Storytelling Vocab
A person who writes poems
Poet
A weapon that shoots bullets at a high speed.
Gun
I __________ (call) the office
I called the office
A type of literary work that is not based on true events
Fiction
Do you wish you __________ (live) somewhere else?
Do you wish you lived somewhere else?
A notebook where someone usually writes about things that happened to them that day
Journal
The way that someone died
Cause of death
He _______ (do) the washing and then he _______ (clean) the windows
He did the washing and then he cleaned the windows
A traditional story, usually explaining some natural or social happening (Ancient Greeks had a lot of these)
Myth
What is something you wished _________ (you / done) last year?
What is something you wished you had done last year?
The main events of a novel or play could also be called this
Plot
The person that sits at the head of a criminal court, usually wearing robes
Judge
By the time her pizza _______ (come), she ___________ (eat) dessert
By the time her pizza came, she had eaten dessert
A children's story about magical beings and imaginary lands
Fairy tale
_______ (John and Lucy / meet) before today?
Had John and Lucy met before today?
A person in a novel, movie, or play
Character
If a child misbehaves, the parent will usually do this to them
Punish
She _________ (work) here for three months before she ________ (make) any friends
She had worked here for three months before she made any friends
DAILY DOUBLE
Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot are famous examples of this genre, named for a person who investigates and solves crimes
Detective
How much _______ (he / study) before the driving exam?
How much had he studied before the driving exam?
If something is dramatic and has a lot of action, you might say it is...
thrilling
Uncover
After we _______ (done) the laundry, we ________ (watch) TV
After we had done the laundry, we watched TV
The type of literary work that poets write
________ (you / go) before we _______ (go) together?
Had you gone before we went together?