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Superstar
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Define antagonist
What is the villain or opponent?
100
Define climax
What is climax? It is the most exciting part of the story. The main conflict of the story is resolved often through a fight either verbal or physical.
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Is this correct? My Dad is waiting for me.
What is dad
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Is the following correct? I live at 30 Apple Blossom lane.
What is ...Apple Blossom Lane needs to be capitalized.
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My uncle jordan wrote a book entitled A Walk in the Rain.
What is My Uncle Jordan wrote a book entitled A Walk in the Rain.
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Define rising action
What is a series of conflicts or problems the protagonist has to overcome as she tries to achieve her goal. Rising action ends with the climax (the big fight).
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Define first person point of view
What is first person point of view? It is when the story is told from the "I" perspective. The person telling the story is also a character in the story.
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Is this correct? Aunt Judy and uncle live next door.
What is ... this is correct Aunt Judy - Aunt + name uncle - no name is attached
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Are capital letters correct? I am reading a great book called A Tree In The Woods.
What is A Tree in the Woods would be the correct answer.
200
Mistakes? "Deliver the goods to 123 Main Street south, said the office manager on the phone.
What is "Deliver the goods to 123 Main Street South, said the office manager on the phone.
300
Define theme
What is the main message the author wants to share or the central insight. A theme is universal and it can be applied to all life. All readers can learn from a theme's wisdom.
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Define third person point of view.
What is third person point of view? The narrator often knows all of the information about all of the characters. They do not appear in as a character in the story.
300
Is this correct? The head of Canada is Prime Minister Trudeau.
What is ..correct.
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Is this correct? We went to Niagara falls. we ate belgian waffles, french toast and had some timmies doughnuts.
What is We went to Niagara Falls. We ate Belgian waffles, french toast and had some Timmies doughnuts.
400
Define mood.
What is mood is the atmosphere created through word choice. It is the particular feeling readers get when hearing or reading the story. Spooky stories have the moor of eeriness, fear, and suspense.
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List 5 different types of conflict that could appear in a story. Use the words "person versus..."
What is different types of conflict that appear in a story? person versus Nature; person versus person; person versus aliens/zombies; person versus self; person versus society; person versus the unknown; monsters; machines
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It is now Autumn; it begins in November.
What is ...do not capitalize seasons. November is always capitalized.
400
Is this correct? Our car was stopped by Officer Smith outside of Beamsville.
What is correct. Our car was stopped by Officer Smith outside of Beamsville.
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My grandma thinks that mayor selznik should be in the peach festival parade.
What is --corrections needed. My grandma thinks that Mayor Selznik should be in the Peach Festival parade.
500
Define tone.
What is tone - how the readers sense how the author feels about a subject. You can sense that the author is angry or sympathetic toward to topic.
500
Define theme and where is a theme usually located in a story?
What is theme? A theme is the main message the author wants to share or the central insight. A theme is universal and it can be applied to all life and all readers can learn from the wisdom. If the author literally states the theme in the story, it generally appears at the END of the story.
500
Is the following correct? I walked the Niagara river from fort Erie to Niagara Falls.
What is Niagara River and Fort Erie
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If you can't decide if "mom" or "dad" should be capitalized, how can you test it out?
What is ...if you substitute the first name of the person for "mom" or "dad" and if the sentence makes sense, then the words "mom" and "dad" should be capitalized
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Is the following correct? barbara wong 150 shore rd. nanaimo, bc v9r 6V8
What is Barbara Wong 150 Shore Rd. Nanaimo, BC V9R 6V8
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