Plot Puzzlers
This is the sequence of events that make up a story, from beginning to end.
What is the plot?
This type of character undergoes significant change or development throughout the course of the story.
What is a dynamic character?
This skill involves using clues from the text along with your own prior knowledge to figure out something that isn't directly stated.
What is making an inference?
This literary device gives human qualities or characteristics to inanimate objects or abstract ideas.
What is personification?
This is the main point or argument an essay writer is trying to prove.
What is a claim or thesis statement?
These are the events that occur after the climax, where the tension decreases and the story moves towards its resolution.
What is the falling action?
When an author explicitly tells the reader what a character is like, for example, by stating "She was a very brave knight."
What is direct characterization?
A character clenches their fists, their face turns red, and their voice raises. From these details, you can infer this emotion.
What is anger?
This is the reason an author writes a particular piece, whether it's to inform, persuade, entertain, or explain.
What is author's purpose?
This type of claim focuses on whether something is true or not, often requiring factual evidence.
This type of claim focuses on whether something is true or not, often requiring factual evidence.
This is the beginning of the story, introducing the characters, setting, and basic situation before the main conflict starts.
What is the exposition?
This is a character who provides a strong contrast to another character, usually the protagonist, to highlight specific qualities.
What is a foil?
After reading about a bustling town square filled with stalls selling handcrafted goods and the aroma of fresh bread, you can infer this about the setting's atmosphere and economic activity.
What is a farmers market/market?
This refers to the perspective from which a story is told, such as first-person ("I") or third-person limited.
What is point of view?
This is a general assumption based on a generalized idea.
What is stereotype?
This type of conflict occurs when a character struggles against an outside force, such as another person, society, or nature.
What is external conflict?
This refers to the reasons why a character acts, thinks, or feels in a particular way.
What is character motivation?
The text states that a character spends hours studying, always asks questions, and has a room filled with books. You can infer this about their personality.
What is that they are intelligent, studious, or curious?
This is the central message or underlying meaning of a literary work, often a general truth about life or human nature.
What is the theme?
This type of argument goes against your claim.
What is Counter argument?
This is the turning point of the story, where the main conflict reaches its highest point and the outcome becomes clear.
What is the climax?
This type of character is complex and often possesses a variety of traits, sometimes even contradictory ones, making them seem more lifelike.
What is a round character?
If a story describes a character shivering, huddled in a blanket, and seeing their breath, you can infer this about the temperature.
What is that it is cold?
This refers to the overall feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader in a story, often through descriptive words and setting.
What is mood?
A good claim is not a simple fact, but rather a statement that takes a clear ______ on an issue.
What is a stance or position?