Potpourri
6th Grade
What have we learned this year?
Parts of Speech
Character
100

The location and time of a story

The setting

100

Which paragraph wraps up the story?

conclusion

100

This is the main character in a story who the plot revolves around.

Protagonist

100

She goes to the store every Saturday. 

(Goes is what part of speech). 

verb

100

In Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy stays mean and selfish from the first book to the last. He never learns his lesson.

Static Character

200

A word opposite in meaning to another word

antonym

200

This is a short version of the story that includes just the important details.

The summary

200

A struggle within a character's mind or heart.

Internal Conflict.

200

A specific name for a particular person, place, or thing that is always capitalized.

Proper Noun. 

200

In Wonder, Auggie Pullman is the heart of the story, and we see the world through his eyes as he navigates middle school.

Protagonist

300

The lesson the author wants you to learn

Theme

300

This type of writing is made up (not true)

Fiction

300

This strategy helps to write a summary. 

5Ws and H


300

A word that describes a noun or pronoun.

Adjective.

300

In the novel Holes, Stanley Yelnats is this type of character because he grows from a timid boy into a confident friend by the end of the story.

Dynamic Character

400

In Fever 1793, Mattie Cook wants to stay and help the sick, but the city's government forces healthy citizens to flee to the countryside to stop the spread.

 individual vs. society

400

The perspective or standpoint from which a narrator or speaker presents events, characters, or ideas. In literature, it determines what the reader knows and experiences, influencing the story’s tone, depth, and engagement.  

Point of View

400

A struggle between a character and an outside force like another character or nature.

External Conflict

400

"We're," "Wasn't," "He's" "I'm" are...

Contractions

400

A character who is complex and has many different personality traits, just like a real person.

Round character

500

5 parts of a plot chart

Exposition

Rising Action

Climax

Falling Action

Resolution

500

This is the name for the literary device where human qualities, emotions, or actions are given to something that isn't human.

Personification

500

The words or phrases surrounding the unknown word that hints to the definition.

Context clues

500

The word "fast" is what part of speech in "He runs fast"?

Adverb

500

In Charlotte's Web, Templeton the rat is selfish and greedy. He doesn't show a deeper side.

Flat character.