Plot
Characters
Setting
Terminology
MISC
100
Define plot
Sequence of events in a story; how the events unfold
100
The good guy in the story.
protagonist
100
This is the setting for Star Wars
HINT... In a _____ ___ ___ ____
...in a Galaxay Far Far Away
100
A description of theme would be...
life lesson
100
using "like" or "as" to compare
It's LIKE a zoo in here!
simile
200
The most exciting part of a story.
climax
200
The bad guy in the story.
antagonist
200
Where does Batman keep his toys and Batmobile hidden?
Batcave
200
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
When people speak in a story
dialogue
200
This is the first step in the writing process
prewriting stage
300
This is the part of the story when the conflict comes to an end.
resolution
300
This is the term for the characters who play a large, important role in a story
Major Characters
300
What setting are you surrounded by right now?
Answers will vary (classroom, WKU, Bowling Green, KY, USA, etc.)
300
Synonym for problem
conflict
300
I use this to organize my thoughts on paper
brainstorming, graphic organizers, pre-writing
400
These are the five parts of a story.
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
This is the term for the characters who play a small, yet important role in a story
minor characters
400
If you made a scary story, name three possible settings you would use.
Answers will vary. Haunted house; basement; attic; abandoned building; old castle
400
Synonym for solution
resolution
400
This is when human characteristics are applied to non-human objects
HINT - starts with a "P"
personification
500
This is the part of the story where things START to become interesting; problems BEGIN to unfold; characters are becoming more developed.
Rising Action
500
This is the term we use for how a character acts, IS, feels inside, etc.
Character Traits
500
Which word matches with the word setting.
biology murtography geography geology chemistry tripliogrophy
geography
500
This is the beginning of the story; when characters are introduced, etc.
HINT - starts with an "E"
Exposition
500
When I am writing a story, and I want the reader to know a character is speaking out loud, I need to add:
quotation marks