Authors
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Genres
Parts of a Story
Essay Organization
100
I wrote Cat in the Hat, I did. I shared other stories with kids.
Who is Dr. Seuss?
100
He's the meanest teacher in the school.
Who is Mr. Rase?
100
A traditional story that was created to explain the mysteries of the universe.
What is a myth?
100
The highest, most exciting part of a story.
What is the climax?
100
An essay about one event that leads directly into another.
What is cause and effect?
200
Author of the book Night and survivor of the Holocaust.
Who is Elie Wiesel?
200
If you have a problem with another student, you can go talk to her.
Who is Mrs. Nichols?
200
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
What is a legend?
200
The hero of a story is known as this.
What is the protagonist?
200
An essay that tells the events in the order they occurred.
What is chronological order?
300
If you told this author of The Story of My Life how you felt about her book, I doubt she'd listen.
Who is Helen Keller?
300
She has three children and her husband works in law enforcement.
Who is Mrs. Beck?
300
A humorously exaggerated story about impossible events.
What is a tall tale?
300
All of the information that comes before the story takes place.
What is exposition?
300
An essay on a difficulty and the way that it can be resolved.
What is problem/solution?
400
Author of Call of the Wild, White Fang, and other super-interesting books that you've found boring.
Who is Jack London?
400
This clue is drawn out, but if you look at the details, you'll be able to mold the words into a clear picture of a teacher.
Who is Mr. A?
400
A true story of a person, written by someone else.
What is a biography?
400
The three types of this are first, second, and third.
What is point of view?
400
The information in an essay between the introduction and the conclusion.
What is the body?
500
Well, she's the author of Tuck Everlasting.
Who is Natalie Babbit?
500
Quiet fox.
Who is Ms. K?
500
A piece of writing that explains something with a thesis statement, introduction, and conclusion.
What is an essay?
500
What the author is writing about, backed up with supporting details.
What is the main idea?
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
What is a thesis statement.