Character/Plot
The person who struggles with the main problem in a story.
What is protagonist?
This point of view uses you and puts the reader directly into the story.
What is second person?
This conflict occurs when a character struggles with their own thoughts or feelings.
What is internal conflict?
This word describes the author's attitude toward a subject or audience.
What is tone?
The word predict most nearly means this.
What is to say before?
Name two ways that an author reveals a character?
What is dialogue and actions
(what they say and what they do)
Tara clutched the letter, unsure what to do next. She felt scared, but her brother remained confident. That means it is what point of view?
What is third person limited?
This type of conflict occurs when two characters disagree or oppose each other.
What is character vs. character?
Read the sentence. The dark clouds swallowed the sky, and thunder growled in the distance. This sentence creates this type of mood.
What is suspenseful or ominous?
This prefix means "too much."
What is over?
This part of the plot introduces characters and background information.
Mary smiled at her friend, but inside she felt nervous. Across the room, Jake wondered why Mara looked so calm. This is written from this point of view.
What is third person omniscient?
A character battling a storm, a wild animal, or a harsh environment is an example of this conflict.
What is character vs. nature?
Read the sentence. "Oh great, another homework assignment-just what I needed?"
The speaker's tone is best described as this.
What is sarcastic?
This root means to carry.
What is port?
A character who does not change throughout the story.
What is a static character?
In a story, Maya wants to stand up to a bully, but she is afraid of what might happen if she does. At the same time, the bully continues to tease her at school, which is this type of conflict.
What is character vs. self and/or character vs. character?
He slammed the door and didn't speak to anyone. The tone is best described as this.
What is angry?
This word includes the prefix meaning “not” or “opposite of” and describes someone who is not kind.
What is unkind?
A plot diagram is shaped like this geometric figure.
What is a triangle?
In Inside Out, Riley struggles with her emotions after moving to a new city. This is primarily this type of conflict.
What is internal conflict or character vs. self?
This word uses the Latin root “scrib/script” meaning “to write,” plus a prefix meaning “under,” and it refers to writing placed below the main text.
What is subscript?