Elemental, my dear Watson
The group of 7 components that are essential to effective storytelling.
What are literary elements?
This is an action word.
What is a verb?
The set of rules that govern the English language. This dictiates how languages are used.
What is grammar?
This type of question requires a response based on a text that has been read by the responder.
What is text-dependent?
This cut of steak is arguably the most expensive.
What is the fillet?
Obstacles or challenges that get in the way of a character achieving a goal.
What is conflict?
A universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature that is conveyed by the author and interpreted by the reader.
What is theme?
These words are used to describe.
What are adjectives?
This part of grammar includes things such as periods, commas, and exclamation points.
What is punctuation?
This type of essay offers information on a given topic.
What is expository?
TRUE OR FALSE: Hermit crabs travel in colonies.
What is true?
The protagonist and companions are in search of something or are trying to accomplish a goal in this common plot type.
What is a quest?
People, animals, places, or objects that exist in fictional or non-fictional works of literature, plays, music, and films.
What are characters?
A person, place, thing, object, or idea.
What is a noun?
*DAILY DOUBLE: This refers to the past, present, and future.
What is tense?
Things such as font style, font size, spacing, and alignment refer to this. Various types include MLA, APA, and Chicago.
What is format?
This multi-instrumentalist was one of the primary song writers for the Beatles, and has enjoyed a successful and lengthy career after the Beatles. He is well-known for signing and playing bass.
Who is Paul McCartney?
An event that acts as the catalyst (start) of the rising action. This is where the reader can begin to recognize the plot.
What is the inciting incident?
The world in which characters live and the story takes place.
What is setting?
This modifies a verb, and can explain to what degree something is done.
What is an adverb?
This is the person or thing performing an action; it is the main focus of a sentence. This usually will come before a verb.
What is subject?
This is a crucial process to help discover and fix mistakes, and to refine a rough draft; performed by two or more people.
The nickname for the area of the U.S. where most tornadoes occur.
What is Tornado Alley?
Stories told using the pronouns she, hers, him, his, they, and theirs. This can occur as limited or omniscient.
What is 3rd person point of view?
The sequence of connected events that make up a narrative in a novel.
What is plot?
This is used to show expression or can be used as a command.
What is an interjection?
The part of a sentence or clause that expresses what is said of the subject and that usually consists of a verb with or without objects, complements, or adverbial modifiers.
What is predicate?
This is the part of a writer's introduction that provides a brief explanation for what will be discussed throughout the written work. This is usually used for various types of essays.
What is a thesis statement?
This is the second highest grossing (earning) movie of all time.
What is Avengers: End Game?
When a character is developed through their own words and actions, and is not described by the author.
What is indirect characterization?