Story Map
Word Nerd
Poetry
Mystery Box
Root Words
100

The beginning of the story where the characters and setting are introduced.

What is exposition?

100

The name for a word that is made up of two words squished together.

What is a compound word?

100

The name for a "poetry paragraph."

What is a stanza?

100

The genre that is made up, but could happen in real life. 

What is realistic fiction?

100

"bio"

What is life?

200

The most exciting part of a story.

What is the climax?

200

The definition of the prefix "re-"

What is "again?"

200

Type of Japanese poem about nature.

What is a haiku?

200
Figurative language that makes an exaggeration for effect.

What is hyperbole?

200

"graph"

What is write?
300

The part of the story where the characters try and try to solve the problem but are unsuccessful.

What is rising action?

300

A word's literal meaning.

What is denotation?

300

Syllable pattern for a Haiku.

What is 5-7-5?

300

The feeling or tone associated with a word.

What is connotation?

300

"auto"

What is self?
400

DAILY DOUBLE!!!

The part of the story where things return to normal after the problem is solved.

What is falling action?

400

The definition of the suffix "-ful"

What is "full of?"

400

The name for the person narrating the poem.

What is/Who is the speaker?

400

The name of the character who "changes words that do."

Who is Irregular Sue?

400
"chron"

What is time?

500

The part of the story where characters reflect on what they learned.

What is resolution?

500

The name for a word that combines two words, but leaves out some of the letters from one or both of the words and replaces them with an apostrophe.

What is a contraction?

500

A poem that has a rhyme scheme and conveys feelings. 

What is a lyric/lyrical poem?

500

The name of the popular GMO crop we read about in Wonders.

What is Bt corn?

500

"therm"

What is heat?