Suffixes
Literary Elements
Context Clues
Conflict
Mix It Up
100
This suffix means capable of or able to.
What is -able?
100
Conflict, Character, Plot, and Setting
What are the literary elements?
100
The room was different. It reminded him of a word he'd never heard, only read: "pristine." Nobody had every stepped on these white rugs with manure-covered boots. Nobody had ever sat on these pale blue couches with corn-dust-covered jeans.
What is clean or pure?
100
Man Vs. Self, Man Vs. Man, Man Vs. Nature, & Man Vs. Society
What are the four types of conflict?
100
The "construction" crew worked many long hours.
What is "the act of constructing?"
200
This word means "able to be managed"
What is manageable?
200
Examples of this are "the country," "the city," "in the future," and "during the revolutionary war."
What is "setting?"
200
He watched the Sports Family house only "sporadically" now. What other proof did he need?
What is "infrequently or not often?"
200
Your class is working on social studies projects. Your group has been working hard on a three-dimensional representation of life along the Nile in Ancient Egypt. When the day comes for groups to share projects, you see that another group did the exact same thing!
What is an example of Man Vs. Man?
200
Please provide an example of "Man Vs. Society."
What is _________?
300
This word means "the act of communicating."
What is communication?
300
This includes a conflict and resolution.
What is the "plot?"
300
He thought about returning home - "trudging" up the worn stairs, going back to his familiar room and the walls he stared at every day.
What is "drag oneself" or "stumble"?
300
You're skiing with a friend, not really paying attention to where you're going. Suddenly you find yourself atop a double black diamond icy slope - straight down! You've never skied anything like this before!
What is an example of "Man vs. Nature"?
300
Please provide an example of an internal conflict.
What is ________?
400
This word means "to become rational."
What is rationalize?
400
Luke, Mom, Dad, Matthew, Mark, and Jen.
Who are the main characters in Among the Hidden?
400
"They can find you now," Luke said. "Just from the phone-" "They say. But everybody knows the Government's not that 'competent.'"
What is "efficient" or "qualified"?
400
You have a book report due on Friday. Even though you've had several weeks to read, by Tuesday you've read only half the book. To make things worse, your teacher has stated, "I have high expectations for this assignment!"
What is an example of "Man Vs. Self"?
400
I will not "criticize" you if you do your best job.
What is to "become critical"?
500
This means "to become final."
What is finalize?
500
This word is the opposite of "resolution."
What is "conflict?"
500
Suddenly he hated his house. It wasn't a "sanctuary." It was a prison.
What is "a place to hide or be safe"?
500
Your school has a state level ice-hockey team - for boys. When you and a group of girlfriends want to start a girls' hockey program, you're told that, although it's a nice idea, there just isn't enough money in the athletic budget.
What is an example of "Man Vs. Society"?
500
Please come up with a story and tell me the four narrative elements of that story.
What is _________?