Parts of Speech
Describes nouns and pronouns.
Adjectives
She was absent from school today.
Simple
Who is the protagonist?
The character that works to solve a conflict throughout the story.
What are the 6 plot elements?
Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
True or False? Theme is often described in one-word.
False
Takes the place of a noun.
Pronoun
I want to play outside today, but it is raining.
Compound
What are the 4 types of conflict?
Character vs Self
Character vs Character
Character vs Nature
Character vs Society
Setting is described and characters are introduced in which plot element?
Exposition
True or False? Theme is specific to one story.
False
This begins phrases to show a relationship or location.
Preposition
After running three miles, I could barely move.
Complex
Identify the type of conflict to the following: The conflict is between the character and his or her decisions/emotions.
Character vs Self (internal)
Without this plot element, there is no story.
Conflict
Which of the following is an example of theme?
A - Siblings shouldn't fight with each other.
B - Actions speak louder than words.
C - Connor hits his brother with the ball.
B - Actions speak louder than words.
These words are used to separate two other words or phrases: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS)
What is the independent clause in this sentence?
After I came home, I made dinner.
I made dinner.
Tinley and Travis were twins, and their mom and dad had given them a huge vacation for their 18th birthday. They both had to agree on where to go. Tinley wanted to go to Mexico, and Travis wanted to go whale watching in Alaska. They spent hours arguing about where to go but never came to an agreement.
Character vs Character (External)
The final outcome of the story, all loose ends are wrapped up. This is the very very END of the story.
Resolution
Which of the following is an example of theme?
A -You should always share with others.
B - Honesty.
C - Honesty is the best practice.
C - Honesty is the best practice.
This is the job of an adverb
To modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs
Make these simple sentences a compound sentence.
Glenn likes red. Clover likes blue.
Glenn likes red, but Clover likes blue.
(and or yet would also work)
Read and identify the conflict type: Ethan's favorite thing to do was run cross country. Since it was a sport played in the fall, he usually enjoyed the cool fall weather. Today was different, though. Instead of the fall weather that he loved so much, he was running through slushy piles of ice and snow. Eventually Coach called off practice, but by that time, Ethan was frozen solid.
Character vs Nature (External)
In a book or movie, 75% of the story is made up of which plot element?
Rising Action
Which question can help you determine the theme of a story?
A - What are the main actions of the characters?
B - How did the main character change from beginning to end?
C - What is the story mainly about?
B - How did the main character change from beginning to end?