Point of View
What type of point of view is being used?
Jordan stared at the locked door. He wondered if someone was waiting for him on the other side.
Third-person limited
Correct the punctuation:
“I forgot my keys” said Marcus.
Correct the punctuation:
“I forgot my keys,” said Marcus.
A character who has many personality traits, motivations, emotions, and layers is called this.
A round character.
What type of sensory detail is being used?
The fireworks exploded overhead with a deafening BOOM!
Auditory
What type of ending is this:
A story ends with the character asking, “What if I had made a different choice?”
Question/Dialogue
What point of view is being used?
The narrator describes a classroom but never tells us what any character is thinking or feeling. We only know what the characters say and do.
Third-person objective
Correct the punctuation:
“Are you ready?” asked Nina
Correct the punctuation:
“Are you ready?” asked Nina.
A character who is primarily defined by one or two traits and does not show much complexity is called this.
A flat character.
What type of sensory detail is being used?
The freshly baked cinnamon rolls filled the kitchen with a warm, sugary smell.
Olfactory
What type of ending is this:
A story begins with a character standing at a train station and ends with that same character returning to the exact same station years later.
Circular
What point of view is being used?
The narrator tells us that Maya is nervous about the competition, while her opponent secretly feels confident that Maya will lose.
Third-person omniscient
Is this a regular quote or a flow quote?
Sally thinks that "dogs are cute."
Flow
A character who demonstrates growth and learns from their mistakes.
A dynamic character.
What type of sensory detail is being used?
The rough tree bark scraped against Elena's palm.
Tactile
What type of ending is this:
A story ends with the character finally understanding the lesson they needed to learn.
Moral
What point of view is being used?
The narrator follows one character throughout the story and tells us that character's thoughts, but the thoughts of every other character remain unknown.
Third-person limited
Is this a regular quote or a flow quote?
"I never want to see this place again," muttered James as he walked away.
Regular
What primary type of conflict is this example:
A teenager and their older sibling argue about who should be responsible for taking care of their younger brother.
Person vs Person
What type of sensory detail is being used?
After sprinting across the field, Marcus's lungs burned and his heart pounded rapidly.
Organic
What type of ending is this:
A story ends with the hero opening a mysterious letter. The final sentence reveals that the letter contains their own name and the words, “We know what you did.”
Surprise/Cliffhanger
What point of view is the example and for what reason?
Caleb smiled when he saw the trophy on the table. Across the room, Mia watched him carefully. She wondered whether he had discovered that she had accidentally broken it. Caleb thought Mia looked unusually nervous, but he didn't know why.
Third-person omniscient — the narrator gives us Caleb's thoughts and Mia's thoughts.
Fix the quote:
Dr. Cooper argued that the ancient ruins were, "Built by an advanced civilization"
Dr. Cooper argued that the ancient ruins were "built by an advanced civilization."
Which type of conflict is this example: A superhero deciding whether to retire to live a normal life.
Person Vs. Self
Identify all three sensory details:
The icy rain slapped against Nora's cheeks as she ran down the muddy trail. The sharp smell of pine filled the air, and her boots squished through the wet earth.
Tactile, olfactory, and tactile/kinesthetic
What type of ending is this and what makes it that type?
The old woman placed the photograph back on the mantel. She had spent fifty years believing that she had lost everyone she loved, but now she understood that the memories had kept them with her all along. She smiled at the photograph one last time.
Emotional — the ending focuses on the character's feelings and emotional realization.