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Vivacious Vocabulary
Short Story Stuff
Punctually Punctuated!
It Gra-Matters!
Miscellaneous Must Knows
100
The perspective from which the piece of work is being told.
What is point of view?
100
Spoken words between characters.
What is dialogue?
100
The writing club class is fun, there is never a dull moment.
What is there should be a semi-colon after fun.
100
Immediately upon entering a dark and dim setting falls on the room.
What is there should be a comma after "entering."
100
The strongest types of verbs used in writing.
What is active verbs?
200
The time and place of the piece of work.
What is the setting?
200
The hero of a story who is faced with a conflict/problem.
What is the protagonist?
200
My favorite song is "What Does the Fox Say".
What is the period should go inside the quotation marks?
200
While gazing at the vast array of wildlife living on the swampy pond.
What is a fragment - no predicate?
200
A comparison using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
300
The people or animals the story is about.
What are the characters?
300
The writing gives a hint of something that is to come later.
What is foreshadowing?
300
"I love writing," said Caleb "because my mom rocks!"
What is there should be a comma after Caleb?
300
You have to accept your not better than me.
What is "your" should be "you're."
300
Words or phrases used to help the flow between paragraphs.
What is transitions?
400
The story is told by an observer (uses he, she, or they)
What is third person?
400
The high point of the story
What is the climax?
400
Thankfully, Olaf the snowman saves her.
What is there should be commas around "the snowman"?
400
He has only been writing this kinds of novels for a few years.
What is "kinds" should be "kind"?
400
The type of organization that lists events in the order of happening.
What is chronological order?
500
The main events that unfold in a story.
What is plot?
500
A fight or difference of opinion that happens in the story.
What is the conflict?
500
"Why do you like being homeschooled," asked the counselor.
What is the comma should be a question mark?
500
The movie has grossed 8 million dollars at the box office.
What is spell out "8"?
500
Trite, overused expressions that weaken your writing.
What is a cliche?