This is the most exciting point in the story and is usually a turning point.
What is the climax?
100
This is the POV when the story is told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using pronouns such as "I" and "we."
What is First Person Point of View?
100
These are the titles that distinguish difference sections to organize topics and ideas in a nonfiction text.
What are headings and subheadings?
100
This is a logical conclusion or guess that is made based on your prior knowledge and evidence from a text; this may also be referred to as an educated guess.
What is an inference?
200
This is the main character in the story.
What is the protagonist?
200
This is the struggle between opposing forces or characters in a story.
What is conflict?
200
This is the POV when the narrator directly addresses the reader using the pronouns "you" and "your."
What is Second Person Point of View?
200
This is the nonfiction text structure in which the author discusses similarities and differences between people, things, concepts, or ideas.
What is Compare & Contrast?
200
This is the truth or central idea a story reveals about life; this may also be called the lesson.
What is theme?
300
This is the chain of events that make up a narrative.
What is plot?
300
This is the part of the plot in which the loose ends are tied up and the conflict is resolved.
What is resolution?
300
This is the POV when the narrator of the story is an outside observer who focuses on the thoughts and feelings of one or more characters using pronouns such as "he," "him," "she," "her," "they," or "them."
What is Third Person Point of View?
300
This is when the author describes an event or several events and the events that follow.
What is Cause & Effect?
300
These are the definitions for (1) synonym and (2) antonym.
What are (1) synonyms - words that mean the same and (2) antonyms - words that mean the opposite?
400
These are the problems that arise as characters struggle to reach their goals.
What are complications?
400
(1): This type of conflict takes place inside a character's mind or heart and sometimes involves a decision.
(2): This type of conflict takes place between a character and an outside force (such as nature, an event/situation, or another character).
What is (1) internal conflict (2) external conflict?
400
This is what PIE stands for.
What is Persuade, Inform, & Entertain?
400
This is the nonfiction text structure in which the author provides readers with chronological events or a list of steps in a procedure.
What is Order & Sequence?
400
These are the five types of context clues you can use to determine word meaning.
What are: (1) Definition (2) Synonym (3) Antonym (4) Inference and (5) Example?
500
This is the character or force in conflict with the protagonist.
What is the antagonist?
500
This is the first part of the plot when characters, setting, and the basic situation are revealed.
What is the exposition?
500
This is what the 'ED in PIE'ED stands for.
What is Explain & Describe?
500
These are the five nonfiction text structures.
What are: (1) Description (2) Compare & Contrast (3) Order & Sequence (4) Problem & Solution (5) Cause & Effect?
500
These are the five ways in which author's characterize.
What are: (1) thoughts (2) feelings (3) words (4) choices and (5) actions?