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Types of conflict
Elements of a story in The Odyssey (introduction/rising action/climax/falling action/resolution)
All about paragraphs/writing
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The first sentence in a paragraph is called the 

topic sentence

100

What happens in a story is the plot; the message/deeper meaning is often called the 

theme

100

Melinda fights Andy in the closet

person vs.

person vs. person

100
Odysseus and Penelope are reunited. 

resolution

100

This serves to tell briefly what the paragraph will be about.

topic sentence

200
This is found near the beginning of an essay and tells what the essay will be about. 

Thesis statement

200

The main character of a story is also called the 

protagonist

200

Odysseus angers Zeus, who then punishes this arrogant mortal.  

Person vs. 

God/higher power

200
The Trojan War ends and Odysseus begins to make his way back to Ithaca. 

Introduction/exposition

200

A sentence or group of sentences with a unified theme

paragraph

300

The turning point towards which everything is working in the story is called the 

climax

300

This is the most basic part of a word that forms the basis for new words. 

root (word)

300

Melinda is an outcast because she called the cops at Kyle Rogers' party. 

Person vs. 

society 

300
Odysseus's men open the bag of winds from Aeolus.

Rising action 

300

According to Mrs. Macioce, how many sentences does a paragraph need? 

As many as it needs to be good!  There is no set number for a paragraph.

400

This happens when the author hints at future story events. 

foreshadowing

400

The ways in which an author reveals details about characters is called 

characterization

400

In "The Wife's Story", the husband can't help being turned into a human because of the moon. 

nature

400

Athena gives Odysseus a glow up for his reunion with Penelope. 

Falling action

400

What is one of the two E words a good paragraph must have? 

Explanation/evidence/examples

500

Also called the introduction, this is another word for the start of a story and the place where we learn valuable information necessary for the rest of the story. 

Exposition

500

While reading, this is to go beyond the surface details to see other meanings suggested or implied.

Infer 

500

Rumplestiltzkin rips himself in half.

person vs. 

self

500

Odysseus shoots through the ax heads and reveals himself as the King of Ithaca.  

Climax

500

When writing an essay about The Odyssey, how would you cite something found in verse 19 of Book 10? 

(Book 10, verse 19)