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Setting and Plot
Commas
The Treasure of Lemon Brown
Vocabulary
The Writing Process
100
The chain of related events that tells you what happens in a story.
What is plot
100

Where do the commas belong? 

I searched for the book in my locker at my house and in my mother’s car.

What is:

I searched for the book in my locker, at my house, and in my mother’s car.

100
What is Greg’s main problem at the beginning of the story?
What is Greg’s father says he cannot play ball because he is failing math.
100
When Greg hears a scraping noise, he listens a. casually. b. calmly. c. intently.
What is c. intently
100
What is the first step of the writing process? writing revising prewriting publishing
What is prewriting
200
Provides a background—a time period and place in which the action occurs.
What is setting
200

Where do the commas belong:

At the beach we swam flew kites and built sand castles.

What is:

At the beach we swam, flew kites, and built sand castles.

200
Why is Lemon Brown in the tenement building?
What is: He is homeless.
200
A scraping noise in the dark can best be described as a. harmless. b. curious. c. ominous.
What is ominous
200
What step comes after prewriting? writing revising prewriting publishing
What is writing
300
What is the setting of The Treasure of Lemon Brown?
What is Harlem, New York, in an old abandoned tenement
300

Where does the comma belong?

The oak tree shaded the house but the shade kept the grass from growing.

What is:

The oak tree shaded the house, BUT the shade kept the grass from growing.

300
Why did Lemon Brown want his son to have his treasure?
What is: the treasure represented what Brown had done and gave his son hope.
300
When something is unplanned, like a speech. This is : a. probing b. impromptu c. ominous
What is impromptu
300
What step comes after writing? writing revising prewriting publishing
What is revising
400
_________ is the base of the mountain or the beginning of the story. This is where the author sets up the story.
What is exposition
400

Where does the comma belong?

Jim practiced the piano piece all month for he wanted to perform well at the recital.

What is:

Jim practiced the piano piece all month, FOR he wanted to perform well at the recital.

400
Who does Greg have a conflict with at the beginning of the story?
What is his father
400
searching or investigating: a. tentatively b. impromptu c. probing
What is probing
400
What step comes after revising? writing revising prewriting publishing
What is pulishing
500
The turning point in a story, when you have reached the top of the mountain. The excitement has built and the story is moving in a different direction.
What is climax
500

Where do the commas belong?

Elaine who swims well wants to become a lifeguard.

What is:

Elaine, who swims well, wants to become a lifeguard.

500
What is Lemon Brown’s treasure?
What is a harmonica and newspaper clippings
500
uncertain or in a hesitant way: a. tentatively b. intently c. probing
What is tentatively
500
Name the four stages of the writing process.
What is prewriting writing revising publishing