Nouns/Pronouns
This type of noun refers to a specific person, place, or thing and always starts with a capital letter.
Proper noun
This part of speech describes a noun or pronoun, giving more information about it.
Adjective
This part of the story introduces the characters, setting, and conflict.
Exposition
This type of point of view uses 'I' or 'we' to tell the story from the narrator's perspective.
First-person point of view
What punctuation mark do you use at the end of a declarative sentence?
Period.
This word takes the place of a noun in a sentence, like 'he,' 'she,' or 'they.'
Pronoun
In this sentence, identify the verb: "She dances gracefully at the party."
Dances
The turning point in a story where the main character faces the biggest challenge.
Climax
In this type of point of view, the narrator is not a character in the story and uses pronouns like 'he,' 'she,' or 'they.'
Third-person point of view
In formal writing, contractions like 'don’t' or 'can’t' should generally be replaced with what?
"Do not" and "cannot"
Name the pronoun in this sentence: "The cat cleaned itself after lunch."
Itself
Name the adjective in this sentence: "The large elephant splashed water everywhere."
Large
In a story, this is the problem or struggle the characters must solve or overcome.
Conflict
The way an author shows what a character is like through their thoughts, actions, and words.
Characterization
In dialogue, this type of punctuation surrounds the words spoken by a character.
Quotation marks
This type of noun refers to something you can’t see or touch, like 'happiness' or 'freedom.'
Abstract Noun
This type of verb shows an action you can see, such as 'run' or 'jump.'
Action Verb
This part of the story comes after the climax, showing how the conflict starts to be resolved.
Falling Action
This method of characterization reveals a character’s personality through what they say in dialogue.
Speech
True or False: When a new character starts speaking, you should begin a new paragraph.
True
In this sentence, identify the plural noun: "The students brought their books to class."
Students or Books
Identify both the adjective and the verb in this sentence: "The noisy children played outside."
Noisy (adjective) and played (verb)
The time and place where the events of the story happen.
Setting
Name the five common methods of characterization.
Speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, and looks
What punctuation mark is used to show a character’s dialogue is interrupted or left unfinished?
- em dash