Narrative Vocabulary - Top Score Writing 8th grade

Front

What is the narrator's perspective or view in the story being told?

Back

Point of view

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

What is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character?

Back

Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What are the details of events, feelings, senses, and actions that create an image shown to the reader?

Back

Description

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Front

What do we call the thoughts or conversations between characters?

Back

Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

What is a time-jump scene that shows a past event that occurred before the story?

Back

Flashback

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

What term describes the main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work?

Back

Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Front

What is the term for the struggle between opposing forces in a story?

Back

Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What is the term for the sequence of events in a story?

Back

Plot

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

What is the term for the emotional atmosphere of a literary work?

Back

Mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

What is the term for the author's attitude toward the subject or audience?

Back

Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4