Characters
Plot Diagram
Conflicts
Verb Moods
Argumentative Essay
100
The main character
Who is Maya?
100
Where we were introduced to Maya, her family, and their move from Kazakhstan to America.
What is the exposition?
100
The main conflict of the story.
What is Maya doesn't believe her parents will give her permission to attend the Spring Fling.
100
This verb mood signifies a question.
What is interrogative?
100
This is meant to grab your reader's attention at the very beginning of the essay.
What is the hook?
200
Papa's job before he came to America.
What is teacher.
200
Maya's parents allow her to go to the dance in this part of the plot diagram.
What is the climax?
200
This conflict keeps Maya from attending her gymnastics meet.
What is Nurzhan's fight?
200
This verb mood signifies a command or request.
What is imperative?
200
This part of the essay states your side of the argument, and is in the introduction.
What is the claim?
300
Mama's job in America.
What is maid or cleaning woman.
300
Maya's brother, Nurzhan, refuses to eat the bloody potatoes in this part of the plot diagram.
What is rising action?
300
Because of this, Mama says Maya has brought shame to her family.
What is Maya being caught with Daniel.
300
"Please go sit down" is in which verb mood?
What is imperative?
300
This part of the essay gives your counterclaim and rebuttal.
What is the counterargument?
400
Maya's crush
Who is Daniel?
400
Maya's Aunt Medina moves away in this part of the plot diagram?
What is rising action?
400
This conflict puts extra work on Maya, causing her to become exhausted and overworked.
What is Mama's injury?
400
An easy way to spot interrogative mood is with this end mark.
What is a question mark?
400
Within an argumentative essay, ________ supports your claim. It is always cited from the articles you read before responding to the prompt.
What is evidence?
500
This magazine was responsible for Maya's family's immigration.
What is The International Dating Magazine.
500
Not only does Maya attend the dance, but at this part of the plot diagram, the reader sees Maya's parents try to understand American culture.
What is resolution.
500
To avoid conflict, Maya says this rather than saying her brother is her chaperone.
What is she is babysitting?
500
The _____________ of the sentence is implied in imperative mood. (Hint: you)
What is subject?
500
This is the opposite of your claim.
What is counterclaim?
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