PLOT
CHARACTER
STRATEGIES
INFERENCES
VOCABULARY
100
The most exciting moment in a story
What is the climax?
100
A descriptive adjective that tells us something about the character's personality.
What is a trait?
100
Using clues, putting them with your thinking, and KNOWING SOMETHING NEW.
What is making an inference?
100
"Get out of my ROOM!!" Jenny screamed and slammed the door.
What is irate, angry, dramatic.
100
A struggle between two opposing forces
Conflict
200
When all a character's conficts/problems are solved.
What is the resolution?
200
A person in the story.
What is a character?
200
Packing all of the main ideas and details into a SMALLER package.
What is summarizing?
200
Marian gently picked up the mewling kittens and calmed them down with her soft voice.
What is caring, protective.
200
The main message of the story, which the characters learn.
What is theme?
300
Where we first find out the setting, characters, and central conflict.
What is the basic situation/exposition?
300
The person who tells the story.
What is the narrator?
300
Getting ideas about how the book is like your life, or like other books?
What is making connections?
300
Avery sat up straight at his desk. He paid attention and raised his hand.
What is attentive, good student, proper.
300
Where and when the story takes place.
What is setting.
400
Where many complications add onto the main conflict.
What is the rising action?
400
A point of view told by the main character, using the words "I" and "we."
What is first person point of view?
400
Getting ideas about what MIGHT happen next in the book?
What is making predictions?
400
The substitute just smiled and laughed along with the class. The students got along with him easily.
What is easy-going, friendly.
400
The main problem in a story.
What is conflict?
500
The sequence of events in a story.
What is plot?
500
A point of view told by an invisible narrator, using the words "he" or "she."
What is third person?
500
Seeing the book happen like a movie in your mind.
What is visualizing?
500
Kevin ran around the store like a crazed hyena. His mother looked embarrassed and the store clerks looked shocked.
What is hyperactive, rude, out of control.
500
A story that you write about a real problem that you faced, and how you learned from it.
What is a personal narrative?
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