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Water for Elements
Dictionary Dig-Dug
Peas and Characters
Feeling Conflicted
The Plot Thickens
100
Where and when a story takes place.
What is SETTING?
100
Two different words with similar meanings.
What are SYNONYMS?
100
What a character wants.
What is DESIRE?
100
When the author gives clues to help the reader predict the outcome of the story.
What is FORESHADOWING?
100
The turning point in a plot.
What is CLIMAX?
200
The person or people doing things in a story.
What is CHARACTER?
200
A reference book similar to a dictionary that provides synonyms instead of definitions.
What is a THESAURUS?
200
A character trying to fulfill his or her desire.
What is a PROTAGONIST?
200
A type of conflict depicting a character in opposition with weather, wildlife, or environment.
What is MAN VS. NATURE?
200
The very end of the plot.
What is CONCLUSION?
300
The sequence of events in a story.
What is PLOT?
300
When a word is spelled the way it is pronounced.
What is PHONETIC SPELLING?
300
The part of the plot when the main character is introduced.
What is EXPOSITION?
300
A type of conflict depicting two character in opposition with each other.
What is MAN VS. MAN?
300
A series of conflicts or failed resolutions leading up to the climax.
What is RISING ACTION?
400
The collision of two opposing desires in a story.
What is CONFLICT?
400
In a dictionary, the letters of words are separated into these.
What are SYLLABLES?
400
A character trying to oppose another character from fulfilling his or her desire.
What is an ANTAGONIST?
400
A type of conflict depicting a character in opposition with a large group of characters or social structure.
What is MAN VS. SOCIETY?
400
When the problem of the story is introduced.
What is CONFLICT or INCITING INCIDENT?
500
The message or idea of a story.
What is THEME?
500
BONUS: The special name for a comma that comes before "and."
What is an OXFORD COMMA?
500
The two major types of characters.
What are STATIC and DYNAMIC?
500
A type of conflict depicting a character's inner struggle.
What is MAN VS. SELF?
500
When the problem is solved.
What is RESOLUTION?