Grammar
Where should commas/a comma be added to this sentence?
When I got home my uncle told me to clean my room and do the dishes.
ONE comma after "home."
When I got home, my uncle told me to clean my room and do the dishes.
At a high school, a freshman is being bullied by a senior.
Man/Person vs. Man/Person
The main character; They drive the plot forward.
Protagonist
This is the turning point of the story. The most intense moment.
Climax
The sequence of events that make up a story.
Plot
What is a NOUN?
A person, place, thing, or idea. Give an example!
A brave character attempts to bring change to their country's government.
Man/Person vs. Society
A character that changes during the story; Their beliefs, values, or emotions are different in the end.
Dynamic
This is when the conflict is introduced in the story.
Initiating Event
This is the reader's feeling they get while reading a text.
Mood
What is a VERB?
An ACTION or a state of being. Give an example!
A mountain climber is trying to escape an active volcano before it erupts!
Man/Person vs. Nature
A character begins and ends the story with the same mindset; they do not change emotionally or morally
Static
This is when the setting and main characters are introduced.
Exposition
This is an educated guess the reader makes about what might happen next in a story, using context clues.
Inference
Where should commas/a comma be added to this sentence?
Oil which is lighter than water rises to the surface.
TWO commas; one after "oil" and one after "water."
Oil, which is lighter than water, rises to the surface.
A character is overcoming a personal moral conflict.
Man/Person vs. Self
The force that works against the main character.
Antagonist
A series of events leads to the story's ending; the conflict is being solved.
Falling Action
This is how the author's attitude sounds in the text.
Tone
What is an ADJECTIVE?
A word that DESCRIBES something. Give an example!
If one person is in a fight with five people, is that man/person vs. man/person, or man/person vs. society?
Man/person vs. man/person
These two kinds of characters, __________ and _________, are opposites: one is complex and realistic with many personality traits, and the other is one-dimensional and only has one main personality trait
Round and Flat
A series of events leads to the story's most intense moment; the conflict is heating up!
Rising Action
The central message or lesson of a story. It is universal—everyone can relate to it!
Theme