PARAGRAPH WRITING
The letter P in PIES stands for
What is a point sentence?
Conflict that occurs within a character
The message/lesson from a story
What is theme?
I am always nervous and bite my nails. I avoid eye contact when talking to others.
What is a shy or anxious character?
The children ran through the meadow like ripples through the water.
What is a simile?
The letter I in PIES stands for
What is information?
In this story, a hiker gets lost in the mountains and must survive a snowstorm.
What is person vs nature? (character vs nature)
A character that changes throughout the story
What is a dynamic character?
I stay late after school to help clean the classroom and organize supplies.
What is a helpful or responsible character?
The classroom was an absolute zoo when the substitute teacher walked in after lunch.
What is a metaphor?
The letter E in PIES stands for?
What is evidence/explanation?
In this story, two classmates argue over who should lead their group project.
What is person vs person? (character vs character)
An object that represents a deeper meaning or idea
What is symbolism?
I lie to my friends and make up stories to seem more impressive.
What is a shy or dishonest character?
When choosing a healthy breakfast, scrambled eggs are hard to beat!
What is a pun?
The letter S in PIES stands for?
What is summary sentence?
"Every time I looked in the mirror, I wondered if I had made the right decision. I told myself it was for the best—but the doubt wouldn’t go away. No one else needed to know. But I knew. And that was enough to keep me up at night."
What is person vs self? (character vs self)
This type of character contrasts sharply with another—often the protagonist—to highlight particular qualities, like how Benvolio's want for peace make Tybalt's violence and anger stand out even more.
What are foil characters?
I train for hours a day, push through pain, and never give up.
What is a determined/resilient or hardworking character?
Menacing sounds of mashing metal machines emanated from the underground mines.
What is alliteration?
What is two?
"They told me to keep quiet, to stop asking questions about why only boys could run for class president. But I stood up in front of the whole school assembly anyway, even though I knew they’d try to silence me."
What is person vs society? (character vs society)
This literary element refers to the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader—like the tense, eerie vibe in a haunted house story or the joyful tone of a summer picnic scene.
What is mood?
Alice slammed her fist on the table, "I want all of you out of my office now." She tore the earnings report in half and threw it into the trash.
What is an hot tempered or impulsive character?
Benjamin was so tired of social media, so he wrote a scathing post about it and shared it on his X account.
What is irony?