Plot
"The main character in a story is called the ______."
Answer: Protagonist
I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw the fireworks explode across the sky.
What point of view is this written in?
Answer: 1st person
"Jordan argued with his little brother over who got to play the video game first."
What type of conflict is shown here?
Answer: Character vs. Character
What is the first step when writing an extended constructed response?
Reword the prompt/question and answer the question completely.
"Her smile was as bright as the sun."
What type of figurative language is this?
Answer: Simile
"The character or force that works against the protagonist is the ______."
Answer: Antagonist
You walk into the room and instantly feel everyone’s eyes on you.
What point of view is this written in?
Answer: 2nd person
"Maya struggled to decide whether she should tell the truth about what she saw, even though it might get her friend in trouble."
What type of conflict is shown here?
Answer: Character vs. Self
What is the amount of evidence you need to cite to prove your answer?
2-3
"The wind whispered through the trees."
What type of figurative language is this?
Answer: Personification
"The part of the story where the author introduces the conflict and events start to build toward the climax is called the ______."
Answer: Rising Action
Maria grabbed her backpack and rushed out the door. She didn’t notice her keys sitting on the counter.
What point of view is this written in?
Answer: 3rd person limited
"As the storm raged, Marcus fought to keep his small boat from tipping over in the waves."
What type of conflict is shown here?
Answer: Character vs. Nature
What else needs to be done to the evidence?
It needs to be cited (paragraph or line number) and explained.
"He was a mountain, towering over the rest of the team."
What type of figurative language is this?
Answer: Metaphor
"The event that launches the main conflict of the story is the ______. The events that happen after the climax and start leading to the end of the story are called the ______."
Answer: Inciting Incident and Falling Action
Jason was nervous about the test, but across the room, Claire was confident she would ace it.
What point of view is this written in?
Answer: 3rd person omniscient
"Because she spoke out against the unfair law, Alina was criticized and shunned by her community."
What type of conflict is shown here?
Answer: Character vs. Society
Give one example of a sentence stem for citing evidence?
In the text...
The text states...
According to the passage...
The author states...
One example from the text...
"I’m so hungry I could eat a horse, but first my stomach growled like a lion."
What types of figurative language are used here?
Answer: Hyperbole and Simile
"A story reaches its most intense moment when the main conflict is faced head-on. After that, events start winding down, leading to the final outcome. Name the element for the most intense moment, the events after it, and the element that shows how everything is wrapped up at the end."
Answer: Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution
Lena closed her notebook and sighed. She thought the project would never end.
"Don’t worry," said Max. "You’ll finish it in time."
Meanwhile, across town, Jordan was certain the weekend would be perfect.
What point of view is this written in?
Answer: 3rd person omniscient
"David wanted to stand up for what he believed in, but fear of being rejected by his entire town made him hesitate."
What type of conflict is shown here?
Answer: Character vs. Self (internal struggle tied to society’s pressure)
Give an example of one of the explaining the evidence stems.
This proves that...
This shows...
This is important because...
"She broke the ice by saying, ‘Well, this place is a zoo,’ just as the clock tick-tocked loudly in the silence."
What types of figurative language are used here?
Answer: Idiom, Metaphor, and Onomatopoeia