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The events that lead up to the climax; builds suspense
What is rising action?
The final parts that tie the story together
What is Resolution?
The part of the story just after the conflict is solved
What is falling action?
The most interesting part of the story, when the conflict is solved; the turning point
What is the climax
The part of the story when the setting, characters, and conflict are introduced
What is the exposition?
The type of conflict when someone is bullying someone else
What is man vs. man?
The type of conflict when a young boy gets stuck outside in a blizzard
What is man vs. nature?
The type of conflict when you have to decide if getting good grades in school is important for you
What is man vs. himself?
The type of conflict when African Americans fought for civil rights in the 1960s
What is man vs. society?
The type of conflict when Simba doesn’t want to fulfill his destiny as king
What is man vs. fate?
An obstacle that increases tension in a story
What is a complication?
When the writer provides hints about future events
What is foreshadowing?
A feeling of growing excitement and tension felt by the reader
What is suspense?
A contrast between what you expect to happen and what you really happens
What is irony?
A/an________ is the true story of someone’s life written by themselves, and a/an ___________ is the true story of someone’s life written by someone else.
What is an autobiography and biography?
This is the type of writing where the writer relates a specific event in his or her own life; remembers a memory
What is a personal narrative?
This is the type of writing where the writer focuses on a historical event or time period
What is historical account?
The angle from which a story is told
What is point of view?
This type of writing makes an argument while trying to convince the reader to agree with the writer
What is a persuasive essay?
The type of writing that gives the writer’s opinion about a current news event
What is an editorial?
This type of news writing is meant for the purpose of informing and entertaining the reader (not found on the front page)
What is a feature article?
A record of events as they are first described, without any interpretation or explanation
What is a primary source?
A positive or negative slant on a topic
What is bias?
Information that is spread for the purpose of convincing or promoting
What is propaganda?
What is one way of looking at a topic?
What is an angle?