Tornadoes and Hurricanes are dangerous natural disasters.
A compound sentence part.
What are compound subjects- Tornadoes/ hurricanes
100
A form of narrative writing that is made up and did not occur in real life.
What is fiction.
100
Four components needed for a good fiction story.
What are: Plot, Vivid Setting, Compelling Characters, Theme
100
Normally the main character & a "good guy" in the text.
What is protagonist.
100
The time and place in which a story, fiction or nonfiction, takes place.
What is setting.
200
A type of clause that does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence. Another word for a fragment.
What is dependent clause
200
Distinct categories where literature is broken down into.
What is genre.
200
Hints or clues about what may happen next in a story
What is foreshadowing.
200
A type of character who remains the same throughout the story.
What is static character.
200
A widely over-used saying that usually originates from literature, tv, or movies. It is typically a comparision between two unalike things.
What is a CLICHE
300
The words and, or, but, so, for, nor, yet, used to combine two or more independent clauses into a compound sentence.
What are coordinating conjunctions
300
A type of fictional writing that includes elements that couldn't occur in real life. There is usually a conflict between good and evil and supernatural elements.
What is Fantasy.
300
A feeling of anxiety or uncertainty that a reader feels about what will happen next.
What is suspense.
300
Two ways (techniques) that writer's use to make characters seem real.
What are:
Indirect and Direct Characterization
300
A popular saying that contains a lesson, instruction, or shares a value.
What is Proverb.
400
The uppercase portion of the following sentence:
Cities ARE HOME TO A VARIETY OF WILDLIFE.
What is complete predicate
400
A type of fictional writing where events could really happen.
What is realistic fiction.
400
The five parts of Freytag's Plot Pyramid, in order.
What is Expostion, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
400
A type of character with little or no background or personal history and only has 1-2 personality traits.
What is flat character.
400
Three of the four things a setting could be.
What are:
1. Geographical Location (Wyoming, London, Middle Earth)
2. Time Period (WWI, Great Depression, Modern Day)
3. Socio-economic characterisitics of the location
4. Specific building, room, ect.
500
Identify each bolded portion in the paragraph.
- A SUBWAY is an undergroud railway. ELECTRICITY POWERS THE TRAINS. The COST and EFFECIENCY of the train are very important concerns. HOWEVER, THE BENEFITS ARE.
What is Simple Subject, Declarative Sentence, Compound Subject, Fragment or Dependent Clause
500
A type of fictional writing where the setting is in a time/place of the past.
What is historical fiction.
500
The four types of conflict within a text.
What is
1. Man v. Nature
2. Man v. Society
3. Man v. Self
4. Man v. Man
500
Two of the three things that qualify as a character in a story.
What are:
WIll be a person or an animal in the story
Will take part in the action
Will not be described all at once, but throughout the course of the story
500
A literary element that describes the structure of a story. It shows the arrangement of event and actions.