Elements of a Story
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This is the element of literature that explains what happens in a story.
What is the plot of a story
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Which point of view is this sentence in: ' I really enjoyed playing soccer today.'
What is first person point-of-view
100
What is the subject of the following sentence: I ran into the car.
What is I
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On a separate piece of paper re-write the sentence correctly: 'i playied soccer yesterday do you enjoy plaiyng soccer.' Also, underline the subject for each sentence.
What is I played soccer yesterday. Do you enjoy playing soccer?
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Which word of the day means to evaluate something?
What is critique
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This is the element of literature where there is a struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces. This can be internal or external.
What is the conflict of the story
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Write a sentence from the first person point-of-view and use a word of the day in the sentence.
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What is the subject of the following sentence: Sarah and Seth both really love carrot cake.
What is Sarah and Seth
200
Please write the sentence below correctly: every the boy of the hall way was stoped accept the 2
What is: Every boy in the hallway was stopped except the two.
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Use the correct word of the day for the blank in the following sentence: Trees are _______________ in the forests around Delta.
What is ubiquitous
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This is the element of literature that provides the reader a hint at what is going to happen later in the story. It also provides the reader with suspense.
What is foreshadowing
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Write a sentence from the third person point of view. Use a word of the day in the sentence.
Answers will vary.
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What is the subject of the following sentence: Hockey is a fun and exciting sport to watch.
What is hockey
300
On a separate piece of paper please rewrite the sentence correctly: he red the novel in a few shotr weaks?
He read the novel in a few short weeks.
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This words synonyms are- out loud, loudly, noise
What is audibly
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This element of literature is the most emotional or suspenseful moment in a story. It is also the point at which the conflict is resolved.
What is the climax of a story
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Write down three examples of words with prefixes. Circle the prefixes. Also write three other words that have suffixes. Circle the suffixes.
Answers will vary
400
What are the main ingredients for a successful summary?
What are a main idea, topic sentence, supporting details
400
This word means to wander aimlessly.
What is meandered
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This element of literature is the last part of the story. This is where the loose ends of the plot are tied up and the story is closed.
What is the resolution of the story.
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Looking at the words around a particular word to help decipher the meaning of a word is known as:
What is using context clues
500
When two words sound alike but have different meanings and are spelled differently it is known as:
What is a homonym
500
On a separate piece of paper please re-write the sentence correctly: dean dread quikly ran down the hall way? he make sure that he ran past the techers lounge
What is: Dean Dread quickly ran down the hallway. He made sure that he ran past the teacher's lounge.
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Please fill in the blank with the appropriate word of the day: The two _____________ ran away from the scene of the crime.
What is culprits