Plot/Plot Structure
What is plot?
The sequence of events in a story.
Where is a suffix located in a word?
The ending.
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing
What is an inference?
An educated guess.
What is 3rd point on a plot structure?
The climax.
What does the prefix de- mean?
down
What is a verb?
An action; its what you do
What is direct characterization?
The writer tells you what the character is like.
What is this part of the story called? Sara escapes and arrests Julie. At the end of the story, Sara decides to retire from fighting crime.
The resolution.
What does the root -bene- mean?
Good or well
Give an example of a pronoun.
He, she, him, her, them, their
What is indirect characterization?
The writer gives you clues about the character.
What type of conflict is this: Julie wants to be captain of the softball team. Debbie is telling lies about her, to make sure Julie is not picked as captain.
External Conflict or Man vs Man
What does the suffix -tion mean?
The act of
What is the antecedent and the pronoun of this sentence?
Jessica drove her car to the mall.
Jessica- antecedent
Her- pronoun
Is this an example of direct or indirect characterization?
Many people think Sara is very smart. I heard one person say that Sara might be a genius.
Indirect
What type of conflict is this: Isabel is traveling through a rain forest. In the middle fo the trip, she is bitten by a poisonous snake. She must do her best to treat the wound so that she will be able to walk back to civilization and find a doctor. She wonders, "Who will win, me or the poison?"
External conflict or Man vs Nature
What does the suffix -esque mean?
How does the addition of the Latin suffix -tion change a verb's part of speech?
A. It turns verbs into pronouns
B. It turns verbs into adverbs
C. It turns verbs into adjectives
D. It turns verbs into nouns
D.
Example: Reflect-verb ---->Relection-noun
Is this an example of direct or indirect characterization?
Most of the time, Emily is cheerful and talks a lot. Every now and then, though, she gets in a quiet mood and does not say much.
Direct