NAME THAT PROTAGONIST
What Conflict is This?
Climbing Plot Mountain
When Gertrude Grew Great
NAME THAT ANTAGONIST
100

Name that protagonist!

Freddy just turned sixteen and he wants a car badly, so he starts mowing lawns and landscaping to earn money with his neighbor Eric. After a few days working together, Freddy and Eric have a disagreement and Eric leaves to start his own company. Now the former friends are competing ferociously for work in their neighborhood. Things take a turn for the worse when Eric starts sabotaging Freddy's operation. Will Freddy retaliate? Can the former friends reconcile? Will Freddy ever get a car?

Who is Freddy?
100

What conflict is this?

Linda wants nothing more than to see her children happy, but her youngest has asked for a Robo-Kite, the hottest toy of this holiday season. After many hours of searching, Linda finally finds one at a department store, but Bruce finds it at the same time, and his son Robert wants it equally bad. Join Linda as she battles with Bruce to acquire a hot consumer item and learns a lesson about life and the holiday spirit along the way.

What is individual vs individual?
100

What is the turning point of a story?

What is the climax?

100

Who is the protagonist and antagonist of this story?

Who is Gertrude?

100

Name that antagonist!

Freddy just turned sixteen and he wants a car badly, so he starts mowing lawns and landscaping to earn money with his neighbor Eric. After a few days working together, Freddy and Eric have a disagreement and Eric leaves to start his own company. Now the former friends are competing ferociously for work in their neighborhood. Things take a turn for the worse when Eric starts sabotaging Freddy's operation. Will Freddy retaliate? Can the former friends reconcile? Will Freddy ever get a car?

Who is Eric?

200

Name that protagonist!

When an evil ogre kidnaps the princess, the brave knight Lewis sets out to return her safely to the castle. Along the way he must defeat monsters, powerful wizards, and an evil dragon. Will Lewis prevail on his quest or will the powerful ogre crush him?

Who is Lewis?

200

What conflict is this?

It's the last day of school and Mr. Harahan wants to reward his class with a movie. Excitement is in the air as Mr. Harahan plugs in the media player, but when he presses the power button, nothing happens. Laugh along as Mr. Harahan struggles to play the movie

What is individual vs technology?

200

What do you call the ending of a story?

What is the resolution?

200

What is the conflict of the story?

What is individual vs self?

200

Name that antagonist!

When an evil ogre kidnaps the princess, the brave knight Lewis sets out to return her safely to the castle. Along the way he must defeat monsters, powerful wizards, and an evil dragon. Will Lewis prevail on his quest or will the powerful ogre crush him?

Who is the ogre?
300

Name that protagonist!

Annie and her family live on a farm in rural Kansas. When a huge storm rolls in suddenly, she and her family must retreat to the shelter, but all the animals are out grazing. Worse still, a tornado has been spotted in their area. Will Annie and her family be able to rustle the livestock into the barn in time?

Who is Annie?

300

What conflict is this?

When Diego and his buddies accept a dare to stay in an old abandoned house, they knew that it would be scary, but they had no idea just how scary it would be. As his friends begin disappearing one by one, Diego learns that the house is not abandoned at all, but inhabited by a vampire. Diego no longer cares about spending the night in the house. All he cares about now is getting out alive. Will he escape or be a vampire's lunch?

What is individual vs supernatural?

300

What consists of the characters, setting, and background information of a narrative?

What is the exposition?

300

What is the resolution of the story?

What is Gertrude living a great life 10 years later?

300

Name that antagonist!

Annie and her family live on a farm in rural Kansas. When a huge storm rolls in suddenly, she and her family must retreat to the shelter, but all the animals are out grazing. Worse still, a tornado has been spotted in their area. Will Annie and her family be able to rustle the livestock into the barn in time?

Who is the tornado?

400

Name that protagonist!

It's the year 1847 and Hallie is tired of being treated as a second-class citizen. As a married woman, she does not have the right to own property and she has no legal claim to any money that she earns. She and a group of concerned activists, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, hold a convention in Seneca Falls, New York with a plan to change the world. Join Hallie as she marches, lobbies, and struggles to win equal rights for her gender, one mind at a time.

Who is Hallie?

400

What conflict is this?

After years of saving money, John bought his dream home. It was a two-story beach house in a secluded area. John thought it was absolutely perfect, until he noticed the termites. First there were just a few, nibbling away at the back deck, but soon there were thousands. This is the story of how John went to war with the termites, a war that he eventually won, but one that cost him his dream home.

What is individual vs. nature?

400

What do you call the actions leading up to the climax?

What is the rising actions?

400

What is a falling action of the story?

What is Gertrude doing chores around the house and improving her grades?

400

Name that antagonist!

It's the year 1847 and Hallie is tired of being treated as a second-class citizen. As a married woman, she does not have the right to own property and she has no legal claim to any money that she earns. She and a group of concerned activists, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, hold a convention in Seneca Falls, New York with a plan to change the world. Join Hallie as she marches, lobbies, and struggles to win equal rights for her gender, one mind at a time.

Who is society?

500

Name that protagonist!

Scott Martin is having a rough year. After a serious car accident, Scott was left in a wheel chair. Now he has sunk into a deep depression. He is no longer interested in hanging out with his friends and he feels like a burden everywhere he goes. His friends and family are planning an intervention to show Scott how much he means to them, but it's going to take a lot to get through to him. Will Scott realize that life is a gift and that he can still make a difference?

Who is Scott Martin?

500

What conflict is this?

It's Carly's 8th grade year and she wants to graduate more than anything else. Unfortunately she's been playing in her reading class and now she's backed into a corner. She has to get a perfect score on the final exam or she won't graduate. With the help of a foreign exchange student whom she calls Beans, Carly studies harder than ever before. Will it be enough?

What is individual vs self?

500

What do you call the actions after the climax?

What is the falling action?

500

What is a rising action of the story?

What is the teacher telling Gertrude she can do better?

500

Name that antagonist!

Scott Martin is having a rough year. After a serious car accident, Scott was left in a wheel chair. Now he has sunk into a deep depression. He is no longer interested in hanging out with his friends and he feels like a burden everywhere he goes. His friends and family are planning an intervention to show Scott how much he means to them, but it's going to take a lot to get through to him. Will Scott realize that life is a gift and that he can still make a difference?

Who is Scott Martin?