Grammar
Meta-WHAT?!
Elements of a Story
Narrative Arc
Krik?Krak!
100
this is a person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
100
this means thinking about our thinking
What is metacognition?
100
the time and place in which the story takes place
What is the setting?
100
background information on characters and setting of a story
What is exposition?
100
this is the name of the first story we read from Krik?Krak!
What is "Children of the Sea?"
200
this is a word used in place of more nouns
What is a pronoun?
200
important or necessary
What is critical?
200
sequenced events in a story
What is plot?
200
part of the story where the conflict is INTRODUCED
What is rising action?
200
In "Caroline's Wedding," Caroline is missing this body part.
What is her forearm?
300
this answers questions like "which one? how many?" and modifies (describes) a noun
What is an adjective?
300
hints that the author drops of what's to come
What is foreshadow?
300
the problems between characters in a story
What is conflict?
300
the moment of the highest tension in the story
What is the climax?
300
In "Wall of Fire Rising," the shantytown residents do this at the sugar mill every night.
What is watch television?
400
a word used to connect clauses or sentences
What is a conjunction?
400
this is a spoken or written story of connected events
What is a narrative?
400
this is a conflict that takes place inside the character's mind
What is internal conflict?
400
the part of the story where the conflict is resolved
What is the resolution?
400
In "Children of the Sea," the boat sinks off the coast of _____?
What is the Bahamas?
500
cell phone is an example of a _________ noun.
What is a common noun?
500
this the way in which an author portrays the character of a book
What is characterization?
500
universal message of a story
What is theme?
500
the part of the story where tension starts to decrease/events wrap up
What is the falling action?
500
In "Wall of Fire Rising," Little Guy keeps saying he forgot his ___?
What are his lines for the play?
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