with slices of pizza flying through the air. Splat! A greasy slice of sausage splattered on Vince's table. The sauce splashed up and hit his friend R.J. in the chest. "Ugh!" R.J. shouted as he fell into Vince's arms. "I'm hit, Vince!"
What is Third Person
400
Beth wanted to look just like the famous pop star Lady Goo-goo, so she went to the hair stylist and requested a drastic new haircut, one that required her shaving half of her head. When she left the hair stylist, it looked pretty good, but now it is the morning of a school day and she finds that she cannot recreate the look. Can Beth pull off the Lady Goo-goo look? Will she be able to muster the courage to go to school if she cannot?
What is Man vs Self
400
Dolphins are swimming and splashing near our dock. What is (are) the predicate(s)?
What is are swimming, splashing
400
group joined for a common purpose
What is ally
400
The conflict starts to unfold
What is Rising Action
500
The dog slobbered his huge tongue up Alice's face, leaving behind a sticky trail. "Yuck!" Alice shouted while wiping the slobber from off of her brow. Alice didn't like the dog that her parents got her. She had wanted a cute little dog that could sit in her lap and wear tiny sweaters, not a great big hound that knocked over her dolls with its tail and left drool puddles everywhere. "Go away!" Alice shouted at the great hulking beast. If the dog understood what she was saying, he didn't seem to show it.
What is Third Person
500
It's 1938 and Max Schnell is a native German citizen wondering if the world has gone mad around him. His Jewish friends and neighbors have been forbidden to own businesses, work in retail stores, drive cars, go to the movies, or attend public schools. Seeking to raise awareness and to build a resistance against this anti-Semitic movement, Max begins printing an underground newspaper. How long can Max continue his publishing activities without being caught by the Nazis? Will it be long enough to make a difference?
What is Man vs Society
500
Ulysses ran, swam, and rode a bicycle in the triathlon. What is (are) the predicate(s)?
What is ran, swam, rode
500
of stars; superior; leading
What is stellar
500
The ending is unresolved, a cliff hanger, you have to wait for the next book
What is Denouement
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