Writing Stories
The name for the people in a story.
What are characters?
Tell me three words that could be used as a #2 (prepositional) opener.
What are ________, __________, _________? (prepositions)
The amount of decorations that you can use in one paragraph.
What is one decoration per paragraph?
She marched across the road.
What is a strong verb?
The purpose of the first paragraph in a five-paragraph essay.
What is the introduction?
When we begin writing our story, what we use to organize our thoughts.
What is the story sequence chart?
Name this opener, "Bravely the soldiers risked their lives for freedom."
What is the -ly opener? (#3)
The decoration that uses words that begin with the same consonant sound?
What is alliteration?
She quickly walked across the road.
What is an -ly adverb?
The main 3 paragraphs of an essay are called.
What is the topic paragraphs?
The time and place the story takes place.
What is the setting?
The words used in a #5 clausal opener.
What are when, while, where, as, since, if, although, and because?
The decoration that uses like or as to compare two things.
What is a simile?
She walked across the massive road.
What is a quality adjective?
The paragraph that reflects the topic paragraph and tells what is most significant and why.
What is the conclusion?
The problem, want or need of the main character in the story.
What is the conflict?
Name this opener, "Feeling tired, he stopped for a quick rest."
What is the -ing opener #4?
The decoration that 3sss stands for.
What is three short staccato sentences?
She walked across the road, which wasn't busy, to get to the other side.
What is a who-which clause?
The topic-clincher must do what.
What is repeat or reflect 2-3 key words?
The turning point of the story, or the event that leads to the conflict being solved?
What is the climax?
The number of words in a vss #6 opener.
What is 2-5 words?
She has a heart of Gold is a use of what type of decoration?
What is a metaphor?
She walked across the road because she was dressed like a chicken.
What is a because clause?
When using several sources, we organize our KWOs into this type of outline.
What is a fused outline?