Week 1 Pop Quiz

Now that Week 1 is over, it is time to review what you learned and take a Pop Quiz. We know you’re all going to make scores that will make your teachers proud! So go ahead, take this quiz to see if you learned the basics during the first week of Kidlit Summer School! 

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1. In Monday’s post, Janice Hardy reminded us that every scene needs:

a) Conflict

b) Goals

c) Stakes

d) All of the above

2. In Tuesday’s post, Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen gave us a recipe for Chicken Plot Pie. Her directions include:

a) Use the six main ingredients

b) Find balance

c) Turn up the heat

d) All of the above

3. On Wednesday, Jen Malone gave us three ideas to help us start at the end. Those are…

a) Brainstorm words

b) Write a one sentence pitch

c) Expand to a writing a full query

d) All of the bove

4. In her post on Thursday, Kami Kinard shared tips for using calendars as plotting tools. These include

a) Using post-it notes on desk calendars

b) Using colored markers to help visualize plot threads

c) Using symbols or initials to show secondary characters

d) All of the above

5. On Friday, Tammi Sauer encouraged writers to 

a) Push yourself to try something new.

b) Ask yourself the big two-word question: “What If…?”

c) When you find yourself at a dead end, give yourself a detour.

d) All of the above

6. On Saturday, Amy Fellner Dominy reminded us that

a) Plot comes from the character.

b) How we act/react creates story.

c) To put our characters in predicaments

d) All of the above

So how’d you do? 100% right? If you’re unsure, go back and check out the posts from Week One! This is an open blog test! (And you don’t even have to turn it in. Grade yourself and then pat yourself on the back!)