Short Story
This is the main character of a story.
What is the protagonist?
A sentence that has a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought.
"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
What is a complete sentence?
The narrator of Stargirl.
Who is Leo Borlock?
In the sentence “The student smiled,” what part of speech is student?
What is a Noun?
A person, animal, or thing in a story who takes part in the action.
What is a character?
The struggle between opposing forces in a story is called this.
What is conflict?
Two complete sentences joined incorrectly without proper punctuation create this error.
“I finished my homework I went to bed.”
What is a run-on sentence?
Stargirl often plays this instrument.
What is a ukulele?
In the sentence “The cheerful girl waved,” what part of speech is cheerful?
What is an adjective?
These words Make up the FANBOYS acronym
What are:
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet and So
This part of the plot introduces characters and setting.
What is the exposition/ Introduction?
A sentence with one independent clause.
“The bell rang.”
What is a simple sentence?
Give one example of how Stargirl behaves differently from other students.
Accept multiple: sings “Happy Birthday,” cheers for other teams, wears unusual clothes, brings ukulele, etc.
In the sentence “Stargirl spoke quietly during the assembly,” what part of speech is quietly?
What is an adverb?
The perspective from which a story is told is called:
What is Point of View?
The lesson or message an author wants the reader to understand.
What is the Theme?
A sentence with two independent clauses joined by a fanboys conjunction.
“I wanted to stay outside, but it started to rain.”
What is a compound sentence?
Why do some students begin to dislike Stargirl?
What is because she refuses to conform and behaves unpredictably?
In the sentence “Leo sat near Stargirl during lunch,” what part of speech is near?
What is a preposition?
The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story is called...
What is Foreshadowing?
*Double Points*
Place each event on the correct part of the plot diagram.
A. The wolf tries to blow down the brick house but cannot, no matter how hard he tries.
B. Three little pigs leave home to build houses of their own.
C. The wolf blows down the straw house and the stick house, forcing the pigs to run away.
D. The wolf falls into a pot of boiling water when he comes down the chimney.
E. The pigs live safely together in the brick house, and the wolf never bothers them again.
Exposition: B – The pigs are introduced and leave home
Rising Action: C – The wolf attacks; tension builds
Climax: D – The wolf is defeated (most intense moment)
Falling Action: A – The wolf’s final failure shows the conflict resolving
Resolution: E – The pigs are safe; the story ends
A sentence that has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
“Although it was late, Leo stayed up thinking.”
What is a complex sentence?
Why does Leo feel uncomfortable being seen with Stargirl later in the novel?
What is because he wants acceptance and fears being judged?
In the sentence “Wow! That performance was amazing,” what part of speech is Wow?
What is an interjection?
A figure of speech that compares two things using like or as.
What is a Simile?