It's the who or the what; the most important thing; in 10 or fewer words
What is the main idea?
100
Made up of two independent clauses joined by a conjunction
What is a compound sentence?
100
The turning point of the story
What is the climax?
100
Two people battling against each other
What is character vs. character?
100
The narrator tells “I” or “my” story.
What is first-person perspective?
200
These give specific examples to illustrate the main idea
What are supporting details?
200
Made up of a subject and a predicate
What is a simple sentence?
200
Introduces the setting and characters
What is the exposition?
200
A person battling against a force such as a storm or a wild animal
What is character vs. nature?
200
The narrator tells “his” or “her” story and does not reveal any character’s thoughts or feelings. Characters may reveal their feelings through actions or dialogue.
What is third-person objective?
300
This text structure uses signal words such as "AS A RESULT" and "DUE TO"
What is cause and effect?
300
Made up of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
What is a complex sentence?
300
The part of the story where the tension begins to ease
What is falling action?
300
A person battling against their thoughts and feelings.
What is character vs. self?
300
The narrator tells “you” or “your” story, usually used for instructions.
What is second-person perspective?
400
The five types of supporting details
What are Facts, Reasons, Incidents, Examples, Sensory Details?
400
It is missing a subject or a predicate
What is a sentence fragment?
400
The part of the story where the "plot thickens"
What is rising action?
400
A person battling against an entity such as the government or religion
What is character vs. society?
400
The narrator tells “his” or “her” story and reveals one character’s thoughts or feelings.
What is third-person limited?
500
The five types of expository text structures
What are procedural, cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem and solution, and descriptive?
500
"FANBOYS," or the types of conjunctions found in a compound sentence
What is For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So?
500
Reveals the final outcome of the story
What is the resolution?
500
A person battling something otherworldly, such as a ghost.
What is character vs. supernatural?
500
The narrator tells “his” or “her” story and reveals more than one character’s thoughts or feelings.