| Point of View | Types of Conflict | Story Arc | Revisions | Vocabulary in Context |
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What are I, me, and my?
The pronouns used in first person.
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What is...
Give an example of Man versus Nature conflict.
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What is the most intense moment in the story?
The definition of climax.
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ANSWERS VARY
Revise the following sentence to be MORE FORMAL:
I hate reading so much! |
ANSWERS VARY. Some options:
-possibility -chance -promise
A synonym for prospect.
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What are you, your, and yours?
The pronouns used in second person.
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What is...
Give an example of Man versus Man conflict.
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What are the events leading up to the climax?
The definition of rising action.
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ANSWERS VARY
Revise the following sentence to be MORE FORMAL:
It's Mrs. Corsello's fault I don't like to read because she can't teach. |
ANSWERS VARY. Some options:
-strong -powerful
An antonym for feeble.
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What are she, he, it, or that?
The pronouns used in third person.
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What is...
Give an example of Man versus Machine conflict.
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What is the solution and/or even at the end of the story? This can be happy, sad, or missing.
The definition of resolution.
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ANSWERS VARY
Revise the following sentence to be MORE FORMAL:
She picked hard stories and didn't explain stuff to me enouf. |
What is unsuccessful, or not enough?
The meaning of insufficient in the story.
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What is that first person limited only knows what an outside observer would see, but omniscient can "read minds"?
The difference between third-person limited and omniscient.
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What is...
Give an example of Man versus Himself conflict.
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What is the background information about the characters and setting at the beginning of the story?
The definition of exposition.
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ANSWERS VARY
Revise the following sentence to be MORE FORMAL:
Mrs. Corsello is always doing too much. |
What is extremely upsetting or sad?
The meaning of despondent in the story.
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What is third-person omniscient?
The point of view of the following:
Mrs. Corsello woke up this morning excited for Finals ahead. She loves finals because they are an opportunity for her students to show what they know. She made herself a coffee but said "Poop on a stick!" when she spilled the coffee all over herself. |
What is the climax of the story?
In the plot arc, the moment of most intense conflict is called...
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What is exposition, rising action, climax, and resolution?
List the steps of the plot arc in order.
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ANSWERS VARY
Revise the following sentence to be MORE FORMAL:
I never even liked English in the first place anyway, but this class made it way worse. |
What is to draw conclusions or make an educated guess?
The meaning of extrapolate in the story.
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