Show:
Why Can't We Be Friends? (Conflict)
Either/Or
Plot Parade
Figuratively Speaking
Define this!
100
The tortoise and the hare compete to beat one another to the finish line.
What is Person Against Person?
100
Protagonist/Antagonist Darth Vader would be considered the ________________ of the Star Wars films.
What is antagonist?
100
What part of the plot line is number 5? 1. Once upon a time there was a girl named Cinderella who lived with her stepmother and two stepsisters. 2. Cinderella’s stepmother doesn’t allow her to go to the ball, but Cinderella’s fairy godmother gives her enchantments that wear off at midnight. 3. Cinderella meets a prince at the ball, the clock strikes midnight, and Cinderella’s shoe is left behind. 4.The prince uses the shoe to find Cinderella. 5. They live happily ever after.
What is resolution?
100
The deadline is a black cloud looming over my head.
What is a metaphor?
100
Plot
What is the action that makes up the course of the story.
200
A woman in the 1920’s joins a march to protest the denial of voting rights to women.
What is Person Against Society?
200
Protagonist/Antagonist Percy Jackson would be considered the ________________ of the Camp Half-Blood series.
What is a protagonist?
200
What part of the plot line is number 1? 1. Once upon a time there was a girl named Cinderella who lived with her stepmother and two stepsisters. 2. Cinderella’s stepmother doesn’t allow her to go to the ball, but Cinderella’s fairy godmother gives her enchantments that wear off at midnight. 3. Cinderella meets a prince at the ball, the clock strikes midnight, and Cinderella’s shoe is left behind. 4. The prince uses the shoe to find Cinderella. 5. They live happily ever after.
What is exposition?
200
I’m going to die if I don’t get to see Lady Gaga in concert this year.
What is a hyperbole?
200
Character
What is one of the people/animals in a story?
300
A man faces death as he struggles to build a fire in -35 degree weather.
What is Person Against Nature?
300
Protagonist/Antagonist Draco Malfoy would be considered a/an ___________________ of the Harry Potter series.
What is an antagonist?
300
What part of the plot line is number 4? 1. Once upon a time there was a girl named Cinderella who lived with her stepmother and two stepsisters. 2. Cinderella’s stepmother doesn’t allow her to go to the ball, but Cinderella’s fairy godmother gives her enchantments that wear off at midnight. 3. Cinderella meets a prince at the ball, the clock strikes midnight, and Cinderella’s shoe is left behind. 4. The prince uses the shoe to find Cinderella. 5. They live happily ever after.
What is falling action?
300
The stars were like distant diamonds in the night. (Hint: there is more than one answer)
What is a simile and alliteration?
300
Character development
What is the term for the growth or changes in a character from the course of a literary work?
400
Harry Potter struggles against a prophecy that speaks of his death.
What is Person Against Fate?
400
Static/Dynamic As a result of the events in the book, Touching Spirit Bear, Cole changes from an angry, violent teen to a more mature, patient character. He is a ______________________character.
What is dynamic?
400
What part of the plot line is number 2? 1. Once upon a time there was a girl named Cinderella who lived with her stepmother and two stepsisters. 2. Cinderella’s stepmother doesn’t allow her to go to the ball, but Cinderella’s fairy godmother gives her enchantments that wear off at midnight. 4. Cinderella meets a prince at the ball, the clock strikes midnight, and Cinderella’s shoe is left behind. 5. The prince uses the shoe to find Cinderella. 6. They live happily ever after.
What is rising action?
400
He was no Michael Jordan, but he could shoot a basketball.
What is an allusion?
400
Plot line
What is the planned action or series of events in a story?
500
A boy must either help his friends cheat on the test and risk failure, or tell on his friends and risking losing them.
What is Person Against Self
500
Static/Dynamic In The Wizard of Oz, the Wicked Witch of the West consistently tries to harm Dorothy throughout the movie. She shows no character growth and thus is a ___________________character.
What is static?
500
What part of the plot line is number 3? 1. Once upon a time there was a girl named Cinderella who lived with her stepmother and two stepsisters. 2. Cinderella’s stepmother doesn’t allow her to go to the ball, but Cinderella’s fairy godmother gives her enchantments that wear off at midnight. 3. Cinderella meets a prince at the ball, the clock strikes midnight, and Cinderella’s shoe is left behind. 4. The prince uses the shoe to find Cinderella. 5. They live happily ever after.
What is climax?
500
The pot jumped to the floor with a clang. (Hint: there is more than one answer)
What is onomatopoeia and personification?
500
The three elements of characterization.
What is: -Sharing character’s thoughts, actions, and dialogue. -Describing his/her appearance -Revealing what others in the story think of this character.